Beckett  11/07/05 @877

A second one!? Very nice Brian. It was worth the long, long wait.

Repercutir  11/07/05 @877

YOU are posting?? o m g beautiful compo, though i think you could crop off some of the top and the bottom. it's a little blurry too.. maybe a light unsharp mask? very beautiful picture!!

zanzibar  11/07/05 @877

yes, yes, yes... lovely place... good work.. nice compo.. +10

kittyKat  11/07/05 @886

ok so you bought me a new home when can I move in?

MsMichelleLynn  11/07/05 @887

Yay! You posted again. I have had my breath held all this time Brian. This certainly is a beautiful scene and masterfully composed. Everything seems fuzzy to me ... maybe camera shake? Maybe you were busy eating a banana and took this one-handed? I dunno. Very nice though Brian. Hugs, Michelle

ThruMyEyez  11/07/05 @888

*falls over in shock* A NEW PHOTO?????? A very scenic shot. I like the composition as is, wound not crop this at all. I agree a slight sharpening might be called for but it is really not needed to make this a very good photo. Now I have to wait another year or two for your next photo.

sdavis75  11/07/05 @900

Very nice photo; beautiful composition. I do agree a bit of sharpening wouldn't hurt.

Enialadam  11/07/05 @914

Beautiful composition! This is a really nice shot. Part of my heritage is Irish, i've never been to ireland though . Thanks for posting

Andy--Jones  11/07/05 @921

This looks eff all like an effin urang-utan!!! You arent just a one trick poney! Great photograph Brian, has real majesty about it and not just the castle, but the scenery as well! The blue boat is a nice touch! At last!!!!

Madanapale  11/07/05 @927

Great composition and colors!!!....excellent use of the right lower corner....Love how it flows! Carlos

slaphapy5  11/07/05 @930

WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE!! a new photo and I missed it!!!! how is this... possible?.... can ... not... compute... anyway, nice new shot. agreed on the fuzziness, but maybe it's not fuzzy just saturation. I love the blue boat in the composition it balances it nicely. +10 ~slap

RizzoMattos  11/07/05 @933

This is pretty nice but my eyes are kinda split between the tree on the right and the castle meaning which one is supose to stand out more?, nice colors. nice lighting and all other thing. Good Job

Juro  11/07/05 @984

Nice subject and photo Brian, could be the down sizing but it looks a little blurry. Good shot.

beatrizmatar  11/08/05 @024

Great work¡¡¡¡¡¡And if Kittikat gets the castle I accept the maids rooms. +10 ))) Bea

Wysiwyg  11/08/05 @039

It's about damn time, 11 months later... (Guess that dart finally found it's mark) I don't have a direct link for it, but I'm sure eowyn does...the Robert Mekis sharpening technique...it's an ancient form of kung fu from the Robert Mekis dojo. Known to be able to sharpen any photo that crossed it's path. Other than that

omni  11/08/05 @082

sorry, it all seems somewhat unfocussed.

eowyn  11/08/05 @118

I missed you Brian! Hum for me the boat is kinda too close to the border. If just it is a little bit on the left more. Nice one Brian. And please keep on POSTING!

moserArtist  11/08/05 @254

I agree with Michelle on the sharpness issue and with Fretty on the position of the boat. Otherwise you spoted a beautiful place for a picture, well done!

Passenger  11/08/05 @363

I like the boat in the composition, overall it doesnt look too sharp but very nice composition and colors!

flowjoe  11/08/05 @369

Every once in a while one of those life changing events just slams you in the face.

Almost-Human  11/08/05 @451

IMAGE UPDATED !!!!!!!!! Remus was kind enough to do some tweaking to the image with regard to its sharpness. I have this image on my wall at home as a 20 x 16.. it has been scanned and I tried (for the First time) to bring it into Photoshop....... lol Anyway, Remus/Zanzibar has helped out and its appreciated, This place was posted by Remus a while back, hence my posting............. Cheers for taking the time to post... its appreciated.

Juro  11/08/05 @461

This is better, much sharper.

Jane  11/08/05 @466

Wee! I love castles!! Beautiful surroundings. A frame would be nice.

SandraS  11/08/05 @471

Finally! After all that time I've bothered you for a new shot, my prayers have been heard. Beautiful place. i find the boat annoying but still its nice. Fine work monkeyboy.

shyamshriram  11/08/05 @477

THANX for posting LOVELY PIC.

ARTOONATOR  11/08/05 @479

Besides the quality, it looks like a photo manipulation! You HAVE BEEN BUILDING THIS CASTLE YOURSELF WHEN YOU WERE GONE, right? .....I'm watching you......you watch your steps MR. Brian.....

Xris  11/08/05 @481

Beautiful scene A-H, tho gotta agree with Michelle, it looks just a smidgeon fuzzy. We've toldya before, put-the-bananas-down-before-you-click! Seriously though, it's a good, well balanced composition Brian. I particularly like the splash of colour from the boat moored to the right (starrrrrrrboard soyde) - which completes the mood very, very nicely. Well done! Xris

SinisterUrge  11/08/05 @487

Good to see you got the photograph sorted out. Sorry buddie, I totally forgotten about the beatluck.com site altogether. I didn't realise your photograph was on it. Anyhow, you managed to get it all sorted out which is cool. With you permission I'd like to use your two photographs as part of my research for the photography class project. Photograph looks very sharp so i'll have to give it 9/9

Almost-Human  11/08/05 @490

No Problem Sean... Work away.. and cheers for hosting the other image for a year............ appreciated................

SailorDidi  11/08/05 @549

seems to be a very quiet place... And you've captured it in a fantastic way. Great work, even if it is a bit fuzzy, as said before... +10 Brian

Elements  11/08/05 @556

I think I'll have to check this at home, as on my office monitor it doesn't look good. I'm sure the original hanging on your wall looks great, but this image is blurred, and has a thin white strip down the right hand side.

kittyKat  11/08/05 @594

No offence monkey boy but now I think the edit made the greens look too florescent green I liked it how it was after reading what everyone was saying it looked fuzzy I took it and tried sharpening it my self. I don't think thats the answer I think if anything it needed to be lightened a tad. not sharpened besides I like a photo UNTOUCHED I like to see what the photographer took with out any edits... just my personal opinion and flava no offence Remus

Im-Trying  11/08/05 @758

but what about the monkey nice castle good money for only £29,000

Byonder  11/08/05 @852

I'm viewing this on a high-def, color-calibrated widescreen monitor at school and it's really blurry/muddy. Appears to be the jpg compression, because out-of-focus pictures don't have the same type of blur.

Almost-Human  11/08/05 @865

explain, more... I am not a digital photographer, The origional is a 35mm c41 colour neg.......... printed to 20 x 16 sitting on the wall.. its not amazingly sharp on close inspection but in saying that its not noticable from 2 ft... lol what I am saying is you get away with it... Now it was scanned from the print in the frame.. taken out of the frame first.. (indeed) after that I am a bit lost.... scanned at high resulution 4800 I think into a jpeg... So byonder what should I be doing? I am also viewing it on a hi res widescreen at home.. (must get it calibrated) joke

Almost-Human  11/08/05 @865

double post ! might as well use it ! I AM SHIT AT THIS PHOTOGRAPHY ! I give up !

emarts  11/08/05 @871

Is the print sitting flat on the glass of the scanner? Scan it in at a much higher resolution then ruduce the size in incements, each time applying a little sharpening, until you get to 716pixels wide. This might help. Oh yeah, save it as an uncompressed TIF file until you are done. Then save the final step as a jpg with a high setting like 9 or better.

Almost-Human  11/08/05 @880

ok first things first... I cant rescan it.. have reframed the origional and the image I have is the one I have, if you get my meaning. I also dont have a big scanner.... only A4.. So If we assume I am using the file I have you are saying keep making it smaller and sharpen it each time??? and the file format thing.. I get that... You didnt vote man... how am I supposed to feed my twelve red haired irish kids? or are you waiting until I sort the image out before voting??

danheacock  11/08/05 @892

Oh Ireland, the place I want to go more than anything! Other than what some other people have said, personally I would have tried to get closer if I could to the boat and have the abbey in the background. Just a thought though!

Byonder  11/08/05 @895

In PS you should enlarge/reduce by incriments of 10%. It keeps the clarity of the piece much sharper and cleaner than if you just reduce by, say 60%, or enlarge by 130%. Personally I just created actions for reducing and enlarging, so I don't have to waste time going into "Image/Image Size..." etc.

Almost-Human  11/08/05 @977

UPDATED IMAGE... Using the Robert Mekis sharpen tricks....... But I probable didnt do it the way he would lol http://www.robertmekis.com/articles/sharpening/mekis0ta001a1a.html

patrix77  11/08/05 @984

it's back i love every castle and this one looks just great, beautiful place for beautiful photo... i like small blue boat very much, very nice compo, great job

BaronImpossible  11/08/05 @993

I like it. The lack of sky makes it seem more secluded. The boat's a nice touch, although I would've got in there and dragged it closer for better effect (can't be a photographer without getting your feet wet). You're right, though, your sharpening has gone amiss - it looks like it was sharpened on the RGB channels rather than converting to lab and using the brightness channel. Or that's not the case maybe it was sharpened too much. One thing I would've done is roughly mask the foreground, feather the mask (or gaussian blur or whatever your package supports) then boost contrast and saturation within the mask, especially of the yellows, and blue for the boat - this would make the foreground stand out more and create some real depth +8/10

Basw  11/08/05 @994

A second one, wtf!!! Maybe add some more contrast? The scenery is very nice though and the composition is very good.

Almost-Human  11/09/05 @003

IMAGE UPDATED AGAIN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

kittyKat  11/09/05 @008

ok now that looks pretty good do me a fav stick with this one dont do any more edits block your ears from everyone you also resized it too didnt you except BaronImpossible his words are like gold

Wysiwyg  11/09/05 @033

MUCHHHHH BETTER

Byonder  11/09/05 @045

This is a definite improvement from before

ThruMyEyez  11/09/05 @094

Yes an improvement, but now you didn't use the full 716px allowed size!

Almost-Human  11/09/05 @094

I followed Roberts stuff to the word.. http://www.robertmekis.com/articles/sharpening/mekis0ta001a1a.html So I am lost as to why its not full size... no shit ! Does it need a Border?

starqueen  11/09/05 @096

Hey Brian, thanks for messaging me to come look at this! I think... it's a beautiful shot, but nothing that creative or thought out.I think the color balance between the left and right sides could have been worked out better, even if you have to use photo-editing to do it. The green/bluish colors of the boat are very strong and distracting in comparison to the house/castle. It also looks a bit over-sharpened and has an overall sharpness to it that just kind of... boring, it doesn't allow for a focus. A lack of atmosphere is always something that contributes to that. I really do like it overall... +9

Almost-Human  11/09/05 @105

Its been pushed on the saturation. Mainly as the origional has hung on the wall for over 10 years...

ogu  11/09/05 @330

I take the left wing ... Nice pic ...Guiness is good 4 u...

nod423  11/09/05 @351

Wow what a cool nice place, just a larger version and a little work on framing would make this more that beautiful piece

mementomori  11/09/05 @385

whoa... looks like from a fairytale

Moni  11/09/05 @442

Very impressive...but I think something is missing here...but not sure what it is!!!

zanzibar  11/09/05 @494

Looks wonderfull Brian... It is curios that after 9 years they cut the trees in the front of castle... And the boat is gone... they have some tree stuff there where the boat can be at land.

Almost-Human  11/09/05 @612

Cheer's everyone. Zanzibar, the Boat fell apart over the years.. I went back a few years later and it was half in the water........... Progress.. lol

daveymonster  11/09/05 @627

nice shot mate!! really dig it top marks

ratcatcher  11/09/05 @655

It's here at last Can't beleive it +10/10, cuz I can give it to you so rarely Well done!

trangle  11/09/05 @844

All have been said, I don't want to give you another punch, PS is not magic. See you next year.

Almost-Human  11/09/05 @951

True and thanks... getting the rope out..

Wysiwyg  11/10/05 @071

dude...did you muck with this some more? whatever version was up when I last commented was fine...

cupcake  11/10/05 @634

It looks good to me. I like that castle

eremita  11/11/05 @263

WoW! Another photo, I guess this is the house of the monkey! LOL... Great details and perfect composition! +10/10

diamond  11/12/05 @529

Couldn't it have been larger?

Almost-Human  11/12/05 @766

The answer is above. The post, is, if I am not mistaken, larger then your own posting ? Thank you everyone who commented and voted.. Except diamond, who obviously thought it was only a +0 lol

Hklevjer  11/13/05 @682

Nice one.

GOOF-MD  11/13/05 @711

Wish i'd could make a sensible crit, but haven't slept in days and the mind's mush. nice pic though

Byonder  11/14/05 @112

Well it took longer than I predicted, but it's finally #1... I guess I'll give you my +10 now, before you edit it and it gets crappy again

slickgreekgeo  11/14/05 @267

I agree that a little sharpening would go a long way. The composition is awesome, and the colors are vibrant. Great job, hope to see more work from you soon!

maytree  11/14/05 @471

i like the small blue detail at left down corner

Alena  11/14/05 @500

its perfect!! the blue boat works so good in the green scenery !! great! +9!

headhake  11/15/05 @360

amazing compo...great colours and lighting...good job... Hugo Zenha

Fooxoo  11/15/05 @763

Beautiful composition, and I d SO love to sit in that boat. Coool, I d also like this on a huge wall

EideticImage  11/16/05 @488

* faints * Another post ? Do my eyes decieve me? It's wonderful

curlyhair  11/16/05 @867

Beautiful place Wonderful architecture I like this tree at the right side of the picture. It's a pity I missed all the changes of the image.. Story said "The end of our days is coming" I asked: "Why?" He said : "A-h posted the second picture" Have a good one there..

Inabottle  11/21/05 @910

Lovely photograph... love the boat, it adds just what is needed. Great composition and everything. But you knew that.

Maximilian  11/24/05 @417

all I want to say is that....and I think many would agree.... THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL cant see many detail so hard to judge no offence but most of the photo looks better when it is so small anyway its another great work after 99%human +8

herrerojulia  11/24/05 @999

Wonderful place!!! Light is good also! I am not an expert in photography, I can only say - I like it!

Abstractor  11/25/05 @630

Brian, I really like the composition of this work. The boat totaly makes it for me. the contrast between the magesty of the castle and the humble small boat is masterful. My taste would be a little less brightness, and a little stronger contrast. As you've seen in my work i tend that way.....sometimes too much great work my friend. Keith

JordanRoots  11/26/05 @812

I agree with abstractor,a little less brightness. And maybe you shoul crop the image so we could see the castle bigger.

vprivat  11/28/05 @522

THAT is a big event!!! So thats where you live... Over the big three on the right!!! Amazing... Nice to see you posted a new artwork... Hope you do that more often!!! About the picture... I think you could work more on colors in photoshop... To make it more vivid... But that is not your fault... Probably a camera problem... I know that because I have a problem like that... Very nice ideas and a very poor camera!!! Maybe a framing would help to solve that issue too!!! But anyway, a wonderful pic from a really good artist that you are!!! Good subject, good angle, good composition and a really beautiful place!!! What else can I say.... A big event like that deserves a +10!! Top marks (10) Hugs, Victor

vprivat  11/28/05 @526

Oh... Now I got it!! It is not digital... You scanned it!!! I just read that now!! But thats ok!! That explains too much about poor quality!! Congrats again!

blackshad  11/28/05 @874

very nice shot maye enhancing the colors a bit would make it even better come on , bring us more )))

tetbautista  12/01/05 @923

Nice photo Brian!!!

Berrycola121  12/02/05 @313

Yay, new artwork! Very nice shot, the castle and the little blue rowboat are stunning. Great job!

patrix77  12/02/05 @891

so when we can expect something new from you? this or next year maybe come on and give us more

GULLUANIME  12/03/05 @240

the view is great...I even liked the small blue boat at the side! You know this too could have been a wonderful shot! So will your next post be that boat? keep it up! 10+ a banana ~Gulzar~

Jemiii  12/03/05 @641

Woaow! It's so beautiful! Love it! +8/8

Azurelle  12/04/05 @694

Neat castle.

pawlack  12/04/05 @959

great one :]

fooyoopootoomoo  12/05/05 @740

wow, so easy to travel into... would make a great map for ICO

RobertVovk  12/07/05 @916

Great.

Byonder  12/12/05 @191

Now that I'm looking at this again I'm wondering why you didn’t acquired one of those long wooden boats with the carved dragon-head's in the front (like the Vikings used) and sailed that so it was poking out from behind those bushes on the right, by the castle. Then this picture would have been perfect. But it looks like you just didn't want to go the extra mile...