Longleat Lion

An impressive (!!) foreground and a beautiful composition!!!! Nice night shot!!!!!!!!!
Have a nice afternoon!!!!********

Thank you Nouchet.
Have a good evening.

IMPRESSIONNANTE capture avec de superbes couleurs.
J'entends le rugissement de ce superbe Lion qui embellie le rendu.
Bonne et agréable journée.

Thank you Malik. He has a loud roar ;-))
Have a nice eveing.

Impressive shot and a nice tribute Rosa.

Thank you very much Jaap.

Wonderful night shot and an impressive lion Rosa.

Thank you posting your image in the group
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Thank you very much Roger.

Gorgeous composition and nocturne shot, Rosa !!

Thank you for your kind comment Marie-clair.

Great composiiton. I like the positioning of the statue and the lighting on the house, especially the different colours. A cracking night time image Rosa.

It was sad to hear of his passing...............he was certainly a character, one of our true eccentrics.

Thank you Keith. Taken at The Festival of Light, which was fantastic.

It is sad way to go, and he was definitely a one off true eccentric!

I went to the Rolling Stone's concert at Longleat on Sunday 2nd August 1964 saw a girl dancing in the fountain who I didn't know but who some years later became my wife. I later briefly meet Alexander's father in an antique shop in Beckington opposite where I was renting a house from the garage owner at the T junction with the Warminster Rd, There was a pub on the corner, I forget its name now.. The garage was set on fire a few months later as a lorry drove straight into it from the Warminster Rd. I was in Frome at the time and when I returned the road was blocked but the police let me through when I told the policeman that my pregnant wife was in the house next door. She was OK but the house got a little warm. Happy days :)

I remember that you went to see The Rolling Stone's there, but I love the rest of your story! So did you get to know the girl in the fountain that evening, or later on?? The pub in Beckington is The Woolpack Nick. It must have been quite a shock to see the garage on fire, and you must have been especially worried about your wife!! Great memories :-))

I met her a couple of years later when I was living in Salisbury and she was attending the Art College, didn't recognise her it only came out later in conversation

How strange! Quite a coincidence :-)

Thanks for the pub name too btw The Woolpack

Fine night shot with this impressive monument in the foreground !

Thank you very much Ulrich.

Terrific night shot. I like the colours and the lion in the foreground. I was sad to hear of the Marquis of Bath's death, especially of coronavirus. He was a real character and deserved a better end.

Thank you Jean. Yes a sad end. I used to see him shopping in Yeovil in the 1980's, always dressed in his usual way!

Hi Rosa,

Very nice blue hour night shot, and a great tribute to the gentleman.

I do like the foreground lion very much!!

Best wishes and stay safe!
Peter

Thank you very much Peter, for both your kind comments.
Best wishes,
Rosa/

Schitterend met de leeuw zo vooraan ROSA!

Thank you very much Fred.

A great composition and night shot Rosalyn

Thank you very much Peter.

A fabulous night shot Rosa. I love your composition and the lighting here. A beautiful and eye catching image.

Thank you very much Carol.

Presumably lighting up for the Christmas season Rosalyn, superb light and a good statue of the lion. Eccentric character! is about right but what a great service he did for this country and to wild life in general.

It was at the Festival of Light which they hold every year now and is absolutely brilliant. His son Lord Weymouth has been running the estate for a long time and is much less eccentric, but doing a good job. I remember when Lord Bath's father used to take money on the gate!

Très belle photo. Nicole.

Merci beaucoup Nicole.

La mansión espléndida, la referencia buena y el león me lo traería a Bilbao, para ponerlo en la entrada del campo de San Mames, estadio del Athletic de Bilbao a los que llaman los “Leones” De hecho en su exposición interior tienen un hermoso león disecado.

Thank you for your interesting comments José. There is a wildlife park in Longleat with many real lions ;-)

A Beautiful photo
stay well, Regards, Sarah

Thank you very much Sarah.
Take care. Rosa.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

THE WORLD WILL BE A LESSER PLACE WITH ALEX GONE

That's for sure Pam :-(

Ohoh presque peur, (lol) !*********
Bonne journée Rosa.

Almost but not quite Jocelyne ;o)
Take care and have a good Wednesday.

blue night
Have a nice day, stay safe:)

Thank you Annemarie.
Have a good day and stay safe & well.

beau point de vue de sa royale majesté !******************

Thank you very much Valeriane.

Spectacular illumination, it looks as colourful as inside:-) He really was a colourful personality with all his wifelets...;-)

It sure is Gudrun. He was a one off ;-))

A great nocturnal shot, Rosa. I love the atmospheric lighting. Stay safe. Cheers, Joe

Thank you very much Joe. Take care.
Cheers, Rosa.

A great composition and night shot, Rosa. Stay safe.

Thank you very much George.
Take care.

Excellent !

Terrific composition Rosa, the lion fairly leaps out of the scene. Love the lighting of the house and the presence of all those people in the more shadowed area. Same about the death of the Marquess, one of England's true characters and a gentleman.

All the best, Doug