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For something along the same lines as the heritage village that was posted but in the UK, you should check out Chiltern Open Air Museum. I think it would be right up your alley.

http://www.coam.org.uk

I went a while back and took a load of photos and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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I really like the image effect you have on these pictures, the last picture in particular. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get that effect in the last one?

Thank you.
Ken.
 
I really like the image effect you have on these pictures, the last picture in particular. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get that effect in the last one?



Thank you.

Ken.


Thanks Ken. It was just a bit of clarity and sharpening in Lightroom from the original JPEG from my Fuji X100.
 
Photo of the Day January 2015

Really? they have all got a real almost creamy, classic draw to them. Really like that.



Ken.


The others had a bit more processing Ken. Mainly opening up the shadows and dropping the highlights. The blacksmith had the least amount of PP.

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Today's pic.

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Children in the fountain

Another one from Nice, France. Same fountain as the last one I posted but at a different point in its cycle.



Fuji X-E1 ISO 200
1/1200 @ f/11
 
Brooklyn Bridge

New 20mm 2.8 Canon lens - a bit clichéd I know but seemed a good one for this lens. Comments always appreciated.
 

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Have been playing with using an ultra wide angle lens. *Very* challenging to use well. Not sure I'm there yet. Took this during one of the nightly crying fits that are driving us crazy. So it goes.

Near darkness, so had to use a slow shutter speed that introduced some blur to the crying kiddo.

14mm, f/2.8, ISO 9000, 1/30 sec.

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New 20mm 2.8 Canon lens - a bit clichéd I know but seemed a good one for this lens. Comments always appreciated.

Hey !!!! Where's the people ??? Every time I walk the bridge , it seems that half of North America is there , too . Must have cost you a bunch to pay everyone off .
 
Hey !!!! Where's the people ??? Every time I walk the bridge , it seems that half of North America is there , too . Must have cost you a bunch to pay everyone off .

It was busy but hung around long enough for that moment much to the frustration of my wife given the temperature of -5C or so!

Here's another 20mm effort from in front of Grand Central. Comments always appreciated.
 

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Love it... but the eye jumps from one child to the other. If you block out the boy on the right, the composition seems much stronger (IMO)...

It has my vote too.

I took the liberty to try Doylems suggestion. Ish if you mind, I will of course remove it.
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Don't know which one I like more.
 
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Love it... but the eye jumps from one child to the other. If you block out the boy on the right, the composition seems much stronger (IMO)...

Thank you Doylem. Can I ask your opinion: if I take out the boy on the right, there's a lot of empty space. At the moment, to me, the eye takes in the girl first as the more defined figure then travels in the direction she's looking and travelling and rests on the boy and they make a pair. It's always possible to convert to portrait or square format but that makes it a different photograph. Would you mind elaborating a bit more?


EDIT: missed your post oblomow!

It has my vote too.

I took the liberty to try Doylems suggestion. Ish if you mind, I will of course remove it.
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Sorry I can't see the photo, I just get the blue question mark. When I try to follow the link I get a page that says IDJIT !!! :)

ANOTHER EDIT: I can see the photo now by clicking on Image in the link. ??? I'm very happy for you to leave it up, it'll be interesting to see what others think. Is it possible to do what you did in Photoshop CS4, which is what I have?
 
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Thank you Doylem. Can I ask your opinion: if I take out the boy on the right, there's a lot of empty space. At the moment, to me, the eye takes in the girl first as the more defined figure then travels in the direction she's looking and travelling and rests on the boy and they make a pair. It's always possible to convert to portrait or square format but that makes it a different photograph. Would you mind elaborating a bit more?


EDIT: missed your post oblomow!



Sorry I can't see the photo, I just get the blue question mark. When I try to follow the link I get a page that says IDJIT !!! :)

Sorry, can you try a reload. I messed up my first upload

Another EDIT: I used Pixelmator. It has a quick&dirty removal tool.
 
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