Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds · 02:46 PM

A few shots by night and a few by dawn

The long exposure here meant the strong gusts knocked the tree out of focus

An HDR of the "interior" of the Abbey

Cheers for looking

Mark

ps// Sorry about the artifacts from the picassa compression!

Jimbo · 09-14-2008, 03:11 PM

Nice series. The B&W is the best of the bunch... IMO... JIMBO

8540tomg · 09-14-2008, 03:18 PM

Entropy – your user name is well chosen as entropy is certainly hard at work on Kirkstall Abbey.

Seriously, I envy you Europeans and the wealth of history you seem to have everywhere. It makes for some great photo making opportunities such as these.

Tom G

simonkit · 09-14-2008, 03:33 PM

The B&W gets my vote too as the best of a nice series

simon

entropy.uk · 09-14-2008, 03:48 PM

Thanks guys

Well Tom G, you have plenty of history over there too! Be it the first nations or the more recent like QC. Plus you have all that great natural wonder!!

Duh_Vinci · 09-14-2008, 03:53 PM

Very nice series, but the last HDR is captivating!

Regards,
D

mithrandir · 09-14-2008, 05:35 PM

I too vote for the black & white one.

entropy.uk · 09-14-2008, 06:05 PM

the b/w is my favourite too!

vizjerei · 09-14-2008, 06:11 PM

I am with others, love the last one. I wonder if you think changing the other ones to B/W will give a different mood too.

cupic · 09-15-2008, 12:25 AM

Mysterious and eerie quite a good range

cheers

roentarre · 09-15-2008, 01:12 AM

The last shot is my favorite. What a beatuiful texture

mel · 09-15-2008, 03:39 AM

Adding to what everyone else has said: That bw conversion is stunning.

Outofocus · 09-15-2008, 09:31 AM

That B&W takes the cake!!! WOW!!!!

MrA · 09-15-2008, 10:12 AM

The final one is a charm.

The second one has potential, but isn't quite right. I love particularly how you can see all the way through the window at the far end to the treeline/horizon at the far side. Shame about the tree. Maybe (gasp) photoshop it out - just leave the sky? Or add in a sharper version of the same tree, perhaps in silhouette?

I can't decide if 2 is slightly askew or not. 3 deinately is - a bit too much so for my taste am afraid.

1 is interesting, i've found myself critiquing it as I have tried similar shots of several cathedrals I know ( I work with ecclesiastical architects), they're not as easy as they appear. Possibly a square crop would help, eliminating the south transept, so the tower is the whole of the rhs of the image? Not sure if a T-S lens or photoshop perspective correction would help it or not, since the tapering is part of the 'cool' effect of the haunted-house type photo. That said, its a shame to miss the 'toe' of the trancept out, looks accidental rather than deliberate framing, esp since it is standing out of the shadows. Do like the light interplay on the south aisle window to the lhs very much, the tree on the trancept wall too.

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09-14-2008, 03:11 PM	#2
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Nice series. The B&W is the best of the bunch... IMO... JIMBO

09-14-2008, 03:18 PM	#3
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Entropy – your user name is well chosen as entropy is certainly hard at work on Kirkstall Abbey. Seriously, I envy you Europeans and the wealth of history you seem to have everywhere. It makes for some great photo making opportunities such as these. Tom G

09-14-2008, 03:33 PM	#4
simonkit Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Wales, UK Posts: 645	The B&W gets my vote too as the best of a nice series simon

09-14-2008, 03:48 PM	#5
entropy.uk Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 17 Original Poster	Thanks guys Well Tom G, you have plenty of history over there too! Be it the first nations or the more recent like QC. Plus you have all that great natural wonder!!

09-14-2008, 03:53 PM	#6
Duh_Vinci Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,300	Very nice series, but the last HDR is captivating! Regards, D

09-14-2008, 05:35 PM	#7
mithrandir Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,895	I too vote for the black & white one.

09-14-2008, 06:05 PM	#8
entropy.uk Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 17 Original Poster	the b/w is my favourite too!

09-14-2008, 06:11 PM	#9
vizjerei Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,418	I am with others, love the last one. I wonder if you think changing the other ones to B/W will give a different mood too.

09-15-2008, 12:25 AM	#10
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Mysterious and eerie quite a good range cheers

09-15-2008, 01:12 AM	#11
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	The last shot is my favorite. What a beatuiful texture

09-15-2008, 03:39 AM	#12
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Adding to what everyone else has said: That bw conversion is stunning.

09-15-2008, 09:31 AM	#13
Outofocus Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NE Florida Posts: 43	That B&W takes the cake!!! WOW!!!!

09-15-2008, 10:12 AM	#14
MrA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England UK Posts: 211	The final one is a charm. The second one has potential, but isn't quite right. I love particularly how you can see all the way through the window at the far end to the treeline/horizon at the far side. Shame about the tree. Maybe (gasp) photoshop it out - just leave the sky? Or add in a sharper version of the same tree, perhaps in silhouette? I can't decide if 2 is slightly askew or not. 3 deinately is - a bit too much so for my taste am afraid. 1 is interesting, i've found myself critiquing it as I have tried similar shots of several cathedrals I know ( I work with ecclesiastical architects), they're not as easy as they appear. Possibly a square crop would help, eliminating the south transept, so the tower is the whole of the rhs of the image? Not sure if a T-S lens or photoshop perspective correction would help it or not, since the tapering is part of the 'cool' effect of the haunted-house type photo. That said, its a shame to miss the 'toe' of the trancept out, looks accidental rather than deliberate framing, esp since it is standing out of the shadows. Do like the light interplay on the south aisle window to the lhs very much, the tree on the trancept wall too.