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Frogfish wrote:
Have you given these some HDR treatment ? They look a little unnatural to me.

Very interesting shots nonetheless !

I used a bit of pseudo HDR (5 exposures, 1 shot), but with a lightish touch - not a fan of obviously HDR'd images...it's another pp tool, but it shouldn't define a picture IMO.

thoughton wrote:
Not really my kinda subject but the 2nd one is impressive and gives a really good sense of how big the place is. The first one doesn't do much for me, I find the glass background distracts from the crucifix.

Interesting how the walls are only peeling on one side of the building!

Probably the side most open to the air when it was a ruin. I know what you mean about the glass though, I might have a go at toning it down to make the crucifix stand-out a little more.

Thanks for the comments all...

Comment by Gravyboy posted on Hanging Crucifix at 17/02/2011 - 16:38

This is the crucifix hanging over the high altar in the the former Franciscan monastery in Gorton.

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Gorton Monastery - Crucifix Over High Altar by PartTimeAllTheTime, on Flickr

You can see it's relationship to it's surroundings here...

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Gorton Monastery High Altar by PartTimeAllTheTime, on Flickr

Thanks For Looking

Matt

Comment by Gravyboy posted on Hanging Crucifix at 17/02/2011 - 10:44

If it was a white background then it wouldn't be the derelict building, but I think the similarity of tones is something to consider as well as the composition.

Thanks all...

Comment by Gravyboy posted on Dead and Derelict at 13/01/2011 - 07:56

Taken using the K10D I bought from Mike-P here and also a 40mm f2.8 ltd I was lucky enough to get before Christmas.

Dead and Derelict by PartTimeAllTheTime, on Flickr

Comment by Gravyboy posted on Dead and Derelict at 12/01/2011 - 21:59

Mwahahaha...I've got it! Seriously thanks Mike...Christmas presents to myself are always the best!

Comment by Gravyboy posted on FS: Pentax K10D Body at 19/12/2010 - 10:31

Pentaxophile wrote:
Perhaps if the shots were HDR, featured colour-popping, wafer thin DOF, rear-curtain sync flash or some sort of rare bird feeding from a bag of nuts suspended from our future monarch's face, the pictures would have found more favour?

Just teasing of course

It'd still be missing the obligatory slow shutter pan and a dab of oppo...

Comment by Gravyboy posted on So what do you think of the Royal photos/ at 15/12/2010 - 15:30

Thanks, was the first time at that kind of shooting, so was a learning curve. All good knowledge and experience though...

Comment by Gravyboy posted on First Post - Wedding Fayre at 31/10/2010 - 17:33

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster...love the show...

Anyway I spent a Sunday at the Monastery of St Francis in Gorton, Manchester a couple of weeks ago. I'm getting married there next year and my better half wanted to see the wedding fayre they were holding. I saw it as an opportunity to photograph pretty ladies...

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