Gothic Gravestones in Black and White

[thecryptofiend]

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Introduction

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A couple of weeks ago I visited a graveyard in Newcastle.

I wasn't able to edit all the shots at the time, here are the remainder of the shots which I've just had a chance to do.

It was actually quite a weird day because it was very cloudy and quite sunny. It had just rained and there was a some strange streaky clouds in the sky. In addition there seemed to be a lot of planes flying around creating contrails.

These all combined to create some strange cross hatch type patterns in the sky and also resulted in sudden changes in contrast and dynamic range.

Most of these latter shots were taken when the sun was poking out from behind these clouds which created a lot more contrast.

I thought they would be ideal to process in monochrome as a result of that.

I have also include a couple of redone versions of my favourite gravestones from the previous time (the Jesus/angel sculptures) in case anyone wants to compare how they look in monochrome (they are at the end).

If there are any others you would particularly like me to reprocess/edit in monochrome please let me know. Also let me know if overall you prefer monochrome edits or the false colour ones I usually do.

Hope you like them.

As always feel free to use them in your own posts as per Steemit4free.

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Images

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Camera and Process Info

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• Nikon D7100 Camera with Nikon 18-35/f4 lens.
• 590nm IR conversion.
• White balanced in Nikon View NX.
• Red and Blue Channels swapped in Photoshop.
• Black and White Conversion in Nik Silver Effex Pro.
• Final adjustments in Lightroom.

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Comments

[eric-boucher]

Lots of very nice shots in there @thecryptofiend! Thanks sharing it all with us. #4 is still with me right now... Chillin'... Namaste :)

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you as always for your kind words:)

[englishtchrivy]

@thecryptofiend I love the third pic the most!
this week black and white seem to dominate the photography tag :D

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks. Yes people love B&W!

[eric-the-red]

I liked number 4 the most. These are great! If I could upvote twice, I would.

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you so much :)

[karenb54]

Love them they look amazing:)

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you:) Do you prefer them like this or the false colour - these actually take even longer to do but I think in some ways I like these more.

[karenb54]

Definitely these, they really stand out, I love them :)

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you!

[buzzbeergeek]

Creepy and desolate. Yet eerily soothing!

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you:)

[varunsangwan]

Amazing photography friend, Pictures tell a story themselves

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you.

[theregularguy]

These would make great images for an author on here writing a dark story.

[thecryptofiend]

That would be awesome - I hope someone uses them:)

[mammasitta]

You inspired me to put out the photos of the graveyard I went to visit here in Vienna a couple of weeks ago. I love your black & whites

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks. Please send me the link if you have time - I didn't see it.

[mammasitta]

I didn't have time yet to post. I am super spontaneous and wrote about a few other things in the meantime. I let you know when done.

[thecryptofiend]

Cool thanks!

[lordvader]

You are going to need a few more of these before I arrive. "Few" means "Six billion" on your planet correct?

[thecryptofiend]

Yes @lordvader - it is an honour to hear from you as always.

[rebelskum]

Definitely could see this as album art. Nice contrasts and and compositions!

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you :)

[tuck-fheman]

Eyegasm.

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks mate you are very kind :)

[marius19]

Beautiful interesting pictures @thecryptofiend

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you:)

[simonjay]

Theres a few that stand out good job @thecryptofiend picturing these graves, did you say we can use them?

[thecryptofiend]

Yes please do :)

[azfix]

Black and white makes the photos so much more poignant and the clouds in the background enhance the feeling. Next time I am near a graveyard I might just have to stop by and see what treasures it holds.

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks yes - it is sad that many of these graveyards have no visitors. There are certainly treasures to be found in them!

[old-guy-photos]

These are some great shots. I think the monochrome sets the tone nicely.

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you - yes it seems to suit the situation well.

[cognoscere]

Beautiful and haunting, great job!!!

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks mate:)

[pepe.maya]

Woow, this is fantastic! Story through pictures is amazing

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you.

[voronoi]

Hauntingly beautiful. Great clarity and exposure in this series! Thanks for sharing your craft :)

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you for taking the time to comment :)

[olga.maslievich]

Exciting Photos places of eternal rest!

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you!

[liv3wir3]

Really like the shots. You're a good photographer.

[thecryptofiend]

Thank you.

[ace108]

The black and white in graves photos always seems to bring out more sadness for me.

[thecryptofiend]

They have a more sombre mood I suppose.

[araki]

You know @thecryptofiend, i have a problem with your blogs
It is so good that you got so many comments in minutes, so nothing left that i can say, no comment😊.
Nice blog as usual man,beautiful pictures, i love black and wight photos. By the way thank you for resteeming my blog, appropriate it.

[troyr]

nice camera work

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks!

[lucas-vvk]

I like the #10 ! The statue reminds me the first scene of The Hateful Eight :)

[thecryptofiend]

Cool thanks! I haven't actually seen it yet so I will keep an eye out!

[lucas-vvk]

One of my favorite movie but a lot of people didn't like it because of it's slowness :/

[thecryptofiend]

That is why I didn't watch it in the cinema.

[foxfire]

Really love these, 4 has got to be my favourite though just because of the composition.

[thecryptofiend]

Thanks!

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