Glastonbury Tor

[Vic Shaw]

Bit of a hike up to the top but well worth it, I think I have excelled myself in showing here just how isolated it is! ( I do have others that show it but I don't like them). Met a traveller at the base of the Tor who gave us one of her water bottles so we could take some spring water home. It makes a nice cuppa!

TBH I'm not overly keen on this shot, I wish I would have gone for a little better composition but I was to tired to think.

Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

I thin the composition works Vic. The curve of the steps can be visualised from bottom right as part of the arc that sweeps in and then off to the right. A touch more space above would be nice. What about a touch more vignette to make the glow come more from behind the tower. It's another shot that remnds me of Literary Britain by Bill Brandt.

I've never been to the Tor even though I had freinds who used to live in Street. Should have gone there with Blanka when we were doing our mini tour rather than Avebury.

 

[Vic Shaw]

I don't have a shot with much more space above ( can't win with you, crop here crop there , now you want more space! ) and I didn't add a vignette maybe I should have. Interesting thought,


Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

Is there a glow effect in Topaz? That could work as well.

 

[Vic Shaw]

not sure, I did use Topaz here but only to bring out the dark areas because I knew I was going to use BBP. It's something I do often I'm liking the effect it gives and the HDR in Topaz it quite good and easy to fine tune and theres no halos that you get with other software.


Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

There's a filter in Nik ColorFX called Glamour Glow that would work really nicely on the steps. Maybe edge glow in PS would work. Sort of a soft focus highlight glow to give a slightly ethereal lead to the tower.

 

[Vic Shaw]

my trail has run out for Nik FX, and I'm to poor to buy it. I have a wife 2 kids and a budgie to support and have you any idea how much a 1lb of cuttle fish is?

Vic

 

[Vic Shaw]

my trail has run out for Nik FX, and I'm to poor to buy it. I have a wife 2 kids and a budgie to support and have you any idea how much a 1lb of cuttle fish is?

Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

So poor you had to by a blinking iPhone I see!!

This might do it. http://www.redpawmedia.com/beautifier.html

 

[Vic Shaw]

no, I can double post without a blinking iPatch. I will check that out. I guess it would be possible to get some kind of glow within Topaz as there's a ghost/night preset again it's just another thing I need to explore more.

Vic

 

[Vic Shaw]

no, I can double post without a blinking iPatch. I will check that out. I guess it would be possible to get some kind of glow within Topaz as there's a ghost/night preset again it's just another thing I need to explore more.

Vic

 

[Paul Lange]

The budgie's OK Vic but just tell us you dont own a pair of budgie smugglers?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Very dramatic Vic - love the sky, and the way the light reflects off of the steps