B&W Figure in Forest Mist

[shruggy63]

I was quite pleased with this.

 

[Tannachy]

I really really like this.

 

[Buck]

I was quite pleased with this.

and so you should be - nice capture and suitably atmospheric

 

[Neil Burnell]

Love this, great atmosphere, wish it was mine!

 

[ynot]

Some cracking grain in there giving it a super moody feel. Top work.

 

[Paul Cronin]

Very nice Darren, love everything about this, the capture framing and processing.

 

[User.30879]

Great shot Darren

 

[jondc]

I can see why, it's a nice image.

 

[Delta Skies]

It wouldn't be the same without the person walking through so nice one Darren

 

[shruggy63]

Crikey, thank you guys! Anyone know how I could've posted a more compact version at the same res?

 

[ancient_mariner]

Nice pic. If it had been mine I'd have cloned out the second faint figure to leave a single focal point & increase the sense of loneliness.

When compressing images for serious viewing it's easy to go too far and get artifacts etc. I'd therefore suggest not compressing, but instead resizing down a little to maybe 1200px on the long side.

 

[shruggy63]

1200px, noted thanks.
I tried it with a single figure but it was a bit too simplified for some reason. I, fancifully, quite like the idea that it's the same person on a journey or at least that there's movement into the mist?
I'm open to edits though

 

[Paul Cronin]

I like the idea of the figures walking into the shot to an unknown destination. Could I ask what you P/P was please?

 

[alan72]

Nice, something very spooky about this!! Well processed.

 

[shruggy63]

I like the idea of the figures walking into the shot to an unknown destination. Could I ask what you P/P was please?

I would honestly tell you in detail if I could remember but, unfortunately I can't. I'm one of those sloppy people that does stuff to pics until I like them but I know I like a slightly retro B&W with inky blacks. I used Topaz Adjust 5, probably Topaz Clarity & Silver Efex not necessarily in that order. Again on the retro feel I really like using Photoshop dodge & burn, on monos it can be really powerful imho

 

[Lensmeister]

Lovely shot, has a haunting feel to it.

 

[Paul Cronin]

I would honestly tell you in detail if I could remember but, unfortunately I can't. I'm one of those sloppy people that does stuff to pics until I like them but I know I like a slightly retro B&W with inky blacks. I used Topaz Adjust 5, probably Topaz Clarity & Silver Efex not necessarily in that order. Again on the retro feel I really like using Photoshop dodge & burn, on monos it can be really powerful imho

lol, I know what you mean.