Pitstone Windmill is believed to date from 1627 which would make it the oldest in Britain. C&C welcome.
Speedie Senior Member  353 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom More info | Jun 08, 2008 07:12 | #1 Pitstone Windmill is believed to date from 1627 which would make it the oldest in Britain. C&C welcome. Gallery
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chappie Member 85 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: Gloucestershire, UK More info | Jun 08, 2008 08:53 | #2 The compositions are nicely played, except for image 2 where there appears to be distortion caused by the angle of the shot but this may only be me. Photo-blog
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Jun 08, 2008 09:01 | #3 Yes I did go a bit far with the PP. Personally I'm most pleased with the first one. Gallery
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Robert_Lay Cream of the Crop  7,546 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA More info | Jun 08, 2008 16:05 | #4 I like the last shot the best. For me it has more interest and is the best composition. I could certainly go along with a little brightening of those blossoms that are straight out in the middle ground. Bob
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amethystdragon Senior Member  377 posts Joined Jun 2007 Location: Denver More info | Jun 08, 2008 18:09 | #5 I too like the last one. Sort of Orton/HDR looking. The first one is interesting. I like the contrast. Canon 400D
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colinh810 Member 220 posts Joined May 2008 Location: California More info | Jun 08, 2008 19:08 | #6 I really like the composition of the first two, very strong diagonal lines, but maybe in the 2nd one crop it a little bit so that the post doesnt flow out of the bottom right. Something is kind of distracting about it being directly on the corner.
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NicholsonPhotography Senior Member 256 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: TX More info | How did you edit the first one? I love the b&w conversion...Almost has a metallic look...Was that done purposely? If so, tell me how please!
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Jun 09, 2008 05:19 | #8 NicholsonPhotography wrote in post #5686223  How did you edit the first one? I love the b&w conversion...Almost has a metallic look...Was that done purposely? If so, tell me how please! On all of them I used my trick of repeatedly applying the "clarify" effect in Paint Shop Pro (a sort of localised contrast enhancement). This brings out some detail in washed-out skies and gives an HDR-like feel. Overdoing it creates the halo effect chappie pointed out. It also introduces noise so I then use the noise removal tool and finally sharpen. It's all a bit crude really and I'm sure someone with better PP skills could make them pop and still look natural. Out of interest here's the first & last shots in their original form straight from camera if anyone wants to have a go:   Gallery
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