Another Analog Image

I'm watching a Tutorial by Tim Grey on Nik Analog and so I started to work on an image I had taken last year in St. Augustine, Florida. There is a small bar in the old town and I've always liked the outside corner. This was taken with my hair-sprayed UV filter because I wanted to get an old-timey diffused look before I even thought of Analog. I had originally converted to B&W, then used Nik Color Efex for the Film Efex - Kodak Ektachrome with a slight Vignette and Gaussian Blur (this is from notes when I did this part.) Tonight I used Nik Analog , Wet Plate but it was a little too extreme so I copied it and pasted onto the B&W version and this is what I came up with.
Thanks for looking:S3: You'll probably be seeing more Analogs from me as I work through the Tutorial:2eyes2:

Very interesting look, Cheryl. I really the old B&W photo look that you achieved and the lighting. I would kind of like to see a more distinct subject though. As it is, I feel like my eye is wandering around the image without anything to hold me if that makes sense.

I love the Analog Efex, I seem to go to it a lot lately! A tutorial sounds great... This really does remind me of a very old photograph, maybe not quite as old as wet plate, but definitely an old sheet film print. I like the way the diffusion works to give it that soft feel. The image calls to mind photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Every once in a while, I'll take a step back (well, actually roll my chair back) to look at an image. For some reason, that really made a big difference on this one. I like the tones you achieved, and the diagonal formed by the light and the branches of the plant are very effective -- maybe even more so because it's interrupted by the shapes and contrast.

For me the impact grew as I looked. I eventually saw the bright buildings through the window and then the patterns of lines and shapes and tones. I especially like the grittiness that comes through. Thanks for the heads-up on a tutorial by Tim Grey.

Thanks, Kerry, that era (19th, early 20th century) has captured my heart:S3:

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Originally Posted by Kerry Perkins

I love the Analog Efex, I seem to go to it a lot lately! A tutorial sounds great... This really does remind me of a very old photograph, maybe not quite as old as wet plate, but definitely an old sheet film print. I like the way the diffusion works to give it that soft feel. The image calls to mind photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Thanks, Nancy, I think my favorite part are the buildings in the background:S3:

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Originally Posted by Nancy Bell

For me the impact grew as I looked. I eventually saw the bright buildings through the window and then the patterns of lines and shapes and tones. I especially like the grittiness that comes through. Thanks for the heads-up on a tutorial by Tim Grey.

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Fascinating-this one looks, and feels like a random still from an old motion picture. A very convincing effect. The light could be construed as the central subject though my eye would like to see a figure sitting on the bench, or standing on the balcony. Looking forward to more from this series!