This photo was taken from a window of St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall:
ISO 400 f/11 18mm 1/320 sec
Of all the castle’s we have been through, this was the one I could imagine living in. Believe it or not, it actually felt kind of homey to me, usually, I’m not a fan of a huge fan of castles other than to look through them. It helped that it was a beautiful day. Really not typical British weather. I thought this terraced garden was quite beautiful too. When it came to editing though, I wanted to tone the image down a bit:
ISO 400 f/11 18mm 1/320 sec
The first step towards that was to drop the highlights, the whites and the blacks. I’ve added a custom preset look as well. It’s my homemade variation on a vintage look. I liked the effect it had on the green and blue tones in the image. The process of creating the vintage look I wrote about in this post.
This post was written as a response to the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, A Room with a View. Your comments and questions are welcome below.
Cheers!
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Beautiful view. 😍
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I thought so 🙂
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Beautiful! I love the big banner version. Very dramatic.
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It was, and such lovely weather that day!
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Oh yes, what a view! The landscape is gorgeous. I liked the lush feel of the second photo.
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Thanks very much, I felt that the edit really brought out that lush feel.
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Exactly, hooray to the technology. You did a good job.
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Truly a beautiful view, Amy! I love the result of your edits, and colors look great. 🙂
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Thanks very much Amy 🙂
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It’s a marvelous castle, Amy. There are lots of windows and each one has a beautiful view.
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Yup, there I was, going from window to window 🙂
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I love Castles, can never get enough of visiting and imagine what life would have been like for it’s residents. I have visited St. Michael’s, the view from there is gorgeous. Love the photo.
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Yes, I just love the Cornwall area in general, but this castle is really something!
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A lovely image Amy. I agree, castles most often are so cold and foreboding. This one at least has a lovely view.
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It helped that a lot of the rooms actually had reasonable height ceilings. In my opinion, super high vaulted ceilings make places feel colder.
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A lovely terraced view, Amy! Nicely edited and – I could have stayed there for a while, just contemplating the beautiful view. Agree on ceilings too.
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Yes, truly a beautiful place.
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Oh Amy, what a beautiful view. And, I appreciate the tone down you did! Thank you for illustrating it, and so glad you captured it on such a clear and gorgeous day.
Lovely to reconnect. I’ve been mostly off blogging recently. You are one of the people I want to stay in contact with!
I hope you’re doing well! Blessings to you, Amy.
~Debbie
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Hi Debbie, Thanks so much for your kind comment and stopping by to visit me. I hope that your time off blogging has been fruitful for you. I am well, thanks very much for asking, and I hope that you are too 🙂
Cheers, Amy
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