Kent countryside, England, UK
I have quite a few of these (compositions), but I sort of like them, they are mundane outdoor scenes, not mountains, not valleys at dawn or dusk with mist…..but as I always try to create a solid composition wherever I am, I think these ‘mundane’ images have a certain something.
In colour they are a bit of a washout really. Middle of the day photos that don’t turn heads. But I have added a vignette and converted to black and white (in Silver Efex Pro), added a bit of contrast and I am creating a nice series of images from the archives, the photos that time forgot!!
Anyway, hope you like them…..
Très belle compo, un beau n&b, avec une belle ambiance.
It’s a beautifull picture.
Great frame !
The view is good but the menace of the cloud is stunning.
Wonderful photo bw!
this, of course, is not mundane at all … it’s exceptionally good !!!
the contrasts that your bw presentation makes possible touches a raw nerve in the viewer, i think ! it does in me …
This is really gud composition.
very dramitic and beautiful b&w, tony!
A very nostalgic countryside photo, with a perfect composition.
Beautiful composed and very fine BW treatment! Well done Tony.
Who can resist a road shot? I can’t – and I’m really enjoying these.
Thanks George!
Excellent use of B/W and a low viewpoint to heighten the drama of the scene
Thankyou!
Excellente ambiance qui ne manque pas de charge dramatique! J’apprécie les courbes qui sous-tendent la compo et le contraste exacerbé.
Bonne journée!
Oh yes I like them !! Great composition and framing here. SEP is a good software 😉
Thanks, Veronique. Yes, all Nik Software stuff is intuitive and easy to use, I would struggle with only Photoshop or Lightroom.
Impressive dark sky and tones! The composition is excellent.
Thankyou!
Great b&w with strong blacks and luminous whites.
I would just drop the vignette…
Thankyou! I have to say I like the vignette! I start with a ridiculously strong vignette from a pinhole camera effect in Silver Efex Pro 2, then dab it out using a layer mask until I get the ‘right’ amount of remaining ‘vignette’. I will put up a page of before and after images when I get time, because the difference is huge. The original being a disappointment in my eyes, whilst this BW version is much more to what I saw when I was there, which was really just the tree on the brow of the hill.
Great b&w; excellent greyscale.
extraordinary monochrome. excellent tones
Thankyou!