Stonyhurst College

[Ryewolf]

Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, catching some late evening sun....

[Rick448]

Superb shot, lovely light and composition.

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Rick, I've photographed it quite a few times this last year. Late in the afternoon is the best time when the sun is directly behind you. There's also a lot of ducks and geese here too, they are pretty used to people - I'm guessing people come up to feed them regularly - because as soon as I got out of the car I had about 50 mallards and 30 geese all around me - I had two geese pecking at me continuously whilst I was trying to photograph - despite already giving them a load of seeds I'd brought along.

[Ryewolf]

I also did this one, I prefer the clouds on this shot, but the sun was hidden, so didn't get the golden glow the same as the first image.

[Korky]

I've walked the footpaths around Hurst Green and Ribchester many, many times. A lovely part of the world.

Stonyhurst looks lovely in that light - and the moon gives the image a nice touch.

Korky

[kcbrecks]

I prefer the first one as the detailing of the building stands out better. Also the parked cars are much more noticeable in the second one. The lady on the mobility scooter is a nice touch.

[Stravinsky]

I prefer the first one for the building, but if you prefer the clouds in the second have you tried using a graduated ND in Photoshop / NIK colourefexpro on the first one?  

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Korky, kcbrecks and Stravinsky. I haven't tried the ND Filter in Photoshop or NIK as I have neither but thinking about it I could have copied/cloned parts of the sky from the second and used as a layer in the first.

[Stravinsky]

True ...... although the ND filter would be the easier option