Category Archives: Architecture

Whitby Abbey illuminations 2017

It has been 2 years since I have been to Whitby Abbey. This year it was time to go back again.

Last time I was there the weather was not good, but the light display was good. There were not too many people there, so it made for good evenings photography.

What is Whitby Abbey illuminations weekend?

Each year the English Heritage open up the Abbey in Whitby and light it up in spectacular colours. It is to coincide with the twice yearly Goth Music festival, held in Whitby.

If you are interested in going, take a look at the Whitby Goth Weekend website.

Here are a few images that were taken from Whitby, I attended the Abbey illuminations, and Karl Wilson took some images the following day from around the streets… Whitby Abbey goth weekend Whitby Abbey goth weekend Whitby Abbey goth weekend

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Manchester canvas artwork – buy from this website

There are many Manchester canvas artworks available to buy for the home and office.  Manchester is an interesting place at most times of the day or night.  With such a wide variety of architecture from the very old, to the very modern. From the hustle and bustle of the main streets, to the old, narrow back alleys. You can always find interesting architecture.

Cityscape | Manchester Canvas wall art | for sale | Manchester morning Cityscape | Manchester Canvas wall art | for sale | Manchester blue hour

Manchester has so many features and buildings, it makes for some great photography

Cityscape | Manchester Canvas wall art | for sale | Reflections of Manchester Cityscape | Manchester Canvas wall art | for sale | Curved office front

All of these images and more are available from the website, as canvas prints, framed fine art, or a variety of other formats.

If you are interested in a photograph of a particular building or scene, then contact us using the online form on the about page. Also, have a look at our Cityscape gallery to see if there is anything that you like there.

Cityscape | Black and white Manchester canvas wall art | for sale | Skyscraper against a clear sky

Black and white image impact

The ability to take images in black and white is seen by many photographers as being more challenging than regular colour photography.

Many years ago you made the choice in-camera as to whether you were going to shoot in colour or black and white with the type of film you loaded into your camera.

Now, however, the choice can be made after the image is shot with post-processing and a wide variety of software to achieve the best results. My personal choice for converting to black and white is a combination of Google Nik Tools Silver EFX Pro and Adobe PhotoShop.

Here is an example of some images that have been converted from colour to black and white:
Cityscape | Canvas wall art | for sale | Leeds Black Prince statue against a dark sky Cityscape | Canvas wall art | for sale | Leeds Black Prince statue against a dark sky (black and white)

Landscape | Canvas wall art | Consumed by waves Landscape | Black and White canvas wall art | Consumed by waves

When this image was taken I didn’t particularly have a black and white image in mind, but after processing I noticed how the details in the colour from the rocks and water almost detracted from the image. I decided to put this image through the Google Nik Tools Silver EFX Pro plugin to see if a reduction in colours would improve the image. What do you think? You can leave your comments below, I would be interested to hear.

Landscape | Canvas wall art | Black and White | Staithes harbour

The above image I didn’t even produce in colour, as this was an example of something that just didn’t work in colour. The subtle colours in the concrete were completely lost in the grey slab, and the sky was such a colour that it brought the tone of the image down. Once converted to black and white the image took on a life of it’s own.

Black and white images seem to have more power and impact that their colour counterparts.

All of these images can be found in the galleries on this website, along with many other such images.