Biltmore Mansion Veranda
Apr 7, 2021 10:18:18 #
cedymock wrote:
Best photograph I have seen of that veranda! Just to give some prospective; the original acres was 125,000 acres that is 195.3125 sq. miles.
Thanks for viewing and for the kind reply. I imagine when one is among the wealthiest people who helped build America...what one wants, one gets!
Apr 7, 2021 10:19:50 #
phlash46 wrote:
Beautiful light!
Thanks, it's nice to know that others enjoyed seeing it.
Apr 7, 2021 10:23:10 #
blacks2 wrote:
Beautiful. 
Thanks, and I enjoy viewing the journeys that you take me on with your posts.
Apr 7, 2021 10:26:00 #
merrytexan wrote:
it's a gorgeous shot, sippy!!
Thanks, MerryTexan. I'd like to go back again when all the craziness has passed and focus on the beauty of the estate grounds this time.
Apr 7, 2021 10:26:23 #
Apr 7, 2021 10:28:39 #
JRiepe wrote:
Really nice. I've been there but looking at this picture gives me the urge to visit that area again. I'll feel freer in a couple weeks since I had my second COVID vaccination yesterday.
Thanks for dropping by and we've had both of ours now and our "get out of jail free" card to show that we have received our vaccinations which I suspect will be a requirement to show when we travel.
Apr 7, 2021 10:30:33 #
raymondh wrote:
This image has a timeless quality.
Thanks, I suspect that the number of people it takes to maintain the estate as well as other expenses for upkeep would be staggering.
Apr 7, 2021 10:33:19 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Oh, how I love this shot. The warm colors are so inviting and it looks like it would be a great place to sit and contemplate.
Thanks, and Oh My, how I would enjoy sitting there with a morning cup of coffee looking at the foggy mist layered on the mountains creating the famous blue haze they are known for.
Apr 7, 2021 10:35:01 #
kerry12 wrote:
I really like the composition and the mood of this. Very, very nice.
Thanks, sometimes everything comes together including me having my camera at that special time.
Apr 7, 2021 10:46:27 #
Thanks for showing us peasants how the rich folks live. The Vanderbilts built a "Summer Place" in Newport. The Breakers is a stunningly beautiful waterfront Mansion. There is a tour that we took of the place. If you are in the N.E. It's worth the trip. Those estates were built in the Guilded age, in the early 1900's when those annoying things called income taxes did not exist. Again, thanks for posting
Apr 7, 2021 10:59:09 #
Apr 7, 2021 11:02:29 #
boberic wrote:
Thanks for showing us peasants how the rich folks live. The Vanderbilts built a "Summer Place" in Newport. The Breakers is a stunningly beautiful waterfront Mansion. There is a tour that we took of the place. If you are in the N.E. It's worth the trip. Those estates were built in the Guilded age, in the early 1900's when those annoying things called income taxes did not exist. Again, thanks for posting
Thanks, and the North East is an area that I have yet to visit so I'll keep that in mind. It's difficult to imagine how far different it is to be mega rich and I have to keep in mind that the value of the dollar was far different then. Of course these men built the foundation of America back then. There was so much wealth that the generosity of their philanthropy of creating foundations continues to benefit those today. I often wonder if today's mega rich will do the same.
Apr 7, 2021 11:03:01 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Excellent shot, Sippy.
Thanks for viewing and for the feedback.
Apr 7, 2021 11:24:50 #
Apr 7, 2021 11:51:59 #
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