Sible Heddingham Photo

Photographer’s Note

I have been trying to capture this church with it's wonderful ancient tree full of mistletoe for some time now.
Although this isn't the shot I still have in mind I was attracted by the lichens and moss growing on the retaining wall.
Tech: Split red&green filter used in B&W mode, Image cropped in PS and levels adjusted.

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Eagle78 (1925) 2004-02-09 14:27

Amazing B&W Richard! You managed to get great detail, great DOF, great composition with that sky and trees...well, a great photo! Nice job :)

Goran (247) 2004-02-09 14:41

Wow, very artistic. It looks to me like a picture taken in the night, lit by the moonlight.
Great detail, sharpness, perspective, DOF, composition and great postprocessing. I can't think of anything to be changed. Perfect!

cxxl (2680) 2004-02-09 14:48

A very powerful picture Richard. Excellent DOF, contrast and lighting. Well done and perfect for B&W.

pascalbene (1730) 2004-02-09 15:06

A real artistic and cinematic picture. Congratulation !

AdrianW (2243) 2004-02-09 15:10

Excellent shot! You really have an expert eye for B&W. I really like the play of light in this shot and the dramatic contrasts in the sky, and the wonderful textures of the plants and lichens. I might be tempted to rotate it a little to make the church appear vertical, although the shot is marvellous as it is :-D

Ebbe (9571) 2004-02-09 15:10

A very moody picture as I guess you intended. A very fine B&W job indeed! The compositon with the church and the tree balancing each other and the wall running diagonally is very strong. The bush on the left might have a bit to much to say IMHO.

Michael_Gan (2772) 2004-02-09 16:09

The tree is marvellous, as is the light on the church in combination with the dark sky. The DOF is excellent, with everything extremely sharp. I think that I should make more use of my tripod (but I hate carrying it when I am on holidays...)!

richtersl (3544) 2004-02-10 0:33

The contrast in this photo is remarkable! It almost makes the photo look three-dimensional.

iamxa (2840) 2004-02-10 3:04

I think all in this image is well done, diagonal lines, light, texture and composition. A great photo, really. Congratulation. To do critique, may be the left side of church is a bit burned, losing the wall texture. Excellent.

padam (186) 2004-02-10 3:17

Great mood. Superb B&W shot.

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thank you Richard for your note. At first, I thought this was a post-processing effect. Anyway, the result is really excellent.

shadi_atos (403) 2004-02-10 3:44

perfect B&W shot, the shadow of the tree on the House is so great, I love B&W photos thank you well done

summer89 (5414) 2004-02-17 6:56

Great photo Black & White King.
Your work in Black and White is wonderfull.
This is the unice critique I can make.

Congratulations

edji (1368) 2004-02-23 11:31

I like it. I like the contrast between the church and the sky. I like the tree on the right side but I'm not sure about the one on the left side. Good work.

bvg (20) 2004-03-11 16:14

what can I say?

clap clap clap... :|

tuanjim (44) 2004-03-27 20:30

Like this even more than the Greensted shot. Better composition and terrific sky. Awesome!

omritoppol (826) 2004-04-05 18:18

Amazing!, can you send me the original without the PS - I just want to compare

lemon_logix (1054) 2004-04-08 13:26

wow...how did I missed all your photos. Excellent black and white shots!!!

Hanssie (9133) 2004-04-22 15:23

What Lemon Logix said : how did I missed your photos !This is such an english picture,
very well done, Richard

kaychambers (1196) 2004-07-24 11:38

I've missed this one on an earlier scan of your submissions.

Outstanding Richard!

Regards

Vic, Singapore. 24th July 2004

paido (944) 2004-09-10 11:01

Incredible !

One of my friends was looking at this picture when I saw it over his shoulder.

I think the contrasts are perfect. It looks like the picture just came out of an Hitchcock movie !

One of my favorites for sure !

danarees (2497) 2004-09-10 11:10

Really really nice. Wonderful texture and character! A sense of elevation... and perspective isn't skewed.

nimo (4) 2004-11-28 11:58

The lines are so powerful and eye catching! The cropping is also excellent, I think. On the right side, it seems good to be able to see where the wall meets the ground.
I am enjoying all these textures too. I like how I can see the wide variation in tones in all these things, so well; As you mentioned, the lichens/moss/other moldy stuff :P on the wall, but also the tree and church, awesome subjects. Whew! Good work!

greg64g (11193) 2005-12-14 2:12

Hi Richard

You re portfolio is fabulous, i d like to thank you for your comment on my last picture b&w, it was my first try and as you are an expert i am glad if you liked it. as i like more and more b&w i will try to look your picture to study your technics in particulary in Photoshop.i d like to know : are you using dodge tool for for clouds too, how do you use unsharp mask one or 2 time with different settings , for exemple only sky ? i hope you could help me but if you don't have time no problem.
thanks a lot anyway for such marvelous photo you share.
cheers
greg

Albrecht (11189) 2006-11-24 5:33

Hi Richard
What a beautiful compoa dn POV in B&W.Wonderful picture and subject.
Greetings Albrecht

cepekdong (3668) 2006-12-29 15:12

amazing this picture ... very frightening ... i will watch silent hill now and it ressembles a little bit !

dan

rleclercq (630) 2007-04-21 3:19

SAlut Richard,

Félicitation pour l'ensemble de ta galerie , la qualité de tes photos est très homogène et vaut vraiment le détour , tes traitements noir et blanc sont excelents et méritent à mon avis encore plus de suffrages qu 'ils en ont...

Concernant ce cliché la lumière est particulièrement belle et tu l'as exploitée à merveille en donnant l'impression que le soleil ne brille que pour le monument.
Le mur au premier plan apporte beaucoup à ta composition.

En conclusion : ce mélange d'architecture et cette lumière particulière créé une ambiance dramatique que tu parviens à créer dans de nombreux clichés.

Félicitations pour ton travail.
Cordialement.

Rodrigue

lucabellincioni (3804) 2007-09-21 6:49

Wonderful image, full of mistery ad dramatic atmosphere. Cheers.
Luca

Photo Information

Copyright: Richard Birkett (merpb) (1970)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Noir & blanc
Date Taken: 2004-02-08
Camera: Fuji Finepix S2 Pro, Nikkor AF 12-24 f4, Digital RAW, 2-Stop Soft ND Grad
Exposition: f/8, 1/8 secondes
Details: Tripod: Yes
Versions: version originale
Date Submitted: 2004-02-09 14:23
Favoris: 9 [voir]