Michael Laezza
December 2025 - The Last Sentinel
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About the Image(s)
Technical : Canon R, 1/200 f7.1 ISO 100
Description: Taken at Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario Canada. It is now a museum and historic site and holds reenactments of British soldiers in Canada of 1867. I edited in Nik PS and Nik . I erased the tourist and edited heavily to create an impression that the past still lingers in the grounds and the buildings. The wet weather conditions helped with that.
Question _ did I overdo it with the soft, blurred treatment?
6 comments posted
Michael
Wonderful mood in your image this month. Creatively processed to project the past to us in a credible manner. The blurring is our memory trying to think back in time when the Fort was active.
I like it
Emil Posted: 12/01/2025 18:47:26
Wonderful mood in your image this month. Creatively processed to project the past to us in a credible manner. The blurring is our memory trying to think back in time when the Fort was active.
I like it
Emil Posted: 12/01/2025 18:47:26
Mike, I love it. I don't think you overdid it. The "dreamy effect" really works well and shows great imagination and creativity. Beautifully done.
Naturally, I couldn't avoid playing with it. (lol) So, starting with the original, I tried to turn it into an old photograph, complete with scratches and grain. Your thoughts? Posted: 12/07/2025 20:44:37
Naturally, I couldn't avoid playing with it. (lol) So, starting with the original, I tried to turn it into an old photograph, complete with scratches and grain. Your thoughts? Posted: 12/07/2025 20:44:37
Michael Laezza
Thank you Pete for providing an alternate treatment to the image trying to mimic how an actual photograph taken in 1867 would appear today having survived almost 160 years. In a way it is amazing the photography has been around that long and more.
Mike Posted: 12/16/2025 21:47:50
Mike Posted: 12/16/2025 21:47:50
I love the picture. I very much appreciate the perfect symmetry, also in the fences on the top. In my view you didnt overdo and the picture perfectly represents your intention. Very nice Posted: 12/09/2025 19:02:15
Hi Michael,
Greetings my friend. I wish you a lovely holidays ahead.
This edition you have created an amazing presentation, in terms of concept and composition. Simply loved the conversion and the final output. Nothing more to add. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 12/15/2025 11:51:35
Greetings my friend. I wish you a lovely holidays ahead.
This edition you have created an amazing presentation, in terms of concept and composition. Simply loved the conversion and the final output. Nothing more to add. Thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 12/15/2025 11:51:35
Michael, I really like how you processed the image and give it a strong impression. I wouldn't change a thing. Posted: 12/18/2025 15:32:55