Derelict

[Lowell]

Derelict homes are also as interesting to me as old barns.  This first is an abandoned home is Stockton Utah.  I am most interested in the setting or context.  The second is an abandoned home in Sanpete county, also in Utah.  The texture of the weathered wood trees growing in the wall caught my interest.

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Lowell

[Jakov Minić]

I would love to visit Utah, especially the mountains that I see in the background of the first image.

[Lowell]

Jakov,  Thanks.  The mountains are indeed great.  Lots to see and photograph.

Lowell

[Andrea B.]

Very nice, that first one.
Just curious, did you use a filter? Nice dark sky.

[Lowell]

Thanks Andrea,

No, I did not use a physical filter.  I use Nik's tool, Silvereffex, to get this effect.  When converting I often use the Red pre-filter which darkens the vivid blue sky.  Since, this scene is almost monochrome, except for the sky, the approach works well.  Out here in the high desert, we often get these very vivid blue skies.

Lowell

[elsa hoffmann]

Lowell - sorry I dont follow you - please expan exactly what you mean by using a pre red filter and NIK

[Andrea B.]

I love those desert skies, Lowell. Thanks for the SilverEfex info. That's a useful thing to know.

[HCS]

Lowell, lovely. And ... this time with context shot. Both are excellent by the way.

[Lowell]

Thanks Andrea.

Elsa, SilverEffex allows you to simulate a color filter by simply selecting a color.  Different colored buttons allow for quick selection to filter (what I called Pre-filter) before the monochrome rendition.  Since the sky has little red contribution, it darkens just as it would if one put an appropriate colored filter in front of the lens.  For finer control there is a slide to select any color and immediately see the effect in the image.  I must admit that it has been a long time since I played with actual filters in front of lenses.  So I think I have this correct.  A blue filter passes blue light, a red filter would reduce the brightness of blue.  Gosh, I am just used to doing it in the software and fine tuning what I see on the monitor.

Lowell