Hey ya Jas congrads on the contest win, i love this photo looks such a nice place, im loving the blue sky an neat buildings

Hi Bruce, Alandra and Mary

Thank you for all your Congratulatory comments and am so glad you all liked Shanklin Old Village. :)

Hi Jas, late as usual :) - been offline for a few days, but want to add my Congrats to all the others, and in agreement that it's a well deserved win. Bravo to you! A delightful scene.

"Thank you ALL" for the good wishes and lovely comments! I am so glad you all liked this photo' of Shanklin Old Village, it really is very pretty, but then, I'm biased. :)

Congratulations Jas. Great win. This photo would make a great Jigsaw Puzzle. Very Picturesque.

Jas,a well earned win.This image is the epitomy of village life,which unfortunatly we lack in North America.Congratulations!!!!!

congrats too jas well done lovely picture very tranquill village

Congratuations Jas,lovely winning photo!

Carol

Thanks Alandra, I'm glad you think so and well done for selling your hummingbird shots, although I'm not surprised as they're all beautiful. :)

Ann, Carol, Vicky and Karen; thank you all for the lovely comments you've left for my image of Shanklin Old Village!

Ann, the village has several eateries and the building at the back of the village is a lovely old pub; lots of wonderful food and beer too. :)

Carol...English cream tea would definitely be good to try; scones, jam and clotted cream - "Yum!"

Vicki, am so glad you like this shot; it's one of the prettiest villages on the island.

Karen, thatching is a dying art these days and it would be tragic to think that these wonderful roofs couldn't be restored again.

Thanks for looking everyone! :)

Jas, this is beautiful - the thatched roofs sure make for wonderful Kodak moments and I really like the warmth of this overall image. Vicki

Oh my, this is such a wonderfully captured village, Jas. It looks

like a storybook photograph. The postcard idea from the others

is really a good one. The shapes of the roofs is so wonderful. And

do I see a little eatery on the left side? I would stop in for sure

if I were there to visit.

Jas, you have an interesting gallery with a variety of different things. You captured the special atmosphere of the village...beautiful.

Thanks for your very nice comments Bruce.

Yes, I, too, could imagine characters from a Dickens novel roaming the streets too. :)

Thanks Carol. Yes, it is rather quaint which is probably why it's so popular with tourists. :)

Thank you Anne, for your very nice comments.

These buildings have been here for many years, so I guess, it would have looked just like this (minus the white wash on the walls), maybe a hundred years ago.

The thatching on the roofs is a very old country craft, which is, sadly, diminishing. I guess, if no one has this skill then they would have to put tiled roofs on which would spoil the character of the buildings somewhat.

Anyway, thank you for looking and your thoughts are always appreciated. :)

Thanks Talsi, it is really pretty there. Glad you liked it. :)

Thanks to Mary, Lorraine, Whittler and Chriss for all the lovley comments on this scene. We're very lucky that we have several small villages like this, here on the island. :)

What a pretty village scene,great shot.

Beautiful capture of the old village especially when you view the larger size photo. I like the framing too Jas with the little touch of adding your name on the photo corner! :)