Swaledale Stone Byre Abstract HDR

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited June 11, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
I found the wall around the side of an old stone byre in Swaledale in the Meadow Land at Muker. The old stone and colours intrigued me and looked more interesting than the byre in its entirity. When I got it back onto the PC, I figured a HDR finish would give me some added interest and I think I like it more.


wallframedHDRnamed.jpg


Paul.


Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





Comments

  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2008
    Nice catch! thumb.gif It looks like the colors we see here are a combination of the natual colors of the stone and lichens/algae grow on them.

    I like!

    Don
    Don Ricklin - Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, was Pentax K7
    'I was older then, I'm younger than that now' ....
    My Blog | Q+ | Moderator, Lightroom Forums | My Amateur Smugmug Stuff | My Blurb book Rust and Whimsy. More Rust , FaceBook     .
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2008
    Thaks Don :)


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2008
    You either like the exagerated effect you can get with HDR or you don't. I like the subject matter here, and the composition, but the hyped -up colors are too much for me.
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    Thanks Mamba . :)

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    This is cool ! weldone
    Thine is the beauty of light; mine is the song of fire. Thy beauty exalts the heart; my song inspires the soul. Allama Iqbal

    My Gallery
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    This is cool ! weldone


    Thanks Awais.. :)


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    Looks like something that I would find in a fairy tale or in a fantasy kingdom.

    Well done! Love the colors!
    http://aktse.smugmug.com/
  • jpljpl Registered Users Posts: 96 Big grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    I really like it. I completely agree with aktse.
    Friendfeed
    Smugmug
    Blog
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    Cheers folks. Some have said it is overcooked.... some liked it...


    :)


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • RhuarcRhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2008
    I like this! It is obviously meant to be over done, but I like the effect you got. It reminds me of some type of fantasy childrens world. It woul make a great cover for a childrens book!!
    Photos | Blog | Twitter | Gear
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2008
    Nice composition and again very thoughtful work... Like it much. iloveyou.gif
    The HDR for color saturation does go too hot for me also. Has its place as
    is but theres the but part. :D Minor thing. The few aqua color points are a
    distraction for me. Like you went too far with saturation in one color plane
    or so. Blah, blah. :D HDR's seem to do that. Too hot and back off
    saturation in reds and yellow here and there as needed to taste. Minor
    back offs. Really slight minor backoffs.

    In PS .... Filter... Stylize... Diffuse... Anisotropic.... Hmmm Interesting.
    You've already been there seen that done that probably.
    :D
    Michael
    Michael
Sign In or Register to comment.