This shot of Dolbadarn Castle was taken on August 18, 2016.
ISO 500 f/11 1/100sec 50mm
Usually, with photos included in this series, I show the original file. I opted not to with this post because one of my children was in the original file. Other first adjustments included white balance and an increase in the luminance of the greens and yellows in the image. I did also crop this image. The Luminar Look, Past Days, was added at 100% with adjustments to the split toning and texture amount filters.
Added to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge, Decayed or Rusty.
The Made with Luminar Series
This image is part of a project I am calling Made with Luminar. What the images in this series have in common is the software used to edit them, Luminar 3. As with my usual blog posts particulars of the camera settings can be found in the caption below the image. I’ll then explain what other filters and edits have been applied, often mentioning what layer and therefore order that they were applied. The text of these posts includes any Luminar “Looks” that have been applied to the photo. Each look is a series of presets that are applied to the photo. Where applicable I will mention what changes I have made to any of the looks. A full explanation of looks is available here on their website, https://skylum.com/luminar/user-guides/chapter-14-working-with-luminar-looks
You can assume basic edits have been applied. My most common edits are cropping, detail enhancement, and vignette. Specific questions or thoughts on the image are welcome in the comment section below.
Cheers!
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You fooled me there, Amy! I was playing ‘spot the difference’ 🙂 🙂 It’s a lovely moody shot. Just right for an old castle.
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Yes, I am a bit sensitive about posting photos that include my children, so no before photo on this one.
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I like this.I have to say I often like seeing the luminar photos you post. Somehow the luminar makes the subject of this and other photos pop in an unobtrusive way. Nice!
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Thanks very much, it’s software that I am pretty happy with, it’s a good fit for how I tend to edit.
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What a cool old castle. Wonderful post processing too 😀
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Yes, it was cool to walk around and explore.
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Good idea to not post the one with your child in it –
I am
Still even on the fence with how many pics of me I want out there –
And like the finished product even without seeing the before
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Can feel the texture and strength of the structure
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Thanks very much.
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😊🌸🌸🌸🌸
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That’s a brilliant shot of a fantastic castle that – very atmospheric! If you took this in early August 2016 we were probably there a week before you.
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Thanks very much, it was interesting to be able to take a look through it. We were there in mid-August of 2016, so just a week or two before you I guess.
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lol I’ve been looking back through my old albums too!
That sounds about right – we would have been there the first week of the month.
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