Newport, Rhode Island has been a summer resort destination for a long time. In fact, during the Gilded Age, many rich industrialists built some of the most opulent summer “cottages” of the era. They came to Newport for the short summer social season. Their “cottages” had large receiving areas, dining, music and ballrooms, but with few bedrooms, since the guests were expected to have “cottages” of their own. The social scene at Newport is described in Edith Wharton’s novel The Age of Innocence.
The biggest of all of the mansions is the Breakers which was built by the Vanderbilt family. The Breakers has 70 rooms and contains approximately 65,000 square feet and cost $12 million to build in the 1890′s.
This image of a small portion of the front entrance to the Breakers caught my eye before entering the mansion. The sunlight painted great streaks of shadows on the marble columns and walkway.
I think the green reflection in the windows also add something cool to this shot. Well done, Len.
Love this shot, Len. Sharp and clean. Great POV!
Man, that was a ton of money to build this. The place is showing the effects of weathering and could use a good power washing, but it looks like it’ll stand for centuries to come.
This is a really cool POV man, I love the shadows and the light, well captured!
Really nice shot Len. The Breakers provides so many great phot ops, and you chose a very compelling vantage point for this one.
Outstanding capture Len! I love the perspective and the textures are wonderful.
Fantastic shot Len. Love everything about this…the detail, color, shadows.
Beautiful comp.
Cool shot man. So many lines!
Excellent detail in this shot. I like how the shadows striped the columns.
love this Len,so much going on! what a great shot!
Love the texture in the stone and the long shadows Great shot Len!
Wow, Len, how absolutely gorgeous my friend! What a very crisp image, you can really get a strong sense of the textures at play here.
Wow Len I really love this image. Great Job!
i would have guessed europe. fantastic light and shadows.
Len, This does have a European flair to it. Beautifully processed.