Last
week we visited Barrington Court House, a wonderful place that’s only a half
hour journey away. As one of the first houses the National Trust purchased it
was exciting to see what it was like. I was astounded by the inside of the
house, as it was completely bare, expect for the restoration work that had
taken place during the early 1900s. A wealthy gentleman took over the
restoration to the house and spent a lot of money redoing and restoring it. The
most surprising element, perhaps, is that he spent all this money knowing he
would never be able to pass it down through the generations of his family as he
would never own it.
The
house and its beautiful grounds and gardens were the perfect place to test out
my newly purchased camera. The Canon 700d, I had only ever used Nikons before
but had heard so many good things about this one. So when my camera gave up the
ghost it seemed like the perfect chance to give it a try.
Canons
and Nikons are very different. Especially when it comes to the display
screen
when in manual mode. On a Nikon when changing the aperture, the camera would show
you how small the hole is. This made it a lot easier to judge, however, I feel
the Canons way of not showing you this, makes me think more about the
photograph I want to take and also encourages me to take more care in the photographic
choices I make.
The
Manor House sits on acres of land, the perfect place to picnic and lounge
around all day! If the weather treats you right that is. There were many groups
of families picnicking in front of the house and also playing with the outdoor
games which were supplied.
The many different gardens sectioned off by walls were
all so pretty. One of the places I took quite a few photos was in the white
garden. A garden full to the brim with different kinds of white flowers. With
many inhabitants of the plants, such as bees and butterflies, that I tried to
get photographs of without getting too close to!
Enjoy the photos!
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