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| Posted: Sun Aug 27th, 2017 03:24 |
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Eric
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novicius wrote:Those are Great photo`s , but Why is it Not permitted to take photo`s indoors ??...No flash is probably based on the Bulb lamps of old , but No photo`s at all ??.... England is also the birthplace of bureaucratic organisations like The National Trust. Unlike custodians of other European stately homes, they are excessively protective of 'their' properties, charge extortionate entrance fees and often restrict access to many areas. I take great delight in being a member of the New Zealand heritage trust....who's member get free admission to UK National Trust properties by reciprocal agreement. Their annual fee is LESS THAN HALF the UK membership fee. 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27th, 2017 03:40 |
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Robert
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Eric wrote:
Crafty old fox! 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27th, 2017 03:45 |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:Thank you for the kind words. You could have got that in the back of the car! Lovely piece of work. A lot of the time we go to their properties just for the gardens. The main problem is the part time 'wardens' they have stood in every room. Admittedly many are knowledgeable and will engage with you if you ask questions. But it's difficult to get away from the feeling they are guarding their possessions from 'you thieving public'....and their helpfulness is limited. In stark contrast Jan and I went to the less we'll known French chateau..Chateau Montgeofrrey...this year. We like to find the smaller ones as they can be more interesting than over the top possessions of the Sun King! We arrived early and in fact when the first guided tour was scheduled to start, were the only ones there! A UK place would have said you must wait till more people come to make it worthwhile for them. But a charming young lady (who we had earlier watched opening every single one of the 20 front window shutters to the baking sun!!) took us on a personal tour. Not only that....to prove that the many restorations of the wallpapers and fabrics were authentic in design, she took us into a dark bedroom, where visitors don't normally go, opened the shutters in that room and revealed an absolutely authentic, 17th century bedroom...untouched apart from a bit of dusting for years, maybe centuries. A marvellous, yet somewhat spooky, experience but something they were prepared to do for two English tourists. 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27th, 2017 03:52 |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:Eric wrote: One inconvenience we have heard of, but not encountered ourselves, is some places charge affiliate members for parking. Of course reception expect you to assume a strange stance, thrash your arms around, while sticking your tongue out, goggling your eyes wide and chanting a war song every time you are given your ticket....which can be a bit tedious.  :Me and some friends waiting to get entry into Blickling Hall.... Attachment: IMG_1239.JPG (Downloaded 21 times)
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27th, 2017 07:42 |
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Bob Bowen
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Almost jumped in with a gps/metadata comments when your memory failed at time Eric. But forgot.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28th, 2017 03:21 |
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Eric
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Bob Bowen wrote:Almost jumped in with a gps/metadata comments when your memory failed at time Eric. But forgot. No worries Bob...I heard the thought WHERE I took a shot has never been a problem to me (to date)...WHY is another matter. I suppose metadata could outline my thinking at the time ....though probably wouldn't explain it.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28th, 2017 03:37 |
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jk
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Robert wrote:Eric wrote: Yes indeed . Url to NZ heritage website for membership application?
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28th, 2017 09:37 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Robert wrote: http://www.heritage.org.nz/get-involved/membership-application I forgot to say that, in adddition to free access to most UK National Trust properties, it includes English Heritage sites as well. Our joint UK seniors membership was c. £80 for NT and £80 for EH. i.e. £160/year NZ card is c.£40 for both and other places around the globe...... "Visiting Rights to Overseas Heritage Places Members of Heritage New Zealand are entitled to free or reduced admission* to hundreds of historic properties around the world as a result of reciprocal visiting agreements in place between Heritage New Zealand and other overseas heritage organisations....... National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (excludes Wakehurst Place) National Trust of Scotland National Trust of Jersey National Trust of Guernsey English Heritage National Trust of Australia (except Currumbin Sanctuary in Queensland - half price admission on presentation of current Heritage New Zealand membership card) Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation (USA) Japan National Trust Zimbabwean National Trust Gelderland Trust for Historic Houses & Gelderland Trust for Natural Beauty (Netherlands) National Trust for the Cayman Islands Bermuda National Trust Manx National Heritage Barbados National Trust National Trust for Historic Preservation (USA)"
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29th, 2017 08:02 |
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Robert
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I said I wasn't going to bore you with the Diggerland pix but... I thought you might find this one amusing. I have spent more hours than I care to recall driving these things but Christopher managed to persuade me to have a play, just so he could take some pix of me. D3300, 18-105 VR.  What is different about this image is that I have uploaded it to Flicker directly from Lightroom, normally I take a screenshot to the desktop, then manually drag the file to the Flicker upload page, a huge advantage of this way is that I can edit the image then update it in Lightroom, the edits update to Flicker at the click of a button. Magic.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29th, 2017 09:31 |
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Eric
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Now I know what we can get you doing on your next visit. The pond needs digging out where the polythene is.  Attachment: FullSizeRender.jpg (Downloaded 10 times)
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