Inspiring Photo: Cathedral Colorized #13212534

Cathedral Colorized [American National Monuments ]

Uploaded: August 07, 2012 10:53:40

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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

Comments

Nikki McDonald August 07, 2012 0

Beautiful tones, Chris, and a lovely composition. #1479142

Dr Silly August 07, 2012 0

Beautiful, wonderful hand tining job. :O)
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Joy Rector August 07, 2012 0

beautiful #10266095

Leslie McLain August 07, 2012 0

Fantastic capture and DD work, Chris. #10266105

Usman M. Bajwa August 07, 2012 0

Wow, this is fabulously done, Chris. Lots of work involved it seems, good luck!

UB. #10266183

Carol Flisak August 07, 2012 0

Fabulous image, Chris... excellent composition and details, and I love the colors! Well done! #10266208

Richard B. Hallick August 07, 2012 0

Wonderful job on the hand tinting, resulting in a beautiful image. #10266251

Dayna Cain August 07, 2012 0

This is STUNNING! (Do you ever get tired of hearing me say that? LOL) #10266490

David M. Montero August 07, 2012 0

Marvelous work Chris! #10266650

Lindley Johnson August 07, 2012 0

Love the way you painted on the colors, Chris! Wonderful POV and comp, too. #10266840

Chris Budny August 08, 2012 0

Carolyn Fletcher:
It looks beautiful. Nice work!!
8/7/2012 4:00:13 AM

Thank you all very much! (Dayna, the answer is no, of course!! ;) #10267288

Carol Quina August 09, 2012 0

GORGEOUS! #10268334

Renee Doyle August 09, 2012 0

Great symmetry, colours and detail Chris!! Beautiful! #10268478

Chris Budny August 09, 2012 0

Thank you both! #10268593

Reynaldo D. Reyes August 09, 2012 0

So beautiful Chris and inspirational. #10269075

Chris Budny August 09, 2012 0

Thank you, Reynaldo! #10269151

Ken Smith August 09, 2012 0

Lucky you..what a beautiful view, Chris! #10269438

Chris Budny August 10, 2012 0

Thank you, Ken! #10269485

Michael McCook August 16, 2012 0

Nice job Chris...great idea to hand tint! #10277618

Chris Budny August 27, 2012 0

Thanks, Michael; was a fun exercise! #10291520

Nikki McDonald September 24, 2012 0

Love it when a favorite goes on. Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round, Chris. #10336296

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 24, 2012 0

Congrats on this awesome finalist Christopher!

jo ann c. #10336347

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 24, 2012 0

Congrats on this awesome finalist Christopher!

jo ann c. #10336352

Tammy Espino September 24, 2012 0

Congrats Chris on this awesome finalist!! :) #10336619

Terry Cervi September 24, 2012 0

Congrats on your beautiful finalist, Chris! #10336752

Dayna Cain September 24, 2012 0

Congrats Chris! This is an AMAZING finalist! #10337167

September 24, 2012 0

Very effective #10337280

September 24, 2012 0

Very effective #10337297

Mary L. Olson September 24, 2012 0

Very interesting and quite beautiful. Congraulations. #10337328

Carol Flisak September 24, 2012 0

Huge congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Chris! #10337902

Lindley Johnson September 24, 2012 0

So beautiful, Chris - big congratulations on your finalist! #10337946

Peggy Pfister September 25, 2012 0

Beautiful work, Chris! Congrats on the finalist! #10338660

Phyllis H. Burchett September 25, 2012 0

Congrats on this wonderful finalist Chris! #10338813

Chris Budny September 25, 2012 0

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! #10338836

Usman M. Bajwa September 25, 2012 0

Good to see this again, Chris. CONGRATZ and good luck on this and your other beautiful Finalist!

UB. #10339037

Michele Peterson September 25, 2012 0

Fabulous!! Congratulations!! #10339138

Reynaldo D. Reyes September 25, 2012 0

Magnificent, Congratulations Chris. #10339214

Katarina Mansson September 25, 2012 0

So happy to see this beauty with a badge - congratulations Chris! #10339594

Marcy B. Reman September 25, 2012 0

WOW! Beautiful. Amazing artistry. Congrats on a well deserved finalist. #10339740

Chris Budny September 25, 2012 0

Thanks, folks! #10339936

Mitch Spence September 25, 2012 0

Ah ha! My favorite. Congratulations, Chris. #10340620

Ellen Hodges September 25, 2012 0

Huge congrats on this stunning finalist, Chris!!! #10341312

Richard B. Hallick September 26, 2012 0

Congratulations. The hand-painting is amazing. This should go far. #10341562

Chris Budny September 26, 2012 0

Thank you all very much! Fingers crossed, Richard! #10341973

Errick L. Cameron September 27, 2012 0

Terrific! Well done and Congratulations! #10343620

Chris Budny September 27, 2012 0

Thank you, Errick! #10343766

Carol Quina September 28, 2012 0

Congratulations Chris on this beautiful finalist! #10344342

Chris Budny September 28, 2012 0

Thanks, Carol! #10344649

Rona L. Schwarz October 01, 2012 0

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! #10348317

Chris Budny October 01, 2012 0

Thank you very much, Rona! #10348610

Julianne Bradford October 01, 2012 0

Congrats Chris..terrific finalist!! #10348981

Chris Budny October 02, 2012 0

Thanks, Julianne! #10349664

Merna L. Nobile October 05, 2012 0

I heard the good news…and could not be happier for you! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna
#10357073

Amanda D. Austwick June 28, 2014 0

Chris, I know this is Very belated, but it's astounding how much work you put into this beautiful creation. Belated Congratulations as well. #11072929

Chris Budny June 30, 2014 0

Thank you both, Merna & Amanda! #11073974

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