Crowland Abbey

I spent about six or seven hours at this ruined abbey in

Lincolnshire, England, waiting for the weather to worsen! I rarely

work in black and white and felt this was successful, but would

appreciate some advice from more seasoned users of black and white

for architectural photographs.

This is bloody awesome man. So sinister and yet calming. And the toning just helps give it a bit more of a gothic edge. Excellent job.

Great shot.

Great angle pushed the trigger in the right moment: 7 for aesthetics!!

At the first galnce, I thouth of it as a seen from WWII when the German bombers where covered the sky allover europe. Very nice compsition, and the best, being in B+W.

Stunning!

Scary beautifull shot, well done

Awesome composition! As they say, good things (in this case, birds) come to those who wait...

I had the same feeling about birds as planes because their wings were all fully spread. It works. (maybe the toning is a little over done. I've fought that one myself)

Thank you all very much for your kind comments and ideas!

 

Michael

I don't usually like the "point you wide angle up & shoot" photos - just don't get'em. This one IS an exception - I think it's the birds that do a trick for me - my head starts spinning as I look at this image and I feel getting "sucked in". I only wish you'd post a bit higher rez jpeg...