The Thatcher's Pride: Royal Oak Inn, Withypool
by PenelopeK

Comment:
My grandfather thatched this in the 1950s!!!!! He was quite an interesting and somewhat eccentric character - an atheist with a theology degree from Cambridge and a socialist intellectual. He enlisted under age as a stretcher bearer in the First World War, after which he became a life long pacifist and conscientious objector during WW2. I'm not quite sure when he turned his hand to thatching - for most of my mother's childhood at any rate. He gave up when he fell off a ladder and broke his back.

Sparrow on Yew
by nam

Comment:
Looks like a juvenile European Robin - not that you have them in the States! Nothing like our British sparrows, which are members of the finch family. Poor little thing - hope it was ultimately ok.

View from the Quantock Hills, Ancient Beeches
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Absolutely gorgeous - and so quintessentially English. I do get a slight sense of tilt - it may be perceived rather than real, but if others have the same feel it may be worth tilting slightly to the left.

Oh! wow.
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
This was in my top three of the challenge - I thought it a very good entry.

Quadracci Pavillion, Milwaukee
by salmiakki

Comment:
A very well deserved Blue - my favourite of the challenge.

It's all about the editing style
by Neat

Comment:
Abso;utely delightful.

The Counterscarp
by jrtodd

Comment:
An interesting scene and a really well composed photograph. I am struggling to decide if it is really 'high key'. Not voting yest - will return again later in the week.

Port Nanven Beach
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Paul, I love this photo - it is so much better than any I have taken here, but really struggling to see it as truly high key. It certainly has a brighter light palette than you see with the eye, but still....

You Name It!
by Tiberius

Comment:
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You Name It
by mefnj

Comment:
'In to the abyss'. Cool shot.