Stairway To Heaven
by Ben

Comment by ladyhawk22:
I knew the title of this photo before I scrolled down to see it :-) Very nice B&W tones here!

Stairway To Heaven
by Ben

Comment by L1:
Nicely seen, nicely composed. Great contrasts and textures. :)

Stairway To Heaven
by Ben

Comment by posthumous:
this looks like an empty set, which is good, because I have so many movies I can fill it with. 7 for now

Looking Out
by Ben

Comment by Ben:
Re: FloydianS/ip

In the original i did use a mid-aperture so most of the shot including the hillside and beach was in focus.
I chose to blur them in my post processing afterwards.
I prefer the unblurred shot myself, but that's the reason i added this shot to get opinions.

Re: pamelasue

Thank you very much for your kind words.

Looking Out
by Ben

Comment by pamelasue:
I love this shot ... makes me realize how small we all are in the grand scheme of the earth ... well done!

Looking Out
by Ben

Comment by FloydianS/ip:
I'm not an expert by any means ... but I'll give this a shot ...

First off, I love the grand feeling of this shot, but the subject seems a little small for the composition. Maybe a greater DOF would have worked here as well, bringing the hillside and the sky into sharper focus. I love the touch of water on the lower right side, it creates some nice balance.
All in all, nice shot :)

Bluebell Path
by Ben

Comment by talj:
Beautiful shot, the greens have a real 'punch' to them and the angle you have taken this at makes something that is normally close to the ground look like its the really tall! :o)

The house.
by Ben

Comment by talj:
I like how you have set this shot up. The tree's either side of the frame leading down to the house are nice and I can even see some inscription on the wall of the house which is excelllent :o) The only thing I might suggest is the image has an overall lightness to it which, if its possible with B&W, makes it feel a little washed out. I am no photoshop expert but maybe there is something you could do to darken it a little without losing too much detail?

Closing In
by Ben

Comment by yanko:
Interesting dynamic going on. The texture of the walls would have really benefited from some more sharpening and local constrasting (i.e. sharpen with a high radius and low amount settings).

Closing In
by Ben

Comment by quiche:
Needs to be sharper, but is interesting.