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Looking up at a cloudy sky, just before sunrise; Temple Gate; 24 Feb 2017.
Post-apocalyptic perhaps? Or fan as I am of the Terminator films, is this The Rise of the Machines? That innocuous little line of cloud that was wafting gently overhead now looks more like the result of an air strike.
Well, it may be that, but what it isn’t of course is a true representation of reality. It is how I choose to portray things – which gets back to yesterday’s post about freeing ourselves from photography’s conventions and “rules”, freeing ourselves from what we think is expected of us, from what others may expect us to do, and instead following our own creative feelings, emotions and gut instincts.
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Technique: X-T2 with 55-200 Fujifilm lens at 305mm (equiv); 1600 ISO; Silver Efex Pro 2, including substantial underexposure.
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FATman Photos 
Rise of the machines. Yes. 😊
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Glad you agree! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Love the chimney pots! Also the background of the sky and strange cloud look as if you have used charcoals.
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Yes, charcoal says it, absolutely! Thanks, my friend! A
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Wonderful picture
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Claire, I’m happy you like it – merci! A 🙂
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Hi Adrian, I am happy I stumbled upon your photography. It is wonderful and this image captivated me in its creativity and processing.
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Jane, good to meet you! Glad you like this picture – like you, I’m a fan of Silver Efex Pro. Adrian 🙂
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Hi Adrian, The only monochrome conversion I use. Love it.
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That’s good to know – so many share our views on SEP2, its hugely popular. A
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Very good shot ,full of gloom and foreboding, well conceived and processed too.
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I’m glad you like it, my friend – and I very much enjoyed your first hide shot.
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