This old farm is up in Preston CT. The farm house is currently (and slowly) being repaired. I think they will be leaving the fence for last - if it holds up at all.
I shot this image with spot metering to control the bright sky behind - leaving the foreground quite dark. I tried an HDR treatment (3 exposures -2,0,+2EV) but I didn't like the result I was getting - but I may go back and give it a go later....
Processing: Opened RAW file in LR2 and adjusted exposure, recovery, and fill to 'balance' the exposure. Exported to CS4. Applied NIK Silver Efex Pro. Adjusted levels in sky with masking. Dodge/ burn throughout image, especially on windows and fence, applied OnOne Phototools 2.5 filter with soft black. Merged to single layer, duplicate layer and skew/ perspective adjustment to 'right' the house. Resize, adamus sharpening, save for web.
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great relevant shot; this is set up for a ribbon of some sort- the composition, texture f wood rock and buildings and the sky- just perfect. Top three for sure.
This is a very strong challenge and there have been some great B&W conversions of which this is one. There have been some great pics but a few of the great ones didn't "feature" a fence. To me this photo is spot on, wow.
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