Lady Isabella

Liberalis · 12-12-2005, 08:25

Went for a IR B&W conversion on this, what do'ya think ?

(Read about the method in a magazine)

Into this...

Liberalis · 12-12-2005, 08:25

Ps: I know about the lines in the sky, I've yet to fiddle with this.

Cheers

Catdaddy · 12-12-2005, 09:18

Looks very striking, Kris

How did you do it?

Liberalis · 12-12-2005, 09:25

I used Paint shop Pro 7 so I'm not sure if its the same in Ps.

Copied to a new layer, added brightness (20) and Gaussian Blur (5)
Mixed layers to 30% new Layer, 70% Background.
Merged Layers.
Used channel mixer and selcted monotone (black)
Upped red to 90%
Upped green to 105%
Dropped blue to -100%
Resized for the web
Sharpen.

Not sure if this is the "Correct" way of doing it, but its all a learning curve.

Hope this helps

Steep · 12-12-2005, 10:13

I like it, I was going to try the same article myself today if I can find a decent image to go with.

Catdaddy · 12-12-2005, 10:43

I'd leave the lines in the sky - as it is, everything leads the eye to the wheel in the IR version. In the colour version, the building seems to be the resting point.

Matty · 12-12-2005, 18:25

works for me, though i think i would like to see something that gives a better idea of the scale of it all

Liberalis · 12-12-2005, 18:27

Cheers, does the shed door not do that ? lol

Matty · 12-12-2005, 18:31

yes it does, but its not something that strikes you straight away, you really have to study the shot to realise quiet how big it is! (thats not a bad thing btw)

RobertP · 12-12-2005, 18:45

Photography aside for a moment... what is it?

The top bit is a mystery to me - if the aqueduct feeds water to it then how come its lower than the top? Or is that just the angle of view?

Bachs · 12-12-2005, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertP

Photography aside for a moment... what is it?

The top bit is a mystery to me - if the aqueduct feeds water to it then how come its lower than the top? Or is that just the angle of view?

The Laxey Wheel?
Visited it when I was a young whippersnapper.
I think you did a pretty good bw conversion there.
A little obsession of mine at the moment!

Gandhi · 13-12-2005, 00:21

I thinkk it's just a ******* big water wheel for generating energy for something?

Bachs dude, you have a challenger!

(that's a sideways compliment by the way

)

Liberalis · 13-12-2005, 07:13

Thanks for the comments guys, here's a little history I've found.

Set upon the hills near the village Laxey rests a giant. Lady Isabella named after former Lieutenant Governor Hope's wife is also know as the Laxey Wheel. Built in 1854. The Laxey Wheel remains the largest working waterwheel in the world. The wheel has a diameter of 72ft and a circumference of 227ft. It was used to pump 250 gallons of water a minute from the Laxey mines some 200 yards away and 1500ft below ground. The mines employed over 600 miners at its peak producing lead, copper, silver and zinc till the mines closed in 1929. Tourists had long come to see the wheel, even when the mines were still in use and they continue to come to this day.

Liberalis · 13-12-2005, 07:33

I've been thinking long and hard about the scale thing mentioned before, and I think I've cracked it ....

Ps: this is a joke.

SammyC · 13-12-2005, 09:18

Hmmm, not sure this second colour shot works for me....

Matty · 13-12-2005, 19:26

lol! thats the way Kris, that works for me...

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Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Lady Isabella Went for a IR B&W conversion on this, what do'ya think ? (Read about the method in a magazine) Into this...

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Catdaddy Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 508	I'd leave the lines in the sky - as it is, everything leads the eye to the wheel in the IR version. In the colour version, the building seems to be the resting point. Last edited by Catdaddy : 12-12-2005 at 11:10.

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12-12-2005, 08:25	#2 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Ps: I know about the lines in the sky, I've yet to fiddle with this. Cheers

12-12-2005, 09:18	#3 (permalink)
Catdaddy Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 508	Looks very striking, Kris How did you do it?

12-12-2005, 09:25	#4 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	I used Paint shop Pro 7 so I'm not sure if its the same in Ps. Copied to a new layer, added brightness (20) and Gaussian Blur (5) Mixed layers to 30% new Layer, 70% Background. Merged Layers. Used channel mixer and selcted monotone (black) Upped red to 90% Upped green to 105% Dropped blue to -100% Resized for the web Sharpen. Not sure if this is the "Correct" way of doing it, but its all a learning curve. Hope this helps

12-12-2005, 10:13	#5 (permalink)
Steep Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inverness Posts: 964	I like it, I was going to try the same article myself today if I can find a decent image to go with.

12-12-2005, 18:25	#7 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	works for me, though i think i would like to see something that gives a better idea of the scale of it all

12-12-2005, 18:27	#8 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Cheers, does the shed door not do that ? lol

12-12-2005, 18:31	#9 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	yes it does, but its not something that strikes you straight away, you really have to study the shot to realise quiet how big it is! (thats not a bad thing btw)

12-12-2005, 18:45	#10 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	Photography aside for a moment... what is it? The top bit is a mystery to me - if the aqueduct feeds water to it then how come its lower than the top? Or is that just the angle of view?

13-12-2005, 00:21	#12 (permalink)
Gandhi Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: bath, somerserset Posts: 966	I thinkk it's just a ******* big water wheel for generating energy for something? Bachs dude, you have a challenger! (that's a sideways compliment by the way )

13-12-2005, 07:13	#13 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Thanks for the comments guys, here's a little history I've found. Set upon the hills near the village Laxey rests a giant. Lady Isabella named after former Lieutenant Governor Hope's wife is also know as the Laxey Wheel. Built in 1854. The Laxey Wheel remains the largest working waterwheel in the world. The wheel has a diameter of 72ft and a circumference of 227ft. It was used to pump 250 gallons of water a minute from the Laxey mines some 200 yards away and 1500ft below ground. The mines employed over 600 miners at its peak producing lead, copper, silver and zinc till the mines closed in 1929. Tourists had long come to see the wheel, even when the mines were still in use and they continue to come to this day.

13-12-2005, 09:18	#15 (permalink)
SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	Hmmm, not sure this second colour shot works for me....

13-12-2005, 19:26	#16 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	lol! thats the way Kris, that works for me...