Hooton-Church-

Very dramatic image Alf. This has a gloomy, haunted look to it. Beautiful building. I can see why it attracted your attention. Excellent HDR work.

All the best,

Neil

Hi Alf, this is wonderful, very well done.

CHARLES

 

Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words, the "gloomy look" was very much intentional, it was a straight choice between this and a pale, insignificant white featureless sky (my pet hate as you may have guessed) so the darker brooding sky won hands down.

 

APURVA

 

Thank you for your kind encouraging words!

 

MJ

 

Thank you for your thoughts and comments, much appreciated!

 

NEIL

 

Thank you, I really appreciate your very kind comments.

 

LINDA

 

Thanks for looking in, and for your very kind words!

 

Sincere Thanks To All

 

Alf

 

 

 

 

 

Really a great wok! Bravo!

Wonderful Alf. You're so right it sometimes is very hard to find something to shoot without all the wires and poles in the way. Great color also.

 

Holger

That is quite a wonderful piece of architecture you have found. I would love to see you photograph this some shot at twilight with storm clouds in the background. A black and white image under those circumstances would be an awesome shot. I'll be watching.

Great work ... lovely.

MAURIZIO

 

Thank you Kindly, Much Appreciated.

 

HOLGER

 

Lovely to hear from you, I hope you are keeping well, telephone wires are my pet hate, along with yellow lines on road surfaces, litter, ariels....actually I better stop there the list is endless! :- ) I'm really pleased you liked it Holger Thank you for your kind comments.

 

SHAWN

 

The church is only 10 minutes from where I live, but I only recently discovered it. It is a relatively modern church, but has some great features, I do intend to go back in the not too distant future and take a look at the inside. The dusk shot that you mentioned was something that I had considered and planned to action, but I hadn't thought about B & W but now you come to mention it, yeah it's a great Idea, I will give that a try. Thank you for imput and kind comments Shawn, Much appreciated.

 

SENOL

 

Thank you for your kind comments .

 

 

 

Kind Regards To All

 

Alf

Very well capture and tonality!

 

Regards(Bobby).

Very nice HDR results, Alf. The composition was well-planned and has pleasant spacing.

 

If you don't mind my saying, the building color stands out a little too much from the background, producing a slightly artificial feel, but perhaps this is exactly what you intended.

Beautiful image. very well done. Cheers

Very good work. I should not cut the branches of the tree on the left. IMHO. Best regards, Antonio

I appreciate your honesty and taking the time to respond to each one of us!

Hi Alf ,Barrie the City fan here ,its a very distinctive church i love the sandstone stratas ,but i have one small problem i go thru Hooton every day 6 days a week coming along The Welsh Road going to Bromborough,also over the years around the back lanes thu to Willaston ,now as hard as i look i can not find this church using Google Earth and other maps ,about your rant of pet hates wires rubbish ect your spot on ,enjoy all your photos ,now Everton to beat the reds of salford will make both our weekends ,Barrie

BOBBY

 

Good to hear from you, I hope you are keeping well, thank you for your very kind words.

 

CALVIN

 

Thank you for looking in and for your kind words and observations, HDR does tend to accentuate colour and the grey background makes it even more prominent, but I quite like it that way. The Church looks quite nice in it's natural colours also, but maybe not quite as interesting

 

GOPAL

 

Thank you for your very kind words, much appreciated

 

ANTONIO

 

Thank you for your very kind words, I can see why you would make that comment about the tree branches, and normally I would agree with you, but in this case I cropped out an unwanted part of the image.

 

TONY

 

I always feel that if people take the time and trouble to comment, the least I can do is acknowledge thier comments with a response, as I know you do yourself.

 

 

JOHN

 

Hi Barrie, your journey to work 6 days a week actually by - passes Hooten Church, so I'll give you directions, it's very easy to find. Going back home from Bromborough, instead of taking the Welsh Road, carry on up the A41 towards Little Sutton, you will pass a Garden Centre on your right, then just after that you will see the Church and the Golf Club on your left, it is quite misleading, it is called Hooten Church buut it is actually nearer to Little Sutton. Hope this Helps. ( I actually think Everton might do it too)

 

Sincere Thanks and Warm Regards To All

 

Alf

 

 

 

 

 

This is a perfect everything image, espectacular my friend. Warm regards.

Beautiful colors and presentation Alf. A real postcard shot.

Thanks Alf ,and to think many years ago i played golf once there but got my ball stolen of the fairway twice,never went back ,Everton did it !!!!! will have to keep my eyes more alert ,still lots of places on the Wirral to photo ,Barrie

JORGE

 

You are very kind my friend, thank you for your support and encouragement.

 

STEVE

 

Thank you for looking in and for your kind comments.

 

JOHN

 

Liverpool 0 Manchester City 0 Phewwwwwwww!

 

I know that Golf course Barrie, they would steal your eyeballs never mind your golf balls : - )

 

Kind Regards To All

 

Alf

 

 

David was the first person to comment on this image, and I think it is ftting that I dedicate this image to him, in memory of his name and his kindness.

 

Alf

Lovely PP work...I truly wish to aspire to this Alf.....you've made this image so dramatic. The attention to detail just blows me away........odd feels wierd...David Orea was the first to comment on this shot, and he is no longer with us........a kind man who also appreciated your very talented skills in this area.......sincere regards, Gail

Excellent work.

This seems to be a very popular photo and I see why. I love it and your portfollio

Striking picture, congratulations.

Just a word on the composition. The cross at the top of the tower is pushing the photo boundary, giving an oppressive sense. Tilting the camera downwards would have cut away the green which contributed nicely to the color contrast. One solution would be framing the picture vertically. Which solves the boundary issue at the top and enhances the span of the green lawn.

Of course, it is just a subjective call.

Regards

GAIL

Thank you for your very kind words, much appreciated, David was one of the "Good Guys" he is sorely missed.

Kind Regards

Alf

DRAGO

Thank you so much!

Regards

Alf

DIANE

I'm really pleased you liked it Diane, and thank you for your interest and kind words, much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf

TSEN

Many thanks for your visit and feedback, it really is appreciated. I agree with you about the church spire it does push the boundaries somewhat and ideally would be better with more space around it. The suggestion of a portrait shot is also a good and valid point. my only problem with achieving such a shot on that particular day was that this was I didn't use a tripod and the only way I could keep the camera perfectly still for a bracketed shot, was to balance it on a bench,  this would have been inpossible in portrait mode due to the shape of the camera, but I do take your point, it is worth bearing in my mind on my next visit.

Kind Regards

Alf