Peter Clark, APSA, GMPSA, EFIAP/p, FRPS
February 2025 - Isolated Chapel Polnish
About the Image(s)
Our Lady of the Braes church at Polnish is set on a hilltop in the Highlands of Scotland overlooking Loch Ailort and was built in 1872. It is no longer in use and in 2023 was sold for conversion into a home.
A lucky capture during a visit in November 2006 in that the weather was typically Scottish and the sun appeared for only a few seconds, lighting up the church with just enough time to fire off a couple of shots.
Captured on a Canon EOS 5D fitted with the 24-105mm f4 IS lens set at 67mm, 1/5 sec at f11, ISO 100, hand held with IS. Initially processed in colour in CS 6 and converted to monochrome in SEP 2 and further processed following my normal workflow. Finessed in Topaz DeNoise AI and sharpened using the High Pass filter in Soft Light mode and sharpening halos removed where necessary.
5 comments posted
(Groups 64 & 95)
The church is situated in ideal spot in the frame I especially love the folds,swirls and movement in the hillside it just flows textures and lighting as always stunning I could look at this all day. Posted: 02/10/2025 22:01:01
The rugged landscape, the weather and the little solid church standing alone. I love the contrasting diagonals. Posted: 02/12/2025 10:07:44
Rough terrain, weathered walls and stormy skies, what more could you ask for? Great image, I bet you were excited to see the light break out. Sometimes we need a little luck to be in the right place at the right time. Posted: 02/16/2025 13:44:39