Taken in the beautiful village of Dunster on a day of sun and showers. I would ideally have liked to have taken the classic shot of Dunster Castle but roof repair work is going on at the moment so it's sadly marred by scaffolding.
Dunster is the stereotype English country village with a castle, water mill and many old medieval buildings.
This was shot in RAW and converted using Olympus Master. I did some straightening to correct the angle of the shot, levels, curves and shadow/highlight adjustments. A bit of cloning on the sky, added a thin black stroke border, expanded the canvas in white and added text.
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This image brings back fond memories for me, as I've have the pleasure of traveling through the UK a couple of times on holiday. You did a very nice job in post processing this image, as the colors and contrast are nicely done. I found the comment from GrayGhost very interesting, as there definitely are some wide-angle effects on the left side of the building but they weren't really noticeable to me until after I read his comment. All in all, I don't think a perspective correction would have changed your score that much, as it is the charm of the cottages that grab the viewer's attention.
I'm glad this scored over a 6, as it is a very lovely image and deserving of such a fine score. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.
Nice cottage. Seems to suffer a bit from UW perspective - square up the verticals and crop, either in camera or with software, or back up a bit with a longer focal length and crop.
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