Standing Stone

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• Sanderson-Brown (1685)
• [2008-08-20 8:59]

Hi Pat,
well you got pure natural this time! :D
I like standing stones, for a long time i couldnt stand them because they were just...well..stones....but i read into the them and now they are magical little specialities of the land.
thanks for sharing
regards
paul

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• John_F_Kennedy (22693)
• [2008-08-20 9:02]

Simple, but very interesting. Wonderful green in the BG as good contrast. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

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• avene (6910)
• [2008-08-20 9:05]
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hi Pat,
if I have to choose between the two, I'd go for the unprocessed version. the version in WS looks very much like cut-out, is a little too dark for my taste and, most importantly, muddies the textures of the rock. and then there's a halo around the egdes of the stone... I think that almost anything "auto" in Photoshop does more harm than good.
this version here does not need that much PP as far as I'm concerned, just a touch in levels, curves and some sharpening to bring out the textures.
finally, I have to admit that I did not know about these standing stones, so thanks for the informative note :)

best,
Kristine

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• ktanska (13083)
• [2008-08-21 3:24]

Hi Pat,
I'd say unprocessed version of the WS frame. This one shows well the texture of stone. But background and wider framing are better on the other one.
These stones, interesting mysteries aren't they.
Kari

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• feather (42190)
• [2008-08-21 6:06]
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I prefer the view behind the WS photo, which you have taken from the other side, but it does look a tad over-processed. All this one needs is a touch of the curves graph to bring out the contrast and texture more. I think you do take RAW right? If so some processing is always necessary (probably jpeg too)Maybe you just do too much. Try pulling back a bit and just use curves (or levels) and a bit of sharpening. The stone on this side has some wonderful moss/lichen that would be brought out. I'll try a WS.
Kath

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• danos (21510)
• [2008-08-22 2:24]

Hello Pat,
i vote the altered image 2,it's much better and the details are extraordinaries.The post processing is necessary unfortunately in all the digital cameras.Well done.

Regards,Danos

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• paura (25221)
• [2008-08-22 5:17]

Pat,
Details on rock surface are really interesting. The ws is also very interesting but I preffer the main post. well done.

regards

Paulo

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• josepmarin (27600)
• [2008-08-22 8:03]

Hi Pat,
This stone, which looks like a megalith, fills the image in your setting and creates a nice graphical effect with its details and its textures.
I think that it is necessary a bit of processed to improve the contrast and the sharpness, but it is a nice work.
HLJ
Josep

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• bakes888 (13732)
• [2008-08-24 0:37]

Hi Pat. PP is a tricky business, the hardest part is trying to make it look as you remember the scene. I like the WS version, good colours and contrast. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

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• jlbrthnn (23275)
• [2008-08-24 3:00]

Hello Pat,
This menhir seems to be packed on itself. Framing is very tight, emails the colors and clearness is perfect. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

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• ruisc_pt (5101)
• [2008-08-24 8:36]

A litlle bit wahed it seems.
pehaps in raw mode you can enhance some contrast and sharpeness.
TFS
R

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• gunbud (20064)
• [2008-08-28 18:17]

Hi Pat,
Lovely bit of simplicity is this old rock marker with its lovely old scares and mossy lichen gaining purchasing on its craggy surface. Love the muted green background and rich historical note.
Regards, Tom

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• Angshu (26594)
• [2008-08-31 20:56]

Hi Pat
The altered image#1 looks good except for the thin marking around the rock..maybe a soft feather brush would have been good (you were the one who taught me this art). I wonder how the people used to move the heavy stones & made them stand. A good informative note as well.
Best Regards
Angshu

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• xuaxo (4150)
• [2008-09-05 12:13]

Olá Pat,
I prefer this one, because the processed one seems too much processed, especially around the stone.
But the best is Kath's workshop version. It became an outstanding standing stone!
SAA, F.