urban In a Country Churchyard

Wandering in a small village churchyard gives a sense of history of

those who lived and worked there.

A nicely composed image, and with the highlight on the tombstone it works well. Paul

I like very much the black & white tones of this nice composition, except for the sky which is too uniformly white. Why not change it ? Regards, Henri

Oh! while I think to that : would you take a look to my new presentation Why have I fell in love with Venice ? Thank you.

Hi Henri, it's good to hear from you. I agree with you that the sky is rather uninteresting. I am not enough of a PS expert to deal with those things so you'll have to use your imagination. Now I'm off to look at your new presentation.

I like the atmosphere of stillness here. The dark against the light works well and I am not desperate to add a new sky to this.

Yes, the atmosphere was lovely - a fresh September evening catching the last of the sun. I'm bothered by the somewhat skewed angle of the church but didn't want to cut into the grave on the left through adjustment. But I think the cedar branch makes up for the blank sky.

I agree about the branch. Here is a straightened version. I know you are not much into PS but it was done by rotating to get it about vertical then selecting and stretching the areas to cover the blank bits.

Ah yes, that's an improvement on the perspective. I see you've brought out a bit more detail in the foreground too, which is good, although not quite as contrasty as I like it. My Painshop Pro has a different method of adjusting perspective whereby you adjust the vertical and horizontal in separate steps.

I hate Paintshop Pro! Well, OK, not HATE it but find it awkward to use.

 

I tried lightening the foreground a bit but then decided I like you original better as it has enough detail but also has a nice mysterious feel to it.

Another fine composition, capturing the atmosphere of history and timelessness that surrounds these old buildings.