Well I guess these are architechture-in decline

mereimagemereimage Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
edited November 11, 2005 in Landscapes
While walking the fields I came on an old decaying house- walls covered with corregated steel and hidden and surrounded by fully grown trees in the woods. I only found it since a storm had blown a lot of the leaves off the trees. I didn't much like the colored image so I converted to B&W-some duo tone, using the channel mixer for the conversion and adding color with a color layer set to blend mode -Color (this stage done in RGB) and adjusted by bringing up the Blend If dialog box and setting the sliders as suggested in Gerg Gorman's technique. I also added grain and sharpened strongly to give it a gritty feel. The sun was low on the horizon and coming in towards the camera thru holes in roof and rafters. Tell me what you think stash or trash:

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Comments critiques welcome........Thanks for viewing

Mereimage

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  • SafariSafari Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    Nice work.
    I like them. Prefer the first, the second looks over-sharpened to me.
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  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    I like them also. I much prefer the first one, the wall is too close for my liking in the second.
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  • illuminati919illuminati919 Registered Users Posts: 713 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    Definitely some awesome architecture pics, I personally like the 2nd one more , maybe because the contrast is higher and its not as light as the first one, but both are definitely awesome, good job !!!!!!!!!!!clap.gifclap.gif
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  • mereimagemereimage Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2005
    Thanks Safari, JimM and Illum919
    Yep the 2nd was over sharpened on purpose(actually both were) and as to the wall being too close in the second pic -I was against the back wall as far away as poss., it was a small house. I appreciate your comments, when doing this kind of thing in PS you never know how others will react to it. Wished I'd had these for Halloween!

    Mereimage
  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    I like them both,keepers for sure.I enjoy shooting old buildings and just posted some that I tried converting to b&w.I like the gritty look of yours and perhaps that is what im missing in mine....ice
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    but they made me give it back.
  • prity goldfishprity goldfish Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    what an interesting find! i would have been excited to photograph something so interesting. I like what you got thanks for sharing!
  • mereimagemereimage Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Ice /Prity-Thanks for the nice comments
    but I'm sure its not everyones cup of tea..........Mereimage
  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2005
    Most deffenetly my cup of tea.I know of at least 50 old buildings within a 1/2 hours drive from my home.I always photograph them because when they're gone,they're gone forever.I only go inside when im with a buddy(mostly Tinbasher) just incase the floor gives way.Some of these are well over 100 years old and who knows what the floors are like.After seeing these photo's again im inspired to revisit some of my old buildings and get me some inside shots.Like I said before"these are my cup of tea"thumb.gif

    Thanks for the advice on my b&w shots....ice
    mereimage wrote:
    but I'm sure its not everyones cup of tea..........Mereimage
    I took a picture once
    but they made me give it back.
  • OneWayMuleOneWayMule Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    Very unusual but almost haunting images.. esp. the first one.
    The B/W conversion is especially good... helps set the mood.

    Great job!
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited November 11, 2005
    two powerful, beautiful images. thumb.gif great work
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  • mereimagemereimage Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2005
    OnewayM and Angelo
    Thanks for stopping by and commenting ................Mereimage
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