Cornish Tinner's Capel, a photo from Cornwall, England

Photographer's Note

The once flourishing tin mines of Cornwall now lie abandoned with just one or two remaining open as working museums. The end for these mines came when more easily obtained sources were found in other parts of the world and when the price of tin dropped these mines were no longer viable. This chapel lies on a headland just south of St Ives. The sky is from my back garden and replaces a blank white sky. I thought the colouring a good match for the stonework which as you can see shows the rusty colour of tin and iron bearing ore. This same red, at one time discoloured the sea in these parts and some areas close to the outflows of the workings retain the stain on the beaches to this day. Scanned from Kodak Elitechrome 100ISO. Camera - Olympus OM2n and 28-70mm lens.

cobbydale, sadeik, syd1946, linask, jaywalker, TeresaT, mickyg, Angelillo, jmcl, ryno ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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cobbydale (1958) 2007-01-31 14:01

Good compositiuon, captures the textures of the stones really well. Very interesting colours from the metal deposits.
TFS. Leon.

sadeik (3282) 2007-01-31 15:41

A good scan, I wonder if this photo may look better in black and white with a touch of sepia. It has the atmosphere for that. The background is nicely blurred too making the eye concentrate on the building

Simon

syd1946 (1167) 2007-01-31 16:42

Hi Vic,
Very interesting subject,these ruins,for shooting.You made a very good composition here,taken from great point of view.The backround in an nice warm colors works so well for the main theme.A scene with a lot of mystery!
Best wishes,
Thomas

Gerrit (62042) 2007-02-01 12:31

Hi Vic,
The purple tones and the cross still standing firm give this picture mythical aspects.
Regards, Gerrit

jaywalker (16105) 2007-02-01 14:39

Hi Vic, Superb fine detail in the stone your focus is excellent, wonderful colour & you have managed the light well it looks a poor day, the note is very good & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

TeresaT (10806) 2007-02-01 16:59

Hello Vic,
Beauitful compostion of this ruins.
You've captured very well the textures of the stones.
And the colours and light are perfect.
Regards
Teresa

mickyg (815) 2007-02-01 17:27

It has a 3D quality Vic .. great detail and sharpness that adds to the surreal mood ..You made a fine job of the sky too :o)

mesutilgim (0) 2007-02-02 11:59

Hi Vic,
Wonderfull capture. One can easily imagine what kind of clebrities was been held there once upon a time.
Thanks for sharing
MESUT ILGIM

make (764) 2007-02-02 16:00

Hello Vic,

it's a perfect composition between the old capel and your replaced sky. It gives your picture a mystic character. Very good. I think if you use a little bit more the softener then you can increase that mysticism.
I will make a WS.

Regards Mario

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ben4321 (9875) 2007-02-03 14:05

I thought there was something up here as soon as I opened it, and now I see what it was; the wrong sky!
I think it has the opposite effect to the one you intended, and the colours of the stonework seem a bit lost against the sky; they blend in too much and there's not enough contrast in colour or tone between building and sky for them to stand out.
You also made a bit of a hash of the job of blending in the sky with the rest of the image, and there's an unfortunate smudgy blur on the stonework where it meets the sky.
Leaving aside the ethical issues of changing the sky for one from another place and time, if the light was dull and grey at the time then why bother? With this kind of photography, I think if the light's not right you're wasting your time, and no amount of messing around changing skies is going to change that.
I could have maybe put my ethical reservations to one side if changing the sky had worked well and produced a succesful image, but I'm afraid in my opinion this one hasn't worked well at all. Sorry Vic.

Cheers,
Ben

guillaumejm (0) 2007-02-04 3:44

Hello vic
perfect mood and colours here. But I think there is a little lack of sharpness on the cross. Perhaps it's due to a pp on sky part?.
Best regards
JMarc

Angelillo (9374) 2007-02-04 6:18

Hi Vic,

I like very much the feeling of decadence we can see here. The usure of time, the stones telling us the glory of ancient times! The ruins are usually romantic, but too very expressives. Technically, very good POV, and perfect sharpen. Really beautiful. Have a nice weekend,

Angel.

jmcl (14535) 2007-02-05 0:47

Vic,

the tones are just stunning .. but I do think having the color of the stones pulling into the sky doesn't work .. and in a way works against the unique nature of the stones .. I love the tight crop on the evocative building ..

thoughtful place.

take care,

John

ryno (6869) 2007-02-07 8:42

Great shot Vic. These ruins seem as ancient as Stonehenge. The weathered cross seems almost incongruous and out of place here. I like the pinkish hues of the stone - great light, and captured with excellent clarity & sharpness. Regards,
Ryno