Pardon my fringe II Original (for Clicks) and revision.

[johntwo]

Click asked to see the original.  It was the wheel barrow that bothered me and the it was that beautiful sky that pushed me to high key mono.

The revision tries to take account of the comments and is (I think) and improvement.  Instead of using the negative vignette, I've just softened the lines of the wheelbarrow instead.  Finally, I've kept the comp within the Keyline.

 

[Brian]

I think your revised version works much better, John. As you said, the barrow is a bit of a distraction. Especially the little yellow thingo. Very nice image.

[Monomania]

The revised version works very well - it shows that a mundane image can be made very attractive with imagination and work.

[Clicker]

Thanks for that John ... only just caught up with this .. That looks  better  to me ... the reason i asked for the original was so I could   remove the barrow and build the wall  and see if a colour version was able to be retrieved ...I did one in colour and a mono version  without the vignette but not in high key ... I can see why the sky led you in that direction though ... Unlike your version though I  haven't  faded or reduced the impact of the background ... I have to say I prefer  the revised high key version that  you have posted  to the original .......

[johntwo]

Thanks all for the comments.  I think this one may end up as a print.

[Clicker]

D'ya think I could get a job  building  farmyard walls  then ? .....

[johntwo]

Nice bit of cloning and I like the treatment a lot.  Perhaps the horse needs to be a bit darker though otherwise the the whole is a tad flat.  Something like:

[Hatter]

Yes - that last one's the winner!

 

[Clicker]

  Great how we can fiddle innit ... I tend to use content aware  more than cloning  but I  did clone the  post  in front of the wall .. Thanks for  the fun John...