Hint of nature

Just a hint of nature remains around the frame of this old church window opening. One of the Central Oregon images I took with Mike and Rick late last year. I've been working on a theme around cathedral style windows lately, and wanted to work on this one a little. The image is cropped on all four sides in an effort to correct for lens distortion. As a consequence, the top of the opening is cropped slightly as well. The image was also rotated about .2 degrees to give it a straighter appearance. The exterior is a stark white in contrast to the dark, weathered interior of the building - so I exploited that element in adding a soft diffusion, conversion to B&W with green filtration and white vignetting. Does it work? I'm not sure myself, but it was sort of fun to work with.

Canon 1D2 with 24-70L (wishing I had a tilt/shift lens)
ISO 100, f/16 at 1/5th

Ned, very nice. I like the soft edge.

Ned, Very nice. Vegetation is not intrusive and helps to frame, It made me go back to see if you posted the bridge photos also.

Very ethereal feeling to it! I really like this one Ned

Thanks for the comments. The bridge photograph worked out well. I sold the first one out of the printer, even - which was pretty cool!

Yeah, this is way good, Ned, great feeling.

Ned,
Overall, I like the soft feeling here...but I wish the top wasnt chopped. I also don't think the interior of the church adds much. The vegetation is a great addtion to the comp though.