The New Mill at Greywell II

[Pete Askew]

It was my original intention to create a series of monochrome images of the mill but I got a bit distracted by the wonderful colours on the old roof. Anyway, here is the first of the monochrome images but I'm still experimenting with the final look but I wanted to produce a less dream-like look than I use with the tin-type simulation.

Leica M9 + Zeiss Planar 50 f1:2. PP in LR, PS and Nik.

 

[Vic Shaw]

I actually like the dreamy creamy look that you manage to get and it could possibly work well here.


Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

I think you are right Vic. I was resisting but I like it too.

 

[Vic Shaw]

the thing that really caught my eye was the grass bottom right, don't know why. It just looks good.


Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

You mean more like this?

 

[Vic Shaw]

I like that, the wall and roof look good. The ducting is a little strong in the image though. Not sure how you would tackle that. It needs to go. Just yank it off the wall they are going to renovate it anyway


Vic

 

[Pete Askew]

It's probably holding it up!!

 

[Vic Shaw]

advise a hard hat then in that case!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Its reduction in "clarity" that gives the dreamy look right?
I think i prefer the second one ... as Hannah points out, its quite scary!

 

[Pete Askew]

Yes, quite other worldly. It's a bit like printing through a fine stocking or similar. I use the Glamour Glow function in Nik ColorFx 3 to achieve it in combination with a film simulation from SilverFX.

 

[Hamish Gill]

must be something to do with edge contrast?
how close can you get just using "clarity"

 

[Pete Askew]

See other post!!

 

[Pete Askew]

We'll be going back and forward all night at this rate.

 

[Hamish Gill]

 

[Pete Askew]

Not very I think is the answer. This version is done entirely in LR. I could have got the colour a bit closer I suspect in Split Toning but getting the tonal gradation similar would be a real struggle and this version is with Clarity at -100 and no sharpening.

 

[Hamish Gill]

bah, more justification for forking out for siverfx

 

[Pete Askew]

Yep. But then you'd need ColorFX for the glow controls!!