Cathedral Colorized [American National Monuments ]
Uploaded: August 07, 2012 03:53:40
A view of the dome and barrel vaulting of St. Matthew's Cathedral in DC.
I first converted the image to b/w, then painted on new colors throughout, for a 'hand-tinted' look.
08-12 Digital Darkroom Finalist
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 25/10 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 10.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Nikki McDonald August 07, 2012
Beautiful tones, Chris, and a lovely composition. #1479142Dr Silly August 07, 2012
Beautiful, wonderful hand tining job. :O)Joy Rector August 07, 2012
beautiful #10266095Leslie McLain August 07, 2012
Fantastic capture and DD work, Chris. #10266105Usman M. Bajwa August 07, 2012
Wow, this is fabulously done, Chris. Lots of work involved it seems, good luck!UB. #10266183
Carol Flisak August 07, 2012
Fabulous image, Chris... excellent composition and details, and I love the colors! Well done! #10266208Richard B. Hallick August 07, 2012
Wonderful job on the hand tinting, resulting in a beautiful image. #10266251Dayna Cain August 07, 2012
This is STUNNING! (Do you ever get tired of hearing me say that? LOL) #10266490David M. Montero August 07, 2012
Marvelous work Chris! #10266650Lindley Johnson August 07, 2012
Love the way you painted on the colors, Chris! Wonderful POV and comp, too. #10266840Chris Budny August 08, 2012
Carolyn Fletcher:Thank you all very much! (Dayna, the answer is no, of course!! ;) #10267288
Carol Quina August 08, 2012
GORGEOUS! #10268334Renee Doyle August 09, 2012
Great symmetry, colours and detail Chris!! Beautiful! #10268478Chris Budny August 09, 2012
Thank you both! #10268593Reynaldo D. Reyes August 09, 2012
So beautiful Chris and inspirational. #10269075Chris Budny August 09, 2012
Thank you, Reynaldo! #10269151Ken Smith August 09, 2012
Lucky you..what a beautiful view, Chris! #10269438Chris Budny August 09, 2012
Thank you, Ken! #10269485Michael McCook August 15, 2012
Nice job Chris...great idea to hand tint! #10277618Chris Budny August 26, 2012
Thanks, Michael; was a fun exercise! #10291520Nikki McDonald September 24, 2012
Love it when a favorite goes on. Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round, Chris. #10336296JO ANN CLEVELAND September 24, 2012
Congrats on this awesome finalist Christopher!jo ann c. #10336347
JO ANN CLEVELAND September 24, 2012
Congrats on this awesome finalist Christopher!jo ann c. #10336352
Tammy Espino September 24, 2012
Congrats Chris on this awesome finalist!! :) #10336619Terry Cervi September 24, 2012
Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Chris! #10336752Dayna Cain September 24, 2012
Congrats Chris! This is an AMAZING finalist! #10337167Mary L. Olson September 24, 2012
Very interesting and quite beautiful. Congraulations. #10337328Carol Flisak September 24, 2012
Huge congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Chris! #10337902Lindley Johnson September 24, 2012
So beautiful, Chris - big congratulations on your finalist! #10337946Peggy Pfister September 24, 2012
Beautiful work, Chris! Congrats on the finalist! #10338660Phyllis H. Burchett September 24, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful finalist Chris! #10338813Chris Budny September 24, 2012
Thank you all very much, Judges included; this was my first major attempt at colorizing an entire image this way. An interesting and fun exercise! #10338836Usman M. Bajwa September 24, 2012
Good to see this again, Chris. CONGRATZ and good luck on this and your other beautiful Finalist!UB. #10339037
Michele Peterson September 24, 2012
Fabulous!! Congratulations!! #10339138Reynaldo D. Reyes September 24, 2012
Magnificent, Congratulations Chris. #10339214Katarina Mansson September 25, 2012
So happy to see this beauty with a badge - congratulations Chris! #10339594Marcy B. Reman September 25, 2012
WOW! Beautiful. Amazing artistry. Congrats on a well deserved finalist. #10339740Chris Budny September 25, 2012
Thanks, folks! #10339936Mitch Spence September 25, 2012
Ah ha! My favorite. Congratulations, Chris. #10340620Ellen Hodges September 25, 2012
Huge congrats on this stunning finalist, Chris!!! #10341312Richard B. Hallick September 25, 2012
Congratulations. The hand-painting is amazing. This should go far. #10341562Chris Budny September 26, 2012
Thank you all very much! Fingers crossed, Richard! #10341973Errick L. Cameron September 27, 2012
Terrific! Well done and Congratulations! #10343620Chris Budny September 27, 2012
Thank you, Errick! #10343766Carol Quina September 27, 2012
Congratulations Chris on this beautiful finalist! #10344342Chris Budny September 28, 2012
Thanks, Carol! #10344649Rona L. Schwarz September 30, 2012
WOW! Sorry this is so belated, Chris...I am still making my way through all the Finalists. Super Congratulations to you! This is truly spectacular - what extraordinary work! So much going on - beautifully composed - and then such artistry (and patience) to do your own hand-tinting! Next up...GOLD, I'm sure! #10348317Chris Budny October 01, 2012
Thank you very much, Rona! #10348610Julianne Bradford October 01, 2012
Congrats Chris..terrific finalist!! #10348981Chris Budny October 01, 2012
Thanks, Julianne! #10349664Merna L. Nobile October 05, 2012
I heard the good news…and could not be happier for you! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna
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Amanda D. Austwick June 28, 2014
Chris, I know this is Very belated, but it's astounding how much work you put into this beautiful creation. Belated Congratulations as well. #11072929Chris Budny June 30, 2014
Thank you both, Merna & Amanda! #11073974Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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