I’m loving participating in the weekly challenge “Monochrome Madness” hosted on Leanne Cole’s site @ http://leannecolephotography.com/.
It’s been fun experimenting with different types of monochrome which I’m finding really challenging. This past week, I took a drive around where we live and came upon a lone tree in a field in front of some hills. It really was a glorious day and while the color shot was nice, I kept seeing a sepia-like image in my mind, so I went with it.
UPDATE: I seem to have these occasionally. Infraredrobert suggested I make it antique, so I added an overlay of a grunge texture. I think it looks a lot better! Thank you so much for the suggestion! Here is his blog fyi: http://infraredrobert.wordpress.com/
Laura Macky Photography 
March 11, 2014 at 6:02 am
Gorgeous!
March 11, 2014 at 6:22 am
Thank you!
March 11, 2014 at 6:07 am
I think it’s a lovely shot Laura. Have you played with “gaussian blur” yet?
March 11, 2014 at 6:21 am
Oh yes, I use gausian blur sometimes…even in this one on the background trees.
March 11, 2014 at 6:32 am
maybe i should’ve blurred it more…i’ll try that offline from my blog and see what i get 🙂
March 11, 2014 at 6:24 am
I wanna rent a dirt bike and ride up that hill.
One magical power I would like to have: Being able to place myself in a photo and live in it.
Great art Laura!
March 11, 2014 at 6:28 am
Thank you! It’s fun trying new things. Some work, some don’t, but you never know till you try!
March 11, 2014 at 6:50 am
It is truly magnificent, but I’d love to see the colour version just as a comparrison… when it comes to nature I do lean towards the colour… but this is beautiful…
March 11, 2014 at 6:50 am
i do too normally…maybe i’ll work it up for another post. Thanks for commenting!
March 11, 2014 at 6:53 am
Wonderful image, great tone!
March 11, 2014 at 6:54 am
Thank you 🙂 Always nice to try new things!
March 11, 2014 at 7:45 am
Beautiful tomes Laura and I love the drama in this image.
March 11, 2014 at 7:48 am
Thank you so much….I’m enjoying this challenge. It’s stretching me in multiple ways…how to see things, how to process, and how to stress out about what will be my next submission! haha jk 😉
March 11, 2014 at 8:06 am
Wonderfully captivating scene
March 11, 2014 at 8:55 am
Thank you Ravi!
March 11, 2014 at 8:52 am
Great shot that is enhanced by the post processing – Like me, you went with a warm tone for your B&W (most all of my B&W shots use the Sepia at 10-15%) and the vignetting brings your eye to the subject quite well. In addition, I rather like the sharp focus on the main tree – with the BG blurred – with a texture this could be turned in to a “vintage” shot. Lots of possibilities.
March 11, 2014 at 8:57 am
Thank you so much! YAY! You saw what I did. And yes, I did think about a texture but was unsure as i was trying some. I didn’t want to go overboard but seems I could’ve done well with a texture.
March 11, 2014 at 2:55 pm
Ahh…it was you! I couldn’t remember who suggested this, but I added a grunge overlay to this image at a reduced opacity and I think it came out well! I’m going back to my revised post to add your name as a thank you!
March 11, 2014 at 3:31 pm
I hear that often…”It was you!” – although not always in a good way 🙂
March 11, 2014 at 3:49 pm
LOL
March 11, 2014 at 8:59 am
A great photo Laura.
Irene
March 11, 2014 at 9:01 am
Thank you Irene 🙂 Have a great day!
March 11, 2014 at 12:26 pm
This is so pretty that it almost doesn’t look real. 🙂
March 11, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Thank you 🙂 🙂
March 11, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Very nice! You and Leanne have come up with a great sharing idea. It should challenge us all!
March 11, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Yes! It’s fun stuff! 😀
March 11, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Stunning!
March 11, 2014 at 1:53 pm
Thank you Robyn 🙂
March 11, 2014 at 2:04 pm
I don’t use sepia much, but this is very nice. I like your new logo too.
March 11, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Thank you! I appreciate your support. I’m trying new things…and I kinda like my new logo too 🙂 hehe
March 11, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Glorious!
March 11, 2014 at 3:03 pm
Thank you so much Alex!
March 11, 2014 at 6:04 pm
This is a lovely image Laura and I do love the vintagey feel also.
Makes me feel like I’m in an Impressionist B&W somewhere 😀
Most of all, I love the way the lone tree comes forward from the bg!
A great challenge… thank you girls!
March 11, 2014 at 6:31 pm
Wow thank you Robyn! I worked on this a lot. I agree, it’s a great challenge. 🙂
March 11, 2014 at 9:35 pm
Gorgeous! I had to come over from LCP to see how you did this. I have to try it!
March 11, 2014 at 10:49 pm
Thank you! I’ll look forward to seeing what you come up with.
March 12, 2014 at 7:48 am
Ah, we are used to gray days in Troy, New York !
March 12, 2014 at 7:52 am
Aww…it was actually a beautiful bright day…I’ll have to process that tree in color to see what i come up with. Bulldog asked I do that and I think it’s a good idea.
March 12, 2014 at 8:03 am
That is interesting….question….why would you make it gray if the day was bright…just teasing from a place that seems forever gray…….Don’t take me into the weeds…I know nothing about photography …but it is lovely !
March 12, 2014 at 8:05 am
Because I missed winter I think, seriously. It’s been so nice here and I wanted to feel grey! HAHA! SHall I use “the grass is always greener”? Possibly that’s what I should’ve entitled the image! 😉
March 12, 2014 at 8:10 am
I have forgotten where you are? ? ?
Perfect title, Yesterday we hit 56 degrees, but it will be a high of 18 and snow tomorrow. Today it is the usual gray in preparation of the snow. . . . .
March 12, 2014 at 8:10 am
I’m 20 minutes east of San Francisco. It’s supposed to be in the mid-70’s today! We’ve only had a few days of rain. We are in a terrible drought.
March 12, 2014 at 8:15 am
OK…now I remember. Winter of extremes everywhere this year!
March 12, 2014 at 8:19 am
yes 🙂
March 12, 2014 at 1:15 pm
Very cool. That’s another one for your inspirational quote folder. lol
March 12, 2014 at 2:20 pm
haha yes! Man I’m strong 😛
March 12, 2014 at 4:40 pm
wonderful atmosphere Laura!! Really love it!! I almost missed this one.
March 12, 2014 at 4:51 pm
Thank you! Trying to expand my horizons 🙂
March 19, 2014 at 10:48 am
Hi Laura,
I nominated you for the Sunshine award today. http://niasimoneauthor.com/2014/03/19/sunshine-award/
Cheers,
Nia
March 19, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Thank you Nia, that is so sweet of you. 🙂 FYI, I don’t accept these awards in the traditional way, but I do post them on my awards page with your blog link. Thank you again for thinking of me!
March 19, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Hi Laura,
Thank you! Yes, you need to keep that sleek look on your blog. It’s so beautiful.
Nia
March 19, 2014 at 4:07 pm
Ha! It’s just that I have a hard time with those links. 😛 Thank you Nia.