Tag : sepia toning

Pyramids in sepia

Some of the pyramids are believed to have been built over a period of about 20 years and would have required a workforce of as many as 200,000 people.

stairway to Chapter House, Wells Cathedral, England.

Stairway to Chapter House, Wells Cathedral

The wearing down of the stone steps by so many feet over so many years, the religious connotations of ascending towards the light….

Winchester Cathedral interior

Photographing Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral, one of the largest in Europe, with the greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral. I decided to go with the sepia toned monochrome treatment for this interior shot.

late afternoon vantage point

Cloudscapes, Papua.

A series of toned monochrome images where clouds are the subject.

Tree roots, Ta Prohm 2

Tree roots, bas-reliefs, shadows, monochrome

tree roots, stone ruins, bas-reliefs and all their shadows, lend themselves beautifully to black and white.

monochrome

Trees in winter landscape, Hokkaido.

Minimalist black and white winter landscapes of Hokkaido might be something of a cliche. Regardless, such scenes draw the eye and compel you to take a photo!

A sense of order, Tokyo

Reflecting the “Japanese aesthetic”,  a carefully considered photograph becomes an exercise in graphic design.

Wood carving, Tanzania.

Silver Efex Pro helped transform an uninspiring colour image into a pleasing sepia-toned monochrome.

Coastline Maui

A four-shot stitched panoramic of the Maui coast. The four frames were taken from the deck of a boat with all camera settings set in manual mode for consistency.

Cheetah vantage point, Serengeti National Park

It is quite common behaviour for cheetahs, who have excellent eyesight, to use features such as anthills as vantage points to survey their surroundings.