A big verandah: I was very impressed by this verandah. It is in Hampton Court the only Tudor palace located in London England of Henry VIII fame. Maybe Anne walked along here before...

snaggles

I was very impressed by this verandah. It is in Hampton Court the only Tudor palace located in London England of Henry VIII fame. Maybe Anne walked along here before she fell out of favor and lost her head over it. I was trying to capture the leading line that leads the eye into the mystery of the dark end of the verandah. I thought about shooting ETTR which would have given more detail in the darkness but then we could see what was there and it wouldn't be a mystery any more. The spiky chain is there for people who ignore the keep off the grass signs.

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AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

This is a nice image, and you've gotten the DOF quite right. I never seem to do that as well. I do like the darkness at the end. And I like the interest in the ceiling. I would probably have been tempted to try to remove the chains, but that would be a lot of work, and unless you're better than I am, really hard and not worth the probably bad result.

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

I would consider black and white to best show shapes and patterns. I would leave the chains. But they would not be difficult to remove at all considering the basic background of the chains using the clone healing tool or clone stamp tool in PS.
Have fun.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

Hampton Court was near our home in England back in the day of our foreign job assignment. Visited it often and have a lot of images filed away ....somewhere....! The image is a nice one and memorable. Thanks for sharing, it brought back happy memories.

snaggles

AzPicLady wrote:

This is a nice image, and you've gotten the DOF quite right. I never seem to do that as well. I do like the darkness at the end. And I like the interest in the ceiling. I would probably have been tempted to try to remove the chains, but that would be a lot of work, and unless you're better than I am, really hard and not worth the probably bad result.

I have been trying to learn photoshop but it is very hard. Thank you AzPicLadyhere is my try to do the chains.

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snaggles

Mark7829 wrote:

I would consider black and white to best show shapes and patterns. I would leave the chains. But they would not be difficult to remove at all considering the basic background of the chains using the clone healing tool or clone stamp tool in PS.
Have fun.

Thank you mark here is black and white and it really shows the nice light coming from the side. I hope you like.

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snaggles

cambriaman wrote:

Hampton Court was near our home in England back in the day of our foreign job assignment. Visited it often and have a lot of images filed away ....somewhere....! The image is a nice one and memorable. Thanks for sharing, it brought back happy memories.

Thank you I have a lot of pictures too but they did not all come out.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

snaggles wrote:

I have been trying to learn photoshop but it is very hard. Thank you AzPicLadyhere is my try to do the chains.

Oh, you did an excellent job! It looks wonderful.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

This is quite a nice image with a great deal of potential. I can easily see why you were impressed. I agree with your thinking about ETTR and understand your hesitancy to use that technique. One of the small visual distractions is the reflection on the floor in the first opening on the left. It appears to be wet and reflecting the overcast, but bright sky.

ETTR and spot metering the very brightest portions of the scene would have enabled you to preserve some of the details in that reflection. To deal with the elevated tones in the area you wished to remain darker and mysterious, I'd suggest burning that down to the level you currently have in that area.

Yes, these are photoshop techniques, but using them and practicing will only enable you to perform them with a level of comfort and confidence.
--Bob

snaggles wrote:

I was very impressed by this verandah. It is in Ha... (show quote)

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Snaggles, you don't give yourself the necessary credit with you PS skills. You did admirably well in removing the chains.
--Bob

snaggles wrote:

I have been trying to learn photoshop but it is very hard. Thank you AzPicLadyhere is my try to do the chains.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Snaggles, again, this is quite a nice black and white version of the image. I'd suggest playing with the brightness and contrast sliders with this image. You'd be able to bring out the tonal textures a bit more. Additionally, you'd enhance your PS skills, as well.
--Bob

snaggles wrote:

Thank you mark here is black and white and it really shows the nice light coming from the side. I hope you like.