Abbey Ruins and a Bench - Almost Mono

by davidstorm

Another take on a shot of Roche Abbey uploaded yesterday. This location demands something different and more unusual with the PP treatment, so I've had a go.

This is not a mono conversion, I have selectively de-saturated various colour elements of the image whilst retaining others. I've then done a bit of work with layers to produce the final image.
Uploaded05/11/2012 - 22:33
CategoryDigital Art
Shutter Speed1/6
Aperturef/11
LensN/A
ISO80
Focal Length47.5mm

senn
Posted 05/11/2012 - 22:46 Link
just sumptuous ! ..David, hope your'e going back there with your wife dressed all black and seating on the middle of bench .. cross fingers you'll have got similar light conditions ..
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Edited by senn: 05/11/2012 - 22:47
davidstorm
Posted 05/11/2012 - 22:50 Link
senn wrote:
just sumptuous ! ..David, hope your'e going back there with your wife dressed all black and seating on the middle of bench .. cross fingers you'll have got similar light conditions ..

Thanks Nuri, I will have to ask her! The only problem is the site is now closed and fenced off (all the images I've shot have been from behind the boundary fence). In the Summer months it does not have the same 'atmosphere' and there are too many people around!

Regards
David
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pauljay
Posted 06/11/2012 - 06:38 Link
The pink-ish tint rather makes it! Dress her in red!!
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GIULIO57
Posted 06/11/2012 - 06:53 Link
Nice even in this way
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fritzthedog
Posted 06/11/2012 - 08:06 Link
Nice treatment and effect David. For some reason though - I keep being drawn to the left of the shot to the extent that I am almost leaning that way trying to see it from a lightly different angle.

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autumnlight
Posted 06/11/2012 - 15:28 Link
I like this one it has a real spooky atmosphere.
NaimKhan
Posted 06/11/2012 - 16:23 Link
Much better than the other version.
After Carl comment, I had another look I agree with him - it would be interesting to see how it looks with the bench in the middle.
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davidstorm
Posted 06/11/2012 - 18:46 Link
NaimKhan wrote:
Much better than the other version.
After Carl comment, I had another look I agree with him - it would be interesting to see how it looks with the bench in the middle.

Hi Naim, unfortunately I can't move it!!!!!!!!

Cheers, David
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bwlchmawr
Posted 06/11/2012 - 19:21 Link
A noble pile. Nicely framed.
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sandinista
Posted 07/11/2012 - 19:06 Link
Very nice PP work on this David
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NaimKhan
Posted 07/11/2012 - 19:59 Link
davidstorm wrote:
NaimKhan wrote:
Much better than the other version.
After Carl comment, I had another look I agree with him - it would be interesting to see how it looks with the bench in the middle.

Hi Naim, unfortunately I can't move it!!!!!!!!

Cheers, David

Haha - I didn't mean it that way David, only that if you moved a little to the left, the bench will appear towards the middle!
Kind regards.
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davidstorm
Posted 07/11/2012 - 21:58 Link
NaimKhan wrote:
davidstorm wrote:
Quote:
Much better than the other version.
After Carl comment, I had another look I agree with him - it would be interesting to see how it looks with the bench in the middle.

Hi Naim, unfortunately I can't move it!!!!!!!!

Cheers, David

Haha - I didn't mean it that way David, only that if you moved a little to the left, the bench will appear towards the middle!
Kind regards.

Thanks Naim, I knew what you meant and you are probably right!
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Posted 09/11/2012 - 23:45 Link
Uuh.Bloody interesting.
AndrewA
Posted 11/11/2012 - 19:02 Link
Spooky you Tim Burton you Mr Storm!
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