A few from Dorset

Scam · 18 Nov 2011 at 18:21

I recently had a few days in Dorset and stayed in Corfe Castle. Lovely little chocolate box village (I've never understood that saying? :confused:

) well worth a visit if you haven't. Corfe Castle itself is stunning, but typically we did all our activities in the first few days and left going to see it until our last morning which was rather wet and dreary

Instead of coming out with flat/grey snaps I thought I'd do a bit of 'heavy' processing. What does everyone think?

DSC_7745 by llemmacs, on Flickr

DSC_7799 by llemmacs, on Flickr

DSC_7757 by llemmacs, on Flickr

DSC_7777 by llemmacs, on Flickr

Grey!!

DSC_7772 by llemmacs, on Flickr

The best my D50 and Sigma 70-300 combo could do in such dreary conditions..

DSC_7764 by llemmacs, on Flickr

Scam · 18 Nov 2011 at 18:23

And a few from Lulworth Cove..

DSC_7637 by llemmacs, on Flickr

DSC_7645 by llemmacs, on Flickr

DSC_7649 by llemmacs, on Flickr

DSC_7652 by llemmacs, on Flickr

Not sure about this one?

DSC_7659 by llemmacs, on Flickr

Old Harry's Rocks (having fun with the sun, really)..

DSC_7596 by llemmacs, on Flickr

theheyes · 18 Nov 2011 at 20:47

Not sure I'm keen on the processing in the top bunch - the pictures themselves are a bit fiddly and I think the processing adds to the confusion a little. I didn't even notice the person in #7757 until a second take. It's personal taste though.

The Lulworth Cove ones are good, #7645 is my pick as I like the colours. Shame about the sky but there's not a lot you can do about that apart from keep it to a minimum.

#7659, the one you're not sure about, is actually my favourite. Strong lines and I think the high contrast black and white works well. Very Ansel Adams.

Gaffer · 18 Nov 2011 at 23:27

Scam said:
Not sure about this one?

DSC_7659 by llemmacs, on Flickr

Pick of the bunch.

Andrew

Scam · 19 Nov 2011 at 17:49

theheyes said:
Not sure I'm keen on the processing in the top bunch - the pictures themselves are a bit fiddly and I think the processing adds to the confusion a little. I didn't even notice the person in #7757 until a second take.

I quite liked the 'fiddly'-ness of them, my idea was to try to add to that. Like you say I'm not sure if it really works though.

theheyes said:
#7659, the one you're not sure about, is actually my favourite. Strong lines and I think the high contrast black and white works well. Very Ansel Adams.

Thanks. It is growing on me, and having looked up Ansel Adams (!) that's exactly what I was aiming for. Glad it comes across. I think it might look better printed and on a wall than on Flickr!