The Seaside postcard shot: Aw cum'on surely we are all allowed one every now and again. Nutin arty farty just a pretty English scene. Avoid the strange desire to turn it BW or up the...

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Aw cum'on surely we are all allowed one every now and again. Nutin arty farty just a pretty English scene. Avoid the strange desire to turn it BW or up the contrast or evil beyond evil give it a dousing of Topaz etc.
So just presented as is, a slice of Merry Olde England hopefully well captured and nicely treated to a small splash of Photoshop cologne.

For your consideration

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Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Billyspad wrote:

Aw cum'on surely we are all allowed one every now and again. Nutin arty farty just a pretty English scene. Avoid the strange desire to turn it BW or up the contrast or evil beyond evil give it a dousing of Topaz etc.
So just presented as is, a slice of Merry Olde England hopefully well captured and nicely treated to a small splash of Photoshop cologne.

For your consideration

The small splash was just right Mr. Spad. Still not sold on your frames.....don't know if it's the color choices in genreal or the frame itself, but the light blue on this one pulls my eye from the photo.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Billyspad wrote:

Aw cum'on surely we are all allowed one every now and again. Nutin arty farty just a pretty English scene. Avoid the strange desire to turn it BW or up the contrast or evil beyond evil give it a dousing of Topaz etc.
So just presented as is, a slice of Merry Olde England hopefully well captured and nicely treated to a small splash of Photoshop cologne.

For your consideration

Good depth, good hyperfocality, nice colors, good matting
...as is said...what's not to like?

Dave

Chuck_893 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Uuglypher wrote:

Good depth, good hyperfocality, nice colors, good matting
...as is said...what's not to like?

Dave

Indeed! :thumbup: :thumbup:

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Great subject and well composed, but the shadows are still a problem for me :? .

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Frank2013 wrote:

The small splash was just right Mr. Spad. Still not sold on your frames.....don't know if it's the color choices in genreal or the frame itself, but the light blue on this one pulls my eye from the photo.

Mattings always gonna divide the audience Frank so I just follow what I advise others to do which is just please ya self.
Glad you like the snap anyway.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Uuglypher wrote:

Good depth, good hyperfocality, nice colors, good matting
...as is said...what's not to like?

Dave

See those with taste like the matting !!!!

Cheers Dave

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Chuck_893 wrote:

Indeed! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks for calling by Chuck

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

R.G. wrote:

Great subject and well composed, but the shadows are still a problem for me :? .

The shadows were always a problem for me R.G. but even worse when Cliff fronted them. I just gotta hear the first line of Bachelor Boy to start feeling queasy!!!
The shadows on the snap I did notice but they did not bother me. Just natural lighting and effects of.
Trust all is well North of the Border my friend and thank you for calling by

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

Billy, this is really sharp front to back and colors, tones and composition are spot on. Well done.

neilds37 Loc: Port Angeles, WA

Billyspad wrote:

Aw cum'on surely we are all allowed one every now and again. Nutin arty farty just a pretty English scene. Avoid the strange desire to turn it BW or up the contrast or evil beyond evil give it a dousing of Topaz etc.
So just presented as is, a slice of Merry Olde England hopefully well captured and nicely treated to a small splash of Photoshop cologne.

For your consideration

It's probably just me, but the pale "washed-out" look of the mat/frame transfers to the photo. I think a bolder frame would make the photos colors pop more without touching them. As usual, the composition, IMO, is great.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice photo, Billy I really like this work you've presented here. Also, I like the soft blue border; I don't think it distracts at all. It would if it were darker, but as it is, it's merely complimentary.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

waltchilds wrote:

Billy, this is really sharp front to back and colors, tones and composition are spot on. Well done.

Glad ya like it Walt. thank you for calling by

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

neilds37 wrote:

It's probably just me, but the pale "washed-out" look of the mat/frame transfers to the photo. I think a bolder frame would make the photos colors pop more without touching them. As usual, the composition, IMO, is great.

My framing seems to divide opinion so Im gonna adopt ol' Henry's attitude.
Any color ya like as long as its black!
Appreciate you calling by my friend

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

jaymatt wrote:

Nice photo, Billy I really like this work you've presented here. Also, I like the soft blue border; I don't think it distracts at all. It would if it were darker, but as it is, it's merely complimentary.

This business of matting color seems a hard road to tread my friend. One cannot seem to please all. A bit like life really.
Thank you for commenting John always glad to see you