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Oldfield House


Oldfield House
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Copyright: john christopher (antiwheeze) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 37 W: 1 N: 23] (187)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-19
Categories: Architecture, Mood
Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z730, Digital
Exposure: f/3.4, 1/500 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-31 20:16
Viewed: 919
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Recently designated a National Historic Landmark, Oldfields–Lilly House & Gardens is an elegant 26-acre estate and historic house museum located on the grounds of the IMA. At the heart of Oldfields is Lilly House, the 22-room mansion that was once home of J.K. Lilly Jr., the late Indianapolis businessman, collector and philanthropist. Lilly House has undergone historic restoration and is now open to the public. Oldfields' magnificent gardens and grounds were designed in the 1920s by Percival Gallagher of the famous landscape architecture firm Olmsted Brothers.

Lilly House features eight furnished historic rooms on the main level. The majority of these rooms reflect the 1930s period of the Lilly family's occupancy and almost 90 percent of the furnishings and decorative arts objects featured belonged to the Lillys and were used in the home.

The upper level of Lilly House, which offers expansive views of Oldfields' landscape and gardens, features historical and interactive exhibits. Visitors are invited to learn more about the American Country Place era, Oldfields' development as a country estate and Indianapolis in the early 20th century. The second level also features samples of Mr. Lilly's world-renowned collections of books, gold coins, military miniatures and nautical items.
Source: IMA website
This is a rear view of the house from the gardens.
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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 424 W: 163 N: 309] (2009)
  • [2006-08-31 20:25]

Hi John
Fantastic composition, great colours, DOF, POV and sharpness.
well done.
Taba

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  • mikio Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 27 W: 52 N: 78] (429)
  • [2006-08-31 20:52]

Very beautiful and good composition!
Thanks for sharing.

mikio

Great use of light!I like the vivid red tree and the grasses,they lead my view's sight to the house!The ambiance is wonderful.
Regards,
chiping

I love how you caught the red leaves turning with the fall. Our sourwoods start turning in July with this same bright red. Well-framed and good pov.

Hai John,
Very good picture, good POV,Wonderful colors,
Gr, Jacqueline

Beautiful photo, composition is just right. This would make a great postcard!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3270 W: 270 N: 7711] (32868)
  • [2006-09-14 4:33]

I love your composition here John, with the red plant right there in the foreground. The mansion is certainly very large. Well captured,
Janice

Hi John,
Great cappture and very nice colours. It looks almost authumn but the date and the tulips on the foreground tells me it is spring. Great job John! TFS.
Hans

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