Once enlarged, this shot oozes majesty; there is a proud grandeur about the old church. Lovely detail and a fantastic sky. Very nice, Stuart. Cheers, Rick

Sooooo sorry Paul ... don't know why I called you Stuart ... must have just visited his gallery. Best regards, Rick - glad I came back to have a second look, though, it's a great shot!

Great shot, and yes, the HD works well at bringing up skies - tops - RB

Great shot and fantastic post edit work. Juan.

a cracker of a sky and superb composition. A true top class shot.
Andrew

Very professional shot. Great detail. Out of interest what's lighting the church...sun or spotlight?

Without doubt one of the most attractive uses of HDR I've seen. This shows a firm understanding of HDR techniques, and the glow and detail in the brickwork is phenomenal. I love how the ruined church stands on its own with nothing but open sky and grass around. -JD

Excelent PP work, its one of those images that make you want to run out and see if you can find as good a location, sky conditions definately add to the overall beauty and majesty, great work.

Bob

Seriously cool shot

Congratulations on the POTD, Paul. This is one of the best. Rick

Well done. Great shot.
Helen.

Superb and very atmospheric mage Paul, which thoroughly well-deserves the top slot - congratulations.  I love the glow on the stonework and that sky is just fantastic.  Kind regards, Anna

This is a stunner!  And i think the simplicity of the image and the controlled hdr work, make this a phenominal image.  Congratulations, Paul - well deserved - cheers Jo

Nice work. Congrats.

Great picture! All is fantastic.
Congratulations

Wonderful warm tones and drama, well done
Tim

Fantastic shot mate. Regards - Lee

What a stunning shot and a perfect HDR

Stunning image Paul, superb sky and light, very well deserved POTD. Congratulations. bruno

Congratulations Paul on a wonderfully artistic image.! Just show goes to show, you really DON"T have to hang out under bridges! Nancy

Hey, what a brilliant surprise, cheers JD for singling this one out, made my day, which had been pretty crap up until now. BIG thanks to everyone for all your generous comments and nice compliments, I really do appreciate it. Rgds Paul

DB: Thanks for your interest Dave, the light is just natural from the setting sun.

Super image, congrats on potd
stuart

Fantastic work Paul, and a well deserved front page appearance. You have given the old church a look of defiance with an excellent angle. Phil

Gorgeous work Paul.......such a powerful and stunning scene........congrats on the front page !! Sally

Awesome, Paul, as I said before, top class bringing up the sky with HD - congrats on POTD - RB

Superb image Paul, congratulations on this well deserved front pager. regards Steve

Congratulations Paul on POTD, tremendous work ! - that sky is just fantastic and the detail brought out in the church is stunning. Really well deserved front page.
Mandy

Nice HDR work Paul - not overdone as in so many other shots I see.  The composition lends itself nicely to showing the strength of the building.  Cheers, Andrew.

Stuart, Phil, Sally, Bob, Steve, Mandy & Andrew, thanks for visiting and for all your kind words, genuinely appreciated. Rgds Paul

And congrats on POTW, Paul.

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WOW! That's brilliant JD, thanks for your support, I've just finished work for a 3 week break and was already feeling pretty damn good (unlike yesterday) but this has widened my grinning fizzog even further, cheers, Paul

* The problem I had with receiving the newsletter is now fixed, I believe I owe you a thank you for that as well, ....Thank You!  

Just received the dcm news letter and this shot was on that too. Well done.

Thanks again for your encouragement and support Dave, it means a lot to me. Rgds Paul

Top work Paul.........love the lighting effect here.

Big congrats Paul fantastic shot well done.
Dave

Congratulations Paul, this is a beautiful shot, so full of atmosphere and mystery! Well done. Zuzana

I was away and missed this one...so a belated congrats on a very well deserved POTD.        Regards, Tina.

Well done on POTD and the newsletter Paul.  A well deserved shot.  Best wishes, Steve.

Wayne, Dave, Zuzana, Tina & Steve, Thank you all for your very kind words, always appreciated. Rgds Paul

I just stumbled accross your gallery, and I was really impressed with this shot - really well taken, and skillfully processed to avoid the overly false look that HDR sometimes gives... great work
Cheers
Paul

Thanks for the great feedback Paul, you're welcome to stumble this way again whenever you like! Rgds Paul * I'm confused, your signature link takes me to Anna W's gallery?

Sorry mate im so far behind it all, congrats on both accolades mate, very well deserved indeed, great to see the mag pick one so deserving the title for the week. well done mate.
Donny

great shot in every regards

stunning, great light and perfect compo!  stu ;o)

I'm not normally a fan of HDR - but I really like this one, lovely lighting and dramatic sky.

You really do have a great eye for making an excellent picture well done again, Elly