Highland Episcopacy

[Douglas McMann]

Not a fan of HDR, however, I found myself without my ND Grad filter today, and ended up bracketing three shots and blending before going mono...

Hopefully not too cooked...

St Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bogieside, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire.

Highland Episcopacy by Douglas McMann, on Flickr

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

With on the HDR Doug. What I like about this image for me is how the far hill takes pride of place over what I suspect is a chapel or church. For that it is good nourishment.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Really fine shot, Dougie, and I wouldn't have known it was HDR if you hadn't told us. Perfect composition, with lots of good detail. Excellent, young man!

 

[Milan Vjestica]

I agree with Rob. It is not overcooked. Like Julian I am not a big fan of the overdone HDR images. Here it works and even more so in mono.

 

[Douglas McMann]

With on the HDR Doug. What I like about this image for me is how the far hill takes pride of place over what I suspect is a chapel or church. For that it is good nourishment.

Thanks Julian...the "hill" is where I live (at least at it's foot), and I've been trying for a good angle on this church with a longer lens for some time as I often pass it during my commute..I felt being surrounded by the trees here gave it a sense of secretiveness.

 

[Pete Askew]

No, not overcooked at all. Maybe that distant hill could do with darkening a tad, but I'm being fussy and it is a damn fine photo. I really l

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Did Pete just die, mid-sentence?

 

[Pete Askew]

Impossible!

No, I had written my reply earlier and must have forgotten to post it. Realised later but not that the last bit was missing.

...ike the way the steeple emerges from the trees and the textures in the mid-ground.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Phew!

 

[Douglas McMann]

Thanks Pete...I to was wondering wh

 

[Douglas McMann]

at had happened to the text of your reply...

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

at had happened to the text of your reply...

Just one of those ghostly h w everyth g odd and th is n

 

[Rob MacKillop]

No need for that, Julian. The usual spelling mistakes from contributors to this site (self included) can be difficult enough to decipher!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Very nicely done and for the others, very nicely put. Li t.