Whipping Post

[Grumpy John]

At the Old Richmond Gaol.
Taken under very trying conditions, middle of the day, bright sun, brilliant blue sky. Trying to set the mood, not sure if I succeeded.
C & C greatly appreciated.

[HansE]

Looks like a fun place. It deserved the stark treatment you have given it. Like the texture and the black sky.

[Grumpy John]

Looks like a fun place. It deserved the stark treatment you have given it. Like the texture and the black sky.

Thanks for the kind words Hans, a very depressing place despite the sunny day. The colour image does not convey the atmosphere.

[HansE]

Your treatment seems spot on.
Was this near Broken Hill? It feels like I have been there

[Grumpy John]

Tasmania. You were close

[HansE]

In the right hemisphere! I have been there as well though!

[Grumpy John]

Your treatment seems spot on.
Was this near Broken Hill? It feels like I have been there

You're probably thinking of the museum at Silverton, a converted Gaol.

LINK

Similarly depressing.

[Isac]

I like the B&W treatment in both John. It really gives them dramatic feel. Well done. I would have removed the grain from the sky in #1, just me though. What did you do the PP in?

[Grumpy John]

Thanks for the feedback Isac. It was originally a 7 image HDR photo, processed using a combination of Nic HDR Efex Pro2, Color Efex Pro2 and Silver Efex Pro2. I did not keep the .PSD file so I can't go back and see the exact workflow. I really should keep my .PSD files for reference, I have enough disk space.
Feel free to have a go at cleaning up the grain.

[Isac]

Thanks for the details John. I did a quick edit to remove the grain from the sky and IMHO it looks a bit better - pitch black looks eerie. Put a moon in it and add some moon glow!

[HansE]

Yes that was where I was thinking. There was a courtyard next to the cell of what that image reminded me. The second picture is also quite grim. Some people lived miserable lives.

[Grumpy John]

Some people still do, and, unfortunately they don't have to be incarcerated to live in misery.

[HansE]

If I had a religious bone in my body I would thank God for having been born a white person in a Christian country. I'm sure that was a good start.