Stairway to ...............

[johntwo]

I suspect this one might be a bit like Marmite.  Comments welcome - one way or the other. 

 

 

[KateW]

I love it. It makes me wonder what's at the top.

[johntwo]

Thanks for the comment Kate.  Originally aimed at being a print for hanging at home which I think would suit it more but I quite liked it as a digital image.

[kev7d]

You have created a work of art here John.  Great stuff.  

[Rick448]

I like that a lot, I would prefer the walled area to be cleaner where the brown colour has been faded in. This is in the top left area. It really does look great though. 

[Korky]

I like it, too - a very imaginative bit of processing.

Korky

[colinb]

 I may make two points

1) loose the vignette lets see it without please, the walls look to be cream, if you need to dodge/burn or clone of marks I think it would look so much better than the vignette.

2) 2nd step is slightly off horizontal, as it is in prime view I wonder if the image might benefit from pulling bottom left with the distort tool in PS or maybe just a slight rotation if you are not using PS.

BUT -I realise the vertical is vertical which is why I suggest the distort tool. Also removing the vignette might not make the step so 'in your face' so no.1 might cure no.2.

Finally - An interesting image that in general I really like, thanks for showing it.

[johntwo]

Thanks all for your comments.  As I said, This was an attempt to produce something that would look right on the wall.  It hasn't got there yet. 

Jaqui, I know what you mean but I wanted a totally abstract image for the above reasons.

Colin.  I totally agree with you wrt the perspective corrections.  I ended up having to use Warp to achieve something near, but the absence of the vignette, to me, makes the image look a bit mundane.  I have reprocessed it and posted it below.  See what you think.  (the walls were grey BTW)

 

[kev7d]

For me the original post is the better.

[colinb]

I think you need to push the curves on that second one John

I did wonder rather than the light vignette if you pushed the slider the other way you might see more texture, as you have 'yes' ticked on edit I thought I would go, but we all see things different. 

 

[johntwo]

Thanks Colin.  I have no problem with edits.  I think your version is a tat over saturated but I think a little more contrast might benefit my second version.  However the point of the negative vignette was to try and produce a more arty feel because as I said originally, printing and hanging this as a print is what I had in mind.  I'm still waiting for permission. 

[kev7d]

..........and I think you have achieved the arty feel in the original. It's a very nice work for me.

[colinb]

On 14/04/2018 at 09:56, John2 said:

Thanks Colin.  I have no problem with edits.  I think your version is a tat over saturated but I think a little more contrast might benefit my second version.  However the point of the negative vignette was to try and produce a more arty feel because as I said originally, printing and hanging this as a print is what I had in mind.  I'm still waiting for permission. 

the edit was more about the vignette and a 5 min edit before I went over to Lincoln, I wasn't really referring to colour but I have desaturated the image.