1st blog, artwork and shots of this years college project.

1st shots of this years photographic course, which says "Professional" in the title so here we go and improving, hopefully, along the way.....

Artwork number 1 is a 6th generation copy of an artist whose work I am re-visiting - Ian Price; a prolific painter for numerous years up until his untimely death in early 1986.  Ian photographed and then painted scenes all over Cheshire, South Manchester, The Peak District and Derbyshire.

At the time his work was very much sort after. I wish to retrace his footsteps throughout this years course to re-capture the same shots today. This should show a minimum 25 years of history, capturing all the changes, the building's, either, degradation or enhancement, the foliage felled, grown or added to. (The time of year will be depicted in the deciduous trees and shrubs if not in the weather i.e. snow etc.).

Ian never sold any of his work whilst he was alive, except for his commissions, but after his death most of the family moved to Devon, so his entire works were auctioned off in the areas they were painted.

The capture you see first of all and ongoing throughout this year, was photographed on a flat bed or maybe scanned from the original (as yet I don't know but will endeavour to find out) for litho printing (fine art prints, calendars, greeting cards etc..) this is my original, a thumbnail copy of that litho four colour separation (cyan, magenta, yellow and Black).

I have re-scanned, enlarged and enhanced to produce a 'working copy' to exhibit along with my interpretation of the original capture.

So that's 1) Original. 2) scan/flatbed. 3) four plate separation. 4) thumbnail. 5) re-scan, enlarge, enhancement. 6) reduce to jpeg from tiff in Lightroom then upload to my blog site.

Shot number 1 - 1st attempt  It was a conscious decision at the time to loose the road to the right and also gain the extra foliage to the left. I did, at the time, leave enough image to change my mined in post editing, this was also the case for the road in front of the entrance which, unfortunately, is now all yellow hatched.

Ian Price's shot was right for the time but inappropriate for today, the deciduous tree's show very well the difference in the time of year but in my opinion do not detract from the overall image. . I will re-shoot in the summer for comparison reasons only. 

Thank You, I look forward to your comments, feedback and please some constructive critique, everyone seems so shy at the moment - I do not take offence easily, so post something, anything i.e. it's to dark, there's no road in front. Peter ♬

Enfused 2 x Hilton From Lyme Park

From a single shot (Not bracketed) Copied with not exposure changes, both then past through Lightroom "enfuse' to produce new original copied again and past through again - blooming eck.....

NO Photoshop, No stitching Just one 50mm f/1.8 image

3rd Time 2nd Photo 1st Day of New Year

Had to be this one I'm afraid as it's same subject different time.
Hopefully for you the next one is more interesting...

2nd posting - I'm trying.....

Can't think what to say as I am not used to writing at all, photographs yes writing NO.
This is my best ever shot, top of my 5stars or top in my portfolio which ever you subscribe to.

My text in flickr said:

Lightroom 3 with Enfuse plug in; from single image produced two duplicates so that I had -2, 0, +2 exposures to capture the shadow and the highlights then blended through 'enfuse' so that the shadows behide the church were not to dark because I had exposed for the light and the highlights were not blow out because I had exposed for the shadows, then used curves, a little re-sharpening, punched again (preset) and a light vignette applied for the left hand-side, to balance the dark arch of the right hand-side.

Perspective bending, I have never done this before, to correct buildings etc. 'leaning in' which happened on this shot and indeed all shots where you are looking up as apposed to midway up the height of the building this can also be done on site with a tilt-shift lens.
I found the process of straitening perspective in buildings much, much easier than I had expected.

I really hope I have portrayed what I have done here and that it makes sense to you.  I think if i read it, it would just say blah, blah, blah....  Peter

Day 1 Blog 1

Hi, first ever blog and this is suppose to be personal! I have a problem with that at first, until I know what other people expect and the general rules etc.
But I do think it is a good idea and it really takes me out of my comfort zone.
I like and indeed enjoy flicker, I know whats expected and the ground ground rules, but just can't get into to 'facebook' etc. at all (an age thing I expect, I do try).

My fist post disappeared (learning curve I expect).

Start again! this is my first ever blog. I do use flicker and understand the ing a but blog is quite beond me; brig it on I say -thank you Matt, I quolt have never got there thist I am am now
Whats lesson two!!!!