Oly Trip and Edinburgh Castle

[Rob MacKillop]

Edinburgh Castle by Rob MacKillop

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Odd effect on this one - it was colour film, Ektar 100, but looked a bit washed out. So I tried black and white, then destructured it. It's a little weird, but I quite like it.

 

[Pete Askew]

It is a bit odd but very effective. Almost like movement in some of the trees and it reminds me a bit of certain Japanese paintings (Gormenghast even!). I like it.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You find something positive in every thing, Pete Japanese paintings and Gormenghast - how did you know I'd been commissioned to illustrated the Japanese translation?

 

[Andrew Cotterill]

I like it, very dramatic. Gomenghast? I can definitely see that. There is an air of unreality to this shot that I like!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Andrew.

 

[Brian Moore]

I think this is a fabulous image, Rob. It has an unreal quality about it; almost painterly,...particularly down in the trees. It has something of the appearance of a tilt-shift image, but without the de-focus. I love it!

What do you mean when you say you "destructured" it?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Brian. Destructure is related to the Structure slider in Nik Silver, where you can sharpen an image to smithereens, or the reverse - make it less defined. I noticed with this image that by weakening the structural integrity (which Scottie from Star Trek says is due to the lack of dilithium crystals!) out popped this hint of tilt-shift. I'm trying to do less or no editing with my film shots, but this one definitely needed something...and I quite like the quirky result.

 

[Brian Moore]

I'll be paying attention to the dilithium crystals in my images from now on.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

It looks like a model Rob - the leather texture in the sky to the right is rather interesting - how did you do that?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Erm...I don't know!

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Brilliant, Rob..

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Nihat.