An Evening Without Politics

[Pete Askew]

An odd title you might think, but there is a back-story that I'll let you make up for yourselves.

I've taken a few pictures recently but it is still difficult for me to see properly and so I haven't been working on them. This one I played with on the train on the way back to Berlin on Saturday. It was a pretty straight image so I thought I'd see how it went.

Leica M9 + Leica Summilux M 35mm f1:1.4. ISO 160 1/2000s f1:5.6. PP in LR4, SilverFX Pro 2 and PS.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Really, really nice image. The more I learn about photography the more I appreciate your work, Pete. Every part of this image looks perfect to me.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Rob. I would probably have worked a bit more on the texture in the crop and the clouds had it been easier to concentrate. It was actually the lighting of the line of trees that drew me in (and has before). Hopefully over the next week or so I will be able to process a few more.

 

[Dave Green]

That's a beauty!

 

[Brian Moore]

Lovely shot, Pete. The white house draws one's eye to the cyclist. The sky is very nicely toned in this also.

 

[Gavin Robert]

I got it Pete.

'Politics' is the cyclists wife?

I like it when an image gives questions such as in this one, what's up the road behind them buildings?
I can also feel the steady breeze in the tress and grass.

Quite timeless. Thanks for sharing Pete.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I'm loving the way the trees look like they've been cloned in Photoshop - almost surreal

 

[Lesley Jones]

This is simply perfect. From the cyclist and his shadow, to the drive leading to the only tree with a trunk. The line of buildings and the clouds to top it off. I love the processing with that lovely warm tone and is that a touch of grain I see?

 

[Ronald Atchley]

Remarkable work of art !
Pete, ya done good... ya done real good !
This is one I can sit and enjoy just looking at for
a long while.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Beautiful shot! Looks so tranquil and relaxed.

 

[Allan Batchelor]

Very nice Pete. Cant be much wrong with yer sight