Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Taken from the exit path that leads you away from the Abbey.

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RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia

Good one, and no tourists.

conkerwood

Now thats more like it. This one has impact. The sky with just that touch of colour gives good backlighting but there are enough in the highlight details at the front to make out the intricacies of the building. And the grass at the front, even though you were moving back down the path gives you the sense of the building arising out of the landscape. Its a good pic, I like it. It really is a most amazing place. It goes back to the mid 600s. It has been wrecked more than once, old Henry VIII made a big mess of it during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1500s. But the final indignity was the damage that was caused in WW1 when it was shelled by the German navy. Ah well as George Harrison once said, 'all things must pass.'

Catch you soon.

Peter

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

There were plenty I frightened em off and confiscated their selfie sticks.
Gonna send em to St3v3 he never leaves the house without one I am told.
Laf?

Thanks for calling by Richard

GWR100 Loc: England

It certainly has impact Billy, just about the limit of saturation before you go into the realms of fantasy. One tiny thing you may consider is just bring the building up, its leaning back and would probably look more imposing coming at the viewer and not leaning away,
I'm going up there in few weeks and having not seen it before I'm looking forward to it,--- any tips??????

Geoff


Geoff

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Fantastic image!!! in all aspects.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Hya Geoff

The problems you have are like any other touristy place. People!! You need patience so do not make it a rush job. Practice cloning out people and signs!. You get basically free access to the building so lots of angles to shoot from. February you will get lousy skies as I did last July when this was taken. Both of my Abbey shots and my post Down to Robin Hoods Bay have skies added by me. This shot was a pure very pale blue sky when it came out of the camera. So not sure on your PP skills but I just used the technique in the tutorial I posted her a few weeks back. Worked perfectly. The Abbey has some interesting possible shots from inside so you may consider bracketing to cope with dark stone and bright windows
Its a windy and blustery place so bear that in mind.
Not sure if you have been that way before but visit Staithes if you have not been. Harbour and beach a photographers dream if you like boats in bright colors etc. Ill be posting some shots from Staithes next week.

Enjoy your trip I'm envious as I love that part of the UK

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

The grass needs a bit of a mow and that big shed in the background could do with a lick of white paint but that doesn't detract from your excellent photograph of clouds.

Seriously though, I like the drama and the way the ground contour mimics the stepped outline of the top of the ruin. Only niggle might be to remove the small strip of dark cloud two thirds up at right of shot. Good choice of frame as well, it suits the shot nicely.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

You've captured the gothic charm very well.

GWR100 Loc: England

Cheers Bill, the people thing is always a problem, but as you say, they can be made to disappear? and thanks for the heads up on Staithes, its sounds like an early or late location?

Geoff

conkerwood

[quote=GWR100]It certainly has impact Billy, just about the limit of saturation before you go into the realms of fantasy. One tiny thing you may consider is just bring the building up, its leaning back and would probably look more imposing coming at the viewer and not leaning away,
I'm going up there in few weeks and having not seen it before I'm looking forward to it,--- any tips??????

Geoff

My best tip is that in Whitby itself there is a fish and chip shop which won the best fish and chip shop in England crown for a couple of years in a row. So when I went there a couple of years ago I dutifully lined up in the huge long line for about two minutes and then got really pi.....d off about having to wait. (I am never happy queuing for food) So then I gave up and went to the fish and chip shop next door where nobody was lining up. And the food was sublime. Moral of the story? Everybody is heading for the Abby and if you are prepared to wait for the tourist hordes to go then you will get an amazing pic. But there are so many other stunning places around Whitby to take pics where there is no line up that second best often ends up being the best. Translation.... the Abby is great and if you are patient go there though there will be lots of people. But the harbour wall and the backstreets are absolute goldmines for photographers.

Have fun. Being 12,000 miles away I am jealous at the chance to wander around the area and fill up a couple of memory cards, but it is warm here.

Peter

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

I like the shot but have other ideas about it. The foreground grass looks good but lighting is incongruous. No matter the natural lighting, the foreground center for me is too bright relative to the sky and to the edges of the grass. The sky and building are great but slightly too dark for my taste. I think you could have lightened both a little while maintaining the drama. Finally, I would not have cropped it so tightly.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

I'm a fan of the pic Billy but I can't say the same for the frame. It detracts attention from the terrific photo.

Walt