Melrose Abbey

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• Leace (20)
• [2004-09-07 20:37]
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• mumek (15261)
• [2004-09-07 21:02]

Francis!
Very nice picture.Great architectural monument.The note is very interesting
ziggy

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• maphoto (8074)
• [2004-09-07 21:04]

Une photo spectaculaire, la vue est impressionnante, excellent point de vu, l'idée est très bonne d'avoir gardé la couleur sur le gazon qui est fantastique dans les circonstance, le contraste est superbe, une très belle réalisation, bravo.

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• CoolDan (2486)
• [2004-09-07 21:21]

Très bel atmosphère Francis. Grâce au ciel la photo en est encore plus belle. Bravo.

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• chinchini (20936)
• [2004-09-08 1:32]
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Très belle prise de vue de cette abbaye en ruine. Je trouve que la pierre n'est pas assez accentuée. Aussi j'ai un WS que je te soumets pour avis.
Merci pour le partage Francis !

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• beho (147)
• [2004-09-08 2:53]

Great composition and description, but I think the sky contributes well to the "name of the rose"-like atmosphere.

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• orme (6572)
• [2004-09-08 3:26]

Your desaturation works very well here, Francis. The perfect grassy lawn contrast well with the abbey's ruins.
The architecture is still impressive. Good note. Well framed.

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• DiaAzul (1324)
• [2004-09-08 3:53]

Your choice of treatment for this photograph works well, the grey of a typical grey day and monument offset against the lush green grass. It just emphasises the greens and greys that seem so typical of Scotland.

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• DonQ (2619)
• [2004-09-08 4:06]

Amazing scenery Francis. Very nice to see grey old scary castle and clouds(frog) and very green neat grass. Well seen and composed.
Bravo. Regards, Don.

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• ma-tibou (4566)
• [2004-09-08 6:18]

Un magnifique édifice Francis, des couleurs qui contrastent entres elles ( le vert de la pelouse avec le gris des vieilles pierres.)Une très belle réalisation.Bravo
Amitié.

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• jhm (64644)
• [2004-09-08 6:59]

Very nice composition Francis, great architecture image of those Abbey, it play with colours is here very lovely, I find this work splendid!

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• ephemere33 (9680)
• [2004-09-08 7:48]

wouhh spéciale la tour du haut...on dirait q'une partie a été éffacée de l'histoire...j'aime cet effet de cette photo, moitie noir & blanc et la prairie en couleur...bien vu pour la montagne en arriere de cette abbaye...tres belle composition...merci...amicalement BI

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• Oldtree (2457)
• [2004-09-08 9:40]

Impressive building you capture here very well, Francis.

The idea with desaturating the top part works well with the old stone castle.

Well Done.

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• harold (2267)
• [2004-09-08 12:39]

Un monument hors du commun, de biens belles couleurs ce gris et ce vert se partagent très bien l'affache . bien réalisé.

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• pamastro (7207)
• [2004-09-08 23:57]

The desaturation works beautifully. I love the contrast of the dead grey and bright green. It also lets the details of the ruins stand out very nicely while maintaining this beautiful color. And finally it adds a moodiness to the sky. It gives it all a haunted feel. My only suggestion would to to have kept the distant hills also in color but that would also involve working on all the empty windows. It's a beautiful ruin. I especially like the central tower. It seems to have been ripped apart like paper and looks like it really shouldn't be standing. Very nice work all around, Francis.

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• elihesamian (25755)
• [2004-09-09 3:30]

A great work you did here,well PPed:)Francis!
I like it,great composition,and fine note,very interesting shot.

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• papagolf21 (47378)
• [2004-09-09 3:54]

Excellente composition Francis, vous avez su valoriser cette très belle architecture en décomposant les couleurs de l'église et de la pelouse du premier plan.
Un seul mot : SUPERBE.
Bravo Francis.
Excellent composition Francis, you knew how to value this very beautiful architecture by decomposing the colours of the church and the lawn of the foreground.
A single word: SUPERB.
Bravo Francis.

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• Guenther (4140)
• [2004-09-09 6:10]

Very beautful, Francis! I like very much your choice to leave just the gry and green!

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• paido (944)
• [2004-09-09 6:47]

Je ne suis pas un gros fan des photos "black and color"... Tout en couleurs, ou en tons de noir et blanc, mais pas entre les deux.

Autrement que cette préférence artistique, c'est effectivement une bonne photo.

Edit : Avec l'atelier que tu as soumis, je te donne le point qui manquait

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• joseelias (361)
• [2004-09-09 8:40]
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Well I don't know the original but to be true the nice composition, the great objects in the photo and your POV deserved a little more effort in order to keep the colors in the building, mountains and sky...

I believe that applying the Clarify tool of PSP8 several times in the sky could produce a stunning sky because it has a lot of interesting textures and shapes.

Made a WS.

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• Rockyboy (20484)
• [2004-09-09 14:34]

Très bonne isée de laisser l'herbe en couleurs et le reste en noir et blanc. Les ruines et le ciel sont magnifiques comme ça. Cette photo est par ailleurs très bien cadré... Bref, c'est une merveille. Bravo!

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• ChrisJ (55264)
• [2004-09-10 3:06]

Composition superbe. J'adore cette image couleur et n&b.

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• hdl (6024)
• [2004-09-10 7:30]

A nice experiment that succeeded very well, I must say. It's somewhat strange but the grey sky does make the ruins look more tragical. Good work.

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• Jeppe (18494)
• [2004-09-10 13:22]

Great shot and a fine PP - you got a mystic atmoshpere at this fine image - very fine job Francis - thanks for letting us see this.

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• cmartos (6086)
• [2004-09-11 2:41]

Une superbe capture Francis. Cette abbaye reste mystérieuse malgré l'avant plan vert assez lumineux grâce à la désaturation. C'est très bien fait et les textures sont bien rendues. Bravo!

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• jrj (32614)
• [2004-09-11 6:22]

Effectful post work, good choice. Well made this pix of the ruined abbey. Good job Francis

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• Georges (11175)
• [2004-09-11 13:01]

J'aime bien le résultat qui donne ce petit coté spectaculaire qui impressionne au niveau de la texture nuageuse.
La déssaturation et le choix de conserver les parties vertes a été bien vu car cela donne un joli mariage.
Bravo le résultat me plait beaucoup Francis

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• TrippleDB (97)
• [2004-09-11 13:04]

Wow, great scene. Amazing colours..:o) I love it. Great one. :o)

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• avigur_11 (21130)
• [2004-09-11 13:06]

The partial de-saturation works fantastic, Francis. The green grass is so well highlighted by thhis PP, and is beatifful. The architecture details are well presented, oo. Very good shot.

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• waskahegan (0)
• [2004-09-11 18:00]

I like the work done, the top part all in B&W with uniform tone renders well.

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• kaychambers (1182)
• [2004-09-13 0:46]

Hi Francis,

The desaturation effect works well here. Well composed, well lit, good result.

Well done,

Regards,

Vic, Singapore.

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• Rhiannon (1724)
• [2004-09-13 5:20]

Wow! This is a powerful shot. I had a look at the WS and I must say I like both the original, coloured version and I like this one.
Very effective with desaturated building and sky. Excellent contrasts and details.
Great sky.
Very well done.

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• bazal (7884)
• [2004-09-14 3:05]

Le traitement de la couleur est intéressant, même si en général, je suis plutôt assez anti artifices et anti post-processing... Les contrastes sont bien traités et ce lieu a l'air grandiose! belle contribution...

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• danielswalsh (12286)
• [2004-09-15 7:20]

Great shot Francis;

Very good choice in desaturating the way you did.
I like it. Good job!

- Dan

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• pulezan (680)
• [2004-09-18 13:39]

living the grass green was a great idea. the picture is very interessting, and you captured it from a good angle. very original.good job!

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• rabani (9089)
• [2004-09-21 5:38]

This would be my first time, seeing a grey and ancient structure, standing on a green turf. A rather grand memorial for Robert The Bruce. Good effect Francis, in expressing the abbey. Almost eloquent by itself.

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• Emazevedo (209)
• [2004-09-26 15:38]

Very nice and artistic work.
Very good and useful note.

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• explomars (4212)
• [2004-09-27 10:16]

Tres bonne idée que cette pelouse tres scottish et verdoyant et de nouveau le passé en noir et blanc pour ces ruines à l'aspect fantômatique.Merci Francis.Phil

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• sn00zie (2380)
• [2004-09-29 11:00]

wow! this is quite a picture. love the distinct colors and contrasts made by nature and captured perfectly by you. nice ancient architectural element too.

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• France (4014)
• [2004-10-10 19:17]

La composition est belle, l'image bien piquée (nette). Cette photo noir et blanc avec de l'herbe verte surprend un peu mais pourquoi pas après tout. Si le ciel ne te plaisait pas, l'autre solution consistait à le recolorer.

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• Homerhomer (3983)
• [2004-10-13 8:35]
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• ukasz (799)
• [2005-12-30 5:53]

Hi Francis,
I like this photo very much, the colour of the grass nicely contrasting with the building and the sky make it an interesting effect. The buiding looks as if artificially changed, as if some parts of it at the top have been erased, I like it (is it like that in real?) really nicely done.. greetings
ukasz

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• branley (3675)
• [2007-02-15 14:27]

Hi Francis,

I'm a big fan of partial de-saturation so I was drawn to your image. Good contrast between the vivid grass and the gloomy looking abbey, it just fits very well together. I like your pov and your note. It's a fine shot, well done.

Regards

Stephen