Another HDR and a few of Hawarden Castle

[weaviemx5]

Hi all,

Haven't posted images for a while but I managed to nip out at lunchtime today and got a few more shots.

The first one is an 'arty' HDR of a dead tree I saw. The second and third are of Hawarden Castle (or what's left of it!). I haven't done any PP on the first image apart from cropping it and adding the border/text. The second has had its' curves adjusted slightly and then converted to B&W and border/text added.

All C&C appreciated!

1) HDR Tree

2) Hawarden Castle Ruins (Apologies to Vulkan for using the font he's been using!)

3) Castle Mount

Cheers
Steve

[vulkan75]

Hi steve Really like the tree one one best...That would look great black and white too.

Why are you apologising for using a free font..Nice touch though eh!

[weaviemx5]

Thanks bud, thought I'd do a few conversions to see how they turned out...good suggestion!

1) Tree - B&W

I converted this one using the "optikvervelabs" B&W filter recommended a few days ago and then played with the levels/curves to give it some contrast and added a small amount of blurring.

2) Tree - Sepia

This one was a straight conversion using the "Brownie" B&W filter from "optikvervelabs"

And as for the font, I didn't want to take the credit for it even though it is free!

Cheers
Steve

[vulkan75]

That first Bw tree is brill..I knew it'll look good in mono..Nice one

[Pirate!!]

Originally Posted by vulkan75

That first Bw tree is brill..I knew it'll look good in mono..Nice one

The OptikVerve package filters are very good and I like the cut of your jib!

[weaviemx5]

Originally Posted by vulkan75

That first Bw tree is brill..I knew it'll look good in mono..Nice one

Thanks Vulcan, I do like the strong contrast in the first conversion. As I said, good suggestion

Originally Posted by Pirate

The OptikVerve package filters are very good and I like the cut of your jib!

And thanks for your compliment Pirate...I think!

Cheers
Steve

[Sophistasista]

Love the tree shots .. the "Brownie" as well, though the foreground doesn't really stand out from the background.

[weaviemx5]

Thanks Sophistasista, I'm glad you like my conversions. You're right about the foreground not standing out enough but that was a slight side effect of this HDR conversion. Even in the colour version it's hard to see an obvious break because it was quite a steep drop down to the tree!

Cheers
Steve