The Evolution of an Image

During a few spare minutes earlier in the year I converted a colour image I'd posted here previously under the title "Holiday Homes". It was posted on my Fotoblur site under the title "Perfect Summer Day" and did quite well for itself being featured by the Monochrome group. Well, the same image has evolved still further!


I do love the square format and I wondered just how the image would look cropped to 5x5. I'm pleased with the result, which you can see below. It just goes to show that an image, like a painting, is never truly finished.

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The original mono conversion was hand done in Adobe Camera RAW and Elements using techniques from a Future Publishing black & white guide and at some stage during the long winter evenings I shall do a new conversion using Silver Efex2 Pro.

Holiday Homes...

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Okay, I admit it.... this isn't thirty minutes from my home, more's the pity! I'm lucky to be able to travel quite often so 'temporary holiday homes' give me endless opportunities to stretch the thirty minute rule.


This is the western end of Llyn Padarn at Llanberris looking east towards Pen-y-Pass and the Snowdon range. A lovely still summer afternoon, blue skies, fluffy clouds and perfect for landscape photography. I spent most of the afternoon here looking for the right picture. This whole area is a lovely part of the world.