Lonely Cottage

[pauld]

Lonely Cottage on a stormy morning

[Sully]

Love the composition Paul .... would love to hear the stories from inside the walls of days gone by.

[Phoenix]

Nice find Paul.
Agree with Sully, the trees frame the cottage making a nice composition.
Are you using a graduated filter?

[Alan]

Agree, nice framing and stormy light - but I think I'd like to see more of the dark, forbidding sky than all that grass. It would maybe emphasise how it effects the total scene?

Hmm - Jo picked up on it - something going on with the tops of the trees seeming to be brighter than the bases - probably it's just how the sun was shining through the clouds.

I wonder what stories that cottage could tell - well spotted

[Isac]

I like the light and shadows in this pauld. You definitely have a penchant for this type of photography.

[pauld]

no filters,early morning light, facing into a storm, side lit,

Paul.

[wigz]

Nice shot with the light on the trees and cottage. I tend to agree with Alan in liking to see more of the sky.

[HansE]

Hi Paul
Perfect time for pictures I would like to see a bit more drama in the sky. But I don't know if my post editing skills would be up to the task.

[pauld]

Shot before editing

[Alan]

umm, I actually prefer the drama and colour in this unedited version, (I now understand the light - it's always about the light ) Well spotted.

But would still like to see more sky and less grass - the tree touching the top of the frame concerns me a bit.

Love that light though

[Isac]

I had to have a dabble after Alan noted his concern over the tree tops at the top. I added a bit more sky and used a layer mask to alter the sky colour a little. I love the original photo best.
I hope you don't mind the edit.

[pauld]

The intention when taking the shot was to convey as posted "the lonely Cottage" If I had taken more sky or zoomed into the cottage it would not be a Lonely cottage but a cottage dominated by sky and framed by trees. I welcome the critique we all learn by taking ideas from others, we could always have done it differently and that is what makes photography great.

Paul.

[sejac]

I love this shot. But it needs a bit of editing to bring out the best. I had a quick go.

You have a couple of dust bunnies in the sky. I left them there for you to see.