Fun With Filters
Whenever the weather prevents me from getting out and shooting new images or when my schedule doesn’t allow me to capture some new material, I will often just pull out some old images and give them a new look through the magic of PhotoShop Elements and a few add-on filters from Nik or On1.
As an architect in my former life, I am fascinated by the ornate brickwork done from the turn of the 20th century and continuing into the mid 1940’s. Everything from modest homes to impressive commercial high-rise buildings were draped in beautiful masonry. It seems that a mason was not only a trade, but a craft populated by artisans.
This building is found in the small community of Okmulgee, in Northeast Oklahoma. It’s about thirty-five miles south of Tulsa and about ten miles north of my birthplace in Henryetta. I like the combination of cast stone and brick. While color images give one a true image of the structure…
There is nothing quite like black & white to bring out the soul and character of the design. Here I used a combination of two filters from On1, which is a free add-on package to PhotoShop Elements. This detail is centered over the main entrance. Meanwhile…
over on the corner of the building is this handsome minaret. Like automobiles, most new buildings are truly more energy efficient, better constructed structurally, offer better lighting, and are safer that those of bygone days, but they simply don’t have the soul that details like this give to the design.
And black & white only adds depth to that soul. Have a blessed week.
Driller's Place 
Your photography loves WordPress. So do your filters.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. 🙂
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I believe it has a lot to do with the size of the image that WordPress allows to be posted. So, I am here to stay.
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You DID have fun experimenting, didn’t you?
Thanks for sharing your photos with us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/04/titanic-movie-costumes-on-display-at.html
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Experimentation is always fun.
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Love your photos. I like to photograph old buildings with all their details. They just don’t make them like they used to.
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The details are always beautiful. Thanks for dropping by.
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New buildings are often characterless. Just like old shoes may not be so stylish but they sure are more comfortable.
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Old structures do indeed seem to offer a more welcoming feel to them.
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Yes, your black and white photos are fantastic! I wish more homes were brick. Vinyl siding makes me shudder.
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You just can’t do these details in vinyl.
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I like photographing buildings too.
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I have days when I go out specifically to photograph buildings but have no idea what will find its way in front of my lens.
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Beautiful vintage building photos!
Namaste,
A ShutterBug Explores
aka (A Creative Harbor)
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Beautiful vintage buildings make the photos special.
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cool shots-wonderful building!
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I am always in awe of the craftsmanship on display in these old structures.
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Cool building, love the color. How are you liking WP? I’m glad it was 75 by you but we are having a legit winter storm complete with “thunder snow” right now. Crazy, gonna take some photos from the porch.
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I’ve gotten comfortable with WordPress and I like the way it displays my images. I think the image format is larger than Blogger.
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Beautiful work here. The work seems almost organic. I wonder how much of current buildings will stand the test of time.
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There are a few I suppose, but most will live out their lifecycle and then be replaced with whatever the current architectural fashion is at the time.
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Yea, I liek that too. Thnk your bw is great 🙂
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