The Celtic Tavern

jimd · December 14, 2024, 7:10pm

Another scene I’ve driven past for years and years but only recently thought to make a photo of it.

It was a dark and rainy night and the scene was lit by a streetlight opposite.
So no, thats not the photo I have in mind.
But now I know where to stand, shoot it a bit wider to include more of the road and go back in the dark side of twilight. Mist would be nice.

Quick and dirty but getting there.
How would you fake it?

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This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

cedric · December 14, 2024, 7:28pm

Not a “play” but I guess Mr. McFadden never got to work:

Celtic Tavern

lightlover · December 14, 2024, 8:24pm

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Nice!

kap55 · December 14, 2024, 8:27pm

DT 4.8.1

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Popanz · December 14, 2024, 9:43pm

Fake it? I thought the sky was burning…

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Roberto_Vacchi · December 14, 2024, 9:52pm

This is beautiful.

Tim · December 14, 2024, 10:38pm

I don’t know. Something like this?

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Terry · December 14, 2024, 10:42pm

My first attempt aimed at more recovery of the image than artistic interpretation.

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Terry · December 14, 2024, 10:47pm

A second attempt putting an interpretation to the image.
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jimd · December 14, 2024, 11:39pm

Some interesting takes there, from colourful b&w, dark and grungy to downright apopalyptic. Good-oh

jimd · December 14, 2024, 11:45pm

Laugh? I nearly choked!

Tim · December 15, 2024, 2:08am

You said the photo was taken on “a dark and rainy night”. I thought night would be dark, so …

witsu · December 15, 2024, 9:01am

My version…
RawTherapee 5.11 & Gimp 2.10.36

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dqpcoxeas · December 15, 2024, 10:07am

My version…

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jimd · December 15, 2024, 11:22am

Ha! Funny guy. Like how you brought out the detail. Subtle…

cedric · December 15, 2024, 3:41pm

Dark and misty with a moon (a bit too much moon!) …
… a la GIMP …

Popanz · December 15, 2024, 4:27pm

A more traditional edit:

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Or further processed with G’MIC’s portrait pencil filter:

Jean-Marc_Digne · December 15, 2024, 5:22pm

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jimd · December 15, 2024, 7:25pm

good effort, s’funny there was supposed to be a full moon setting at the end of the road on this mornings shoot, but a few too much cloud. but i bet it looked just like that…

jimd · December 15, 2024, 7:28pm

i really like that pencil sketch
did you us a 2B or HB graphite???