Stone Cross

Found a cemetary in the middle of nowhere whilst exploring the Scottish Borders. Added a solarizing filter on PS, but apart from that, this image is as it was. I really like this one.

I like the strong graphical quality to this image David, however to me the exposure is a little on the dark side. I would have preferred to see more detail on the cross. Very cool subject matter though. Regarding the sky, I've never used the solarize filter myself, and it does create an interesting surreal atmosphere, I just don't find it adds anything to the image overall. Have you tried adjusting the brightness/contrast selectively on it to add to the spooky moodiness of the cross? Just my opinion of course, I recommend you put it into the critique queue to get more rounded feedback.

Cheers,

Bond.

Froze my nads off getting this shot so be kind...

I like the composition a lot. Strong and powerful. I do like the low light here.

Cheers

Thanx 4 the comments, guys. I did spend time altering the brightness & contrast in this image. I think there's enough detail on the cross to show the viewer that it's stone. In response to your question regarding the sky, Bond, it defo wasn't as dramatic before the filter was added.

Cheers.

Hope you don't mind David, I just took the liberty to do a quick and dirty version of what I was talking about. Not saying it's any better, just another way of looking at it. If you want it removed, just let me know. Cheers

Hi Bond.

Looks good. What did u do?

Just a slight brightness/contrast adjustment. Then selectively dodged the cross. It was very quick and dirty, if you were to take the time, you'd really be able to bring out a lot of texture from that stone.

david, great image,it's strong and dark this give a good dynamic.well done 6/6. steve,