This mill is in West Virginia's Babcock State Park. I wanted in the worst way to be there when the water was frozen, but no such luck. Actually, that was probably just as well because the unheated lunatic asylum I shot in the day before was two hours farther north.
Nikon D3S, ISO 200, f/29, eight-exposure HDR at 1 EV intervals, zoom at 85mm
processing highlights
Topaz Simplify -- Watercolor II with a reduced level of simplicity
Nik Color Efex -- three layers (not necessarily consecutive), Darken/Lighten Center, Tonal Contrast, Contrast Color Range, and Sunlight
2 Photo Filter adjustment layers -- Underwater to everything but the mill, sluice, and wheel and lightly to the roof, Warming 85 to nothing but the mill, sluice, and wheel and lightly to the roof
Redfield Fractalius -- two layers b&w preset at Multiply blend mode, 100% Opacity to entire image, 50% Opacity above falls
Alien Skin Snap Art -- Stylize Line Art b&w, Multiply blend mode to all except water, Divide blend mode only to water
uniform gradient vignette
A sign jutting out from the back of the mill was removed, and -- because there was no water running through the sluice -- a bit of the falls was added to the sluice and the wheel.
03-09-2013, 05:39 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Dennis, wonderful composition and filtering. The filtering creates a pleasing mood. I would evict the weeds in the lower left corner.:S3:
03-09-2013, 07:17 PM
Kerry Perkins
Dennis, my eye has a real feast on this image - moving from one feature to another but not hurriedly, just nice and relaxed. Such a nice feel and tone, color and detail nicely balanced. You are truly a master of the filters!
03-10-2013, 01:30 AM
Indranil Sircar
Dennis, wonderful composition! It is indeed a real treat for the eyes! I love the perspective but what I like most is your thoughtful processing. Excellent work!
03-10-2013, 02:37 AM
Paul Lagasi
I think this is a lovely scene, agreed you are a master of effects....only thing I wish was that the mill was facing the centre of the image but thats just my taste.
03-10-2013, 07:45 AM
Rachel Hollander
Hi Dennis - very nice effect. I too would evict the weeds in the llc.
TFS,
Rachel
03-10-2013, 10:48 AM
Jeannean Ryman
What a gorgeous setting! You've enhanced it nicely with the filters. I feel the same way Kerry does...just nice relaxed wandering through the picture. Wonderful!
03-10-2013, 11:09 PM
gary ellwein
Great composition. The filters have nicely extracted the essence of the image.
