Don't Go By The Laneway

One from my first outing of the new year.

I love this! THe B&W rocks, I like the shadows created here as it blurs into the back...it almost has a "negative" effect to it. Well done (and I do like the light spot in the center lol)

Interesting shot and place. Maybe kneeling down an taking the shot from a lower angle will aid the tree "dome" effect.

Good use of BW. Do you have the color version? I like that the fence is only on the one side in an otherwise very symmetrical photo.

Great shot, bet it's WAY spooky as evening sets in!

Nice work Tom..I like this just the way it is....Very mysterious.


b.t.w. your web site is lookin' good. :O)

Rick

This shot is great Tom. However if you took the shot from a lower angel (like BlueRob suggested) the trees would have more of an archway effect. But the shot is nice.

Nice shot Tom. I wish it wasn't as soft though.

I keep arguing with myself whether I want a figure in the lane or not and cannot decide as I do like the shot as is and a person in there would change it and I don't know if it would be a positive change.

Very nice work, Tom. Its a classic mysterious path shot. I am curious about the softness to this and its overall appearance. Was this a crop from a much larger image?
In any case, there is an intriguing mood and atmosphere here that pulls us in and down the path to the light.
Looking good.

Thanks everybody for taking an interest.
I rarely play around too much with images but I am finding this one a great candidate for experimenting and trying to create the perfect mood.
The softness in the first image posted was done in Lightroom using the Presence/Clarity tool. I am still finding my way around LR. I was trying to achieve a sort of mystical type of gloom if you like.
I attach below the latest uncropped version but with some added flavourings. My reason for cropping the first version was that I thought too much bright light was visible at the top.
Now I have calmed this down somewhat. I want this shot to be all about mood and I welcome your further comments as to whether I have got anywhere further with this version.