My Favorite Place [121428 Digital Darkroom]
Uploaded: July 19, 2006 05:56:39
Yep Mabry Mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Done a few things here. I used monochrome effect, faded color back in at about 70% then history brushed some areas back in a bit darker. Added the dreamy effect with a black tint to give more color, and then added the buzz and resharpened after I did all of this.
Category: Digital Darkroom
Karen Bacon July 19, 2006
This is stunning Darren!Looks so peaceful,i can understand why it would be your favorite! #486983Marcie A. Fowler July 19, 2006
Another beautiful capture of this beautiful place. Hope we can make it here in January. Love the effects you used to enhance this image. Gives it a great mood and feel!! #3048909Roger Bernabo July 19, 2006
Beautiful image and PS work Darren! Well done! #3048932Bridgette B July 19, 2006
This is gorgeous!! Great ps work...the results are amazing! #3048938Gail Vitikacs July 19, 2006
Stunning...love everything about it Darren! #3048970Cathy Barrows July 19, 2006
very pretty...i think me and linda need to come on a day trip #3048990Tamera S. Phillips July 19, 2006
Sounds like a lot of work but well work it! What a beautiful photo Darren. #3049063Linda D. Lester July 19, 2006
LOVE IT!!! #3049216Amy JACKSON July 19, 2006
Beautiful image, Darren! Very nice color and effects! #3049262Jeff Robinson July 19, 2006
Awesome work Darren! Very beautifully captured and presented! Jeff #3049331Shawn Jennings July 19, 2006
Great work Dennis! #3049418Carla Metzler July 19, 2006
Busy little boy weren't you? It looks great, too! Wonderful work, Darren! #3049475Life Expressions July 19, 2006
I can understand why this is your favorite place...it's gorgeous and you captured it perfectly. Awesome PS work as well. Beautiful image! #3049484Ken Smith July 19, 2006
Darren, I loved this spot to. You captured it brilliantly!! #3049604Dennis Flanagan July 19, 2006
Your photo and PS work were well worth it. Great shot. #3049832Pamela Shane July 19, 2006
BEAUTIFUL image, the effects only enhance this great shot Darren!! :) #3049872Paula Dwyer July 19, 2006
Its so beautiful!!! Excellent use of effects!! Fantastic image!! :) #3049966Ronald Balthazor July 19, 2006
Great treatment, Darren. #3050034Laura Clay-Ballard July 19, 2006
I can see why this is your favorite place. gorgeous and gorgeous work! #3050252Shirley L. Carpenter July 19, 2006
Beautiful image Darren!! Excellent work and composition!! Love it!! #3050339Bobbie Davis July 19, 2006
Absolutely beautiful Darren! #3050527Nina Shields July 19, 2006
Darren, truly masterful presentation of a gorgeous scene; outstanding work in all arenas! #3050695William C. Raco July 19, 2006
Wow, you continue to present this mill in so many new and beautiful ways, DarrenBill #3050993
Sharon Day July 19, 2006
I love the effects on this, Darren!!! Beautifully capture and edited! #3050995Donna J. Eaton July 19, 2006
A beautiful presentation of the Mill Darren! #3050998Marsha S. Smith July 19, 2006
Each and every shot I see of this mill just gets better and better. Your work on this one is just amazing. #3051471Janine Russell July 19, 2006
Darren, excellent detail, composition and effects. #3052037Tressie Davis July 20, 2006
This takes my breath away Darren - wonderful use of effects, and you had a beautiful comp and scene to begin with. Gorgeous image!! #3052730Stephanie Lyons July 20, 2006
Outstanding! This is breathtaking! #3053636Shelly A. Van Camp July 20, 2006
LOVE THIS!!!!! WOW!!!! #3054787Jim Kinnunen July 20, 2006
Superb image, Darren!!!! #3056842Jill Odice July 21, 2006
Sooo, they still haven't renamed this Darren's Mill? :-) I never get tired of seeing this place, I feel like I have been there I have seen it from every angle I think! Love it Darren:-) #3060034Lavone Vannoy July 22, 2006
You did an incredible job Darren! You brought out the brilliance and personality of this beautiful landmark of the parkway. I too am a huge fan of Mabry Mill, as I live not too far north of it (right off the parkway)!!I have the mill posted on my gallery as well. Three of my four children are sitting down facing it. I turned it black and white. I photographed several other things there too.
I love your work of art! Your talent in PS really shines. The manipulations you implemented are truly spectacular. Plus the pov of the capture is completely perfect! Just awesome!! Thank you for sharing it with us as well as your wonderful gallery :) #3062734
Bill Houghton July 24, 2006
Darren, you did a nice job with the effects on this shot. I like it very much. Well done. #3068096She-She Killough August 07, 2006
Ok I think it is my favorite place to now! LOL You do amazing things Darren. I have never been there but I sure would LOVE To someday. I wonder if I could find an angle you haven't covered...it would be fun to try. So Excellent Darren!! #3136592Kara L. Hendricks August 26, 2006
Ohh I get to be the first to say CONGRATS TO YOU DARREN!!!Carol Teal August 26, 2006
Congrats Darren on your finalist! I had recently looked through your photos and thought I had commented on this one already! It was one of my favorites in your gallery! #3218718Ken Smith August 26, 2006
Great job and congrats again!~ #3220462Deborah Lewinson August 26, 2006
Congrats again and again, Darren, excellent effects, a stunning image!David Phalen August 26, 2006
Congrats. Well earned! #3220929Tamera S. Phillips August 26, 2006
Okay Darren - you can stop any time now! Just kidding. This is a well deserved finalist and just stunning. #3221503Pamela Shane August 26, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS Darren on another exceptional finalist!! :) #3221843Lorraine A. Cook August 26, 2006
One of my favorites! Congratulations and Good Luck in the next round, Darren!<:)) #3222507Pat Gamwell August 26, 2006
Keep those winners comin'! Another CONGRATS! #3222569Nadya Johnson August 26, 2006
LOVE this image, Darren! Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #3223061Leonard Pierce August 26, 2006
Congratulations (#4) Darren! #3223488Julie Robinson August 27, 2006
Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #3223665Andrew I. Boyd August 27, 2006
Great shot,Darren!Congrats on your finalist:-) #3223799Paul Michko August 27, 2006
Congratulation on another great finalist, Darren. #3224143Bobbie Davis August 27, 2006
Congrats Darren! #3226710Linda D. Lester August 27, 2006
You had a great month....congratulations! I'm going to see this one day!!! #3229268Sherry Stricklin Boles August 28, 2006
This is such a beautiful location...I can see why it's a favorite! I always enjoy seeing the images of this place...Terry L. Ellis August 28, 2006
Beautifully done, Darren! Congratulations, again and again, etc.!!! #3233588Shirley A. Kinney March 07, 2007
Darren, this is a WOW photo! Love what you did with it. #4032360Angela Pound July 01, 2007
WOW congrats on this. It would soon become my favorite place. What a great scene. Your gallery is amazing. #4463964Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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