Plas Newydd (and Rex Whistler)...

[PKM-UK]

Images from a visit (in 2022) to Plas Newydd (‘new house’), near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop).

You can find out more about Plas Newydd by clicking Here and Rex Whistler by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Plas Newydd is set in gardens, parkland and woodland on the north bank of the Menai Strait, and enjoys views over the strait and nearby Snowdonia.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 42.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

2. The building has its origins in 1470, evolving to become one of Anglesey's principal residences. The National Trust has owned Plas Newydd since 1976.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 125

3. A similar filing system to the one we use at home...

• Canon EOS R5
• RF16mm F2.8 STM
• 16.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 6400

4. The artist Rex Whistler, born in 1905, first visited Plas Newydd at Easter in 1936. Seen here is a recently discovered theatre backdrop he painted.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF16mm F2.8 STM
• 16.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 2000

5. That same April he was commissioned to paint a mural in the Dining Room. At 58 x 17 feet it's Whistler’s largest painting. (And it is absolutely amazing!).

• Canon EOS R5
• RF16mm F2.8 STM
• 16.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 1250

6. The mural was never fully finished - Rex was killed on his first day of active duty in Normandy, France, on 18 July 1944, after he left his tank to go to the aid of other men in his unit.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 500

(Sources: The National Trust, Wikipedia).

 

[Tim Mayo]

Beautiful images Phil and Karen. That mural is definitely amazing!

 

[PKM-UK]

Beautiful images Phil and Karen. That mural is definitely amazing!

Hi Tim,

Cheers - much appreciated!

(If anyone visits Plas Newydd, I'd definitely recommend catching the talk on the mural as this highlights the various perspective 'tricks' and clever details).

Phil

 

[Only RF]

I see the perspectives look really good with all your recent posts. I'm guessing you are using DXO Viewpoint?

 

[PKM-UK]

I see the perspectives look really good with all your recent posts. I'm guessing you are using DXO Viewpoint?

Hi Only RF,

Yes, for perspective corrections I usually rely on DxO ViewPoint (generally via PhotoLab Elite, but occasionally via LrC/ Photoshop), sometimes I'll use just LrC, or maybe a combination of the two. I'm still 'gathering speed' on the perspective correction thing, so occasional wonkiness still applies...

Phil

 

[Only RF]

Hi Only RF,

Yes, for perspective corrections I usually rely on DxO ViewPoint (generally via PhotoLab Elite, but occasionally via LrC/ Photoshop), sometimes I'll use just LrC, or maybe a combination of the two. I'm still 'gathering speed' on the perspective correction thing, so occasional wonkiness still applies...

Phil

It does a really nice job. I tried it once.