One Four Challenge: March Week 2
For the second week of March’s One Four Challenge, hosted by Robin Gosby at Captivate Me, I wanted to show the moors and tor in a darker mood. Dartmoor has been the setting for countless novels and poems. The best known of these is undoubtedly The Hound of The Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the dark of night, with the mist rolling in across the moors, I can’t help but think of the savage dog-like beast stood upon the tor, howling into the winds. A little bonus for you is this extra edit with an even moodier look and the hound himself on the rocks!
Here are the steps I took to get my Week 2 edit and a gallery of all the edits so far:
Photoshop CC and GTG
Savoy Mark II Colour Base
Knuffle Bunny 15%
Polar Express 50%
Cooling Greens Brush
Fog Brush (Across Tor) 50%
Moody Brush (Across Tor)
Rich Contrast 25%
Silky Rich Bokeh
Create Depth Brush
Dark Paradise 50%
RETRO FILMS
Record Store 15%
Annie Hall 25%
Flatten Image
Painterly Punchy 100%
Flatten Image
Black and White Adjustment Layer with Infrared Style
Painterly Subtle 100%
That Witch is Wicked 15%
Classic Contrast
Clean Bokeh
Create Depth Brush
These are so wonderful Sarah and yes I think of Conan Doyle when I think of the moors.. They were always the place of haunting in the stories.
The BW is stunning with that deep sky and the addition of the moon and the hound is awesome!
Really effective story telling with these images!!
Thanks Robyn 🙂 I ummed and erred about actually adding the hound as that’s the story the B&W tells to me but although I wanted to hint at it, I also didn’t want to force people to see that with the image. I really love the story telling in Cybele’s images 🙂 I read all the tales too! She has a very deft way at including an aspect of the story within an edit without forcing it upon the viewer.
I love the edit with the hound and the moon – you have certainly captured the dramatic atmosphere of this place Sarah 🙂
Thanks Jude 🙂 It was really just for fun! I nearly didn’t share it but Simon said that I should. Everyone has their own picture in their mind of what the hound really looked like! I still wonder if I shouldn’t have left it to everyone’s imagination?
You should be doing book covers 😀
Lol 😉 I do really enjoy a bit of graphic design! I ought to be doing some books full stop 🙂
perfectly moody!!!! perfect for werewolves!!
Isn’t it just! Thanks Cybele 🙂 I thought you’d like this one.
I love the moody feel, I prefer the version without the moon as it is an element which I find distracting. Your black and white toning works perfectly with this image.
Thanks Ben 🙂 Yes, the one with the moon and hound was just for fun really!
Definitely a moodier image and I like it for it. MM 🍀
Thanks John 🙂 It suits the moors I think!
Both are wild places. Trust you did not mind the link, 😎🐸😎
I’ve literally just been looking at the frogs 🙂 Links are always welcome! Great to see so much frog spawn. Some years there hardly seems any but this certainly bodes well for the frogs this year 🙂
2 years ago we had a great chorus, but last year was a bit of a blank. Not sure how it works, but this winter has definitely been mild over here. Here’s to a bumper frog year….
Mild here too! We haven’t had the flooding of last year though and I think that had a dramatic effect on the wildlife.
I am just hoping to see the Otters again this year…..🍀
Oh that would be a treat 🙂 I’m going to be looking along part of the canal where I know they’ve been doing work for the otters!
Love the drama and mood of your B&W edits. Fantastic result. Although the additions of the hound and moon are tricky, I like the one without best… great work Sarah! …. as usual! 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I only really did the hound edit for a bit of fun. I think if I was going to actually illustrate the hound properly I would take a twilight image of the tors and make a drawing of the hound looking much more monstrous. I too prefer the scene without the additions!
I love this in black and white – very moody and broody.
Thanks Raewyn 🙂 I think monochrome really suits the landscape of the moors!
Looking forward to the next lot 🙂
Hope you’ll like them 🙂
An image that lends itself perfectly to a BW conversion 🙂 nice job.
Thank you so much 🙂 It’s just that kind of landscape! We do moody wilderness quite well in the UK 😉
Yes Im deeply envious of your landscape and lovely lighting, hopefully one day I will actually get to travel half way round the world to visit!
Believe me, everyone here is equally envious of the landscape of NZ!! I have family there and really want to visit. I chat with my cousin and aunt a lot! I was actually born in Aus while my dad was there working and had my first birthday at Lake Rotorua 😀 Every part of the world has something different and enticing in landscape, wildlife and culture! I need a big commission or a lottery win then I can travel to my hearts content 🙂 The British Isles are truly stunning and I’ve been blessed to have been brought up in the countryside but still close to London. I love to get out to the wilder parts of the UK though! We go to Devon and Shropshire a lot to see family and Scotland is a dream 🙂 We have a family friend on Shetland who I long to go and stay with!
I will offer you deal, free accomodation on my sofa next time you are over for the same when I finally visit the UK 🙂
You’d be welcome! It’s the cost of flights etc that has stopped me travelling south. I have plenty of places to stay in NZ and Aus with so many family members there. I’d want to spend at least a few months travelling to see all my family and exploring the countryside. It’s the wildlife that I would really love to see and photograph 🙂
Same for me travelling north plus the exchange rate is not in my favour so even MORE expensive but one day when I win Lotto!
I either need to win the lottery or get a few big commissions!!
Good job of it! Love the B&W!
Thank you so much 🙂
I really like the monochrome – it definitely emphasizes the drama and moodiness of the moors. The addition of the hound and moon is great!
Oh thank you so much 🙂 It’s nice that some people like the hound edit that I created! A bit of fun for those who know the myths 🙂
Somehow I missed it last week, this is an amazing image. So much drama and power, very impressive work.
Thanks so much 🙂 I often post them quite late on the Monday evening (UK time) so that could explain how you missed it! I still haven’t had the chance to look through everyone’s posts this week. The moors are, indeed, a powerful place!