Well some silly sod pointed me to free Auldy wordly Nik and I played , surely anything free has got to be goodHmm. Yes, maybe. Hmm. Not sure. Yes. No. Maybe...etc
John good point the Alloy ladder is in a time warp, perhaps they are leaving the Tardis . I've no idea about these aluminum vs aluminium issues. Ah I get. it is that color vs colour and duck thingySomething seems out of kilter here. The look is there, but the feel isn't right. It might be the metal ladder (notice how I avoided the whole aluminum vs aluminium issue)
I did a quick search on Google and found a company called Aluminum Ladder Co. that claims to be the original maker of these ladders. According to them, the first ones were made in the 1930's. That's a bit too recent to fit the glass plate era. I find it interesting, while at the same time loving the look you got with the NIK filter.John good point the Alloy ladder is in a time warp, perhaps they are leaving the Tardis . I've no idea about these aluminum vs aluminium issues. Ah I get. it is that color vs colour and duck thingy
Interesting Doug and thanks for the info. I wonder if it was one of those composites that was encouraged to be found from the war and need for light speed and flying. I used to be a bit of a purist and realised one day i aught to allow myself to have some fun and not take it all too seriously. Hence these Nik filters an misrepresentations of film can be fun can be creative and can be nostalgic as most of these analogue filter are .
I can definitely see the fun in using these filters. I've mostly stuck with b&w conversion and am now beginning to explore some of the other options. I didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with the image. I found it interesting that I got that feeling from the photo and wondered if the ladder might be the reason. Everything else in the photo could easily be from a hundred years ago.
I like it with its nostalgic look, done with the assistance of old nik.
No worries John i did not read it as criticism, more a critic which is always welcome and very help full. Even criticism I am comfortable with and it is healthy when deserved. I thought what you had to say was really beneficial and helpful so thank you.
Thirties eh! Cheeky Viking. I do believe I maybe the youngest contributor in this thread buy at least a dozen or more years. Also to boot this years birthday I am a year younger than I was last year, now work that one outFilters? I thought he had found an old photo from his childhood days back in the thirties and obviously done through glass.
Sharpeyed Pete. Yes never thought of that one Pete good to know and take forward to my next NIK venture
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Thank you Brian but half the reason i took it was because they were climbing the bloody ladderI like it, Julian. But it would look more authentic if it were in portrait aspect. (But then there's that bloody ladder!
I've decided the ladder fine, It's all the rest that's wrong Now if I was feeling very authentic I might just crop it square.
and nothing to lean it against it would fall overBut then ladder would be too short!
