Gordon Watson
November 2024 - Bled Castle
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About the Image(s)
A bit of Halloween fun. This is Bled Castle at Lake Bled in Slovenia, which looks exactly like something out of Dracula. The original is an HDR image with lifted shadows in Lightroom. I then replaced the sky in Photoshop with a gradient fill by sampling the original colours - that gives a clean cloudless sky to add the moon. The bats were from a shop window display then I stretched the cliff for added height and composed a poem:-
There was a young Count of Bled,
Who liked his wine rather red,
Of wine he did tire,
Became a vampire,
And now he's among the undead.
3 comments posted
Very nice! But what is the light from below the castle. It's too focused to be from the sun? Posted: 11/04/2024 21:40:15
Thanks Sanford. It's a spotlight to light up the cliff. Yes, perhaps I should have tried to balance the light running up the cliff face. Posted: 11/10/2024 16:54:51
Your creative imagination never ceases to amaze me....love everything about this image from the moon, sky, castle, bats. Your attention to detail is amazing...there is just enough texture in the shadowy area of the trees complimented with a bit of softness in that area. And, on top of this, you are a poet...This is a wonderfull image. l can't wait to see what your December image will be like. Will Santa Claus be making an appearance in your December image? Posted: 11/18/2024 01:04:46