‘Hint of Summer in the Meadow’ - Bedfordshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/eya7t38ma1071.jpg
Don't have anything to say about this, just enjoy the beauty, the atmosphere and the colors.
It went through some darkening.
‘Last of the Autumn Colour’ - Stockgrove Country Park, Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/cterxdkppbf61.jpg
Very artsy and exquisite.
I increased contrast a little and sharpened the image a little. But just a little.
Rammamere, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/887p691sc5p61.jpg
A wonderful country scene.
I increased the contrast and saturation so as to work better as a wallpaper.
Sunrise in Bedfordshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/aslql2ivqvw61.jpg
Yeah, I know I'm overdoing it with the puns. Sorry about that.
This is just so calming.
Only pushed the blacks and the saturation a little so it works better as a wallpaper. And cleaned some sharpness related white edges.
English Countryside, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/51169068279/
More Craig Sweetman. Subtle and exquisite, while being unasuming at the same time.
Darkened to work better as a wallpaper.
‘Evening Poppy Field’ - Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/52ky3116bka71.jpg
The red is pretty striking here. I find the background clouds impressive but also funny, because they sorta look like a nuclear mushroom to me.
I slightly darkened the image. There was also a halo at the horizon, most likely from upping the clarity in processing (Pet Peeve #3), though a part of it may be from actual mist. So I didn't outright remove it, but made it more discreet instead.
‘Buttercup Field at Dusk’ - Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/6cz3576l3t471.jpg
More Craig Sweetman, and another meadow (possibly even the same one? I told you he likes to squeeze water from rock...). This one has a different atmosphere, muted and dark. Very relaxing and pretty.
I removed some clarity-related halos around the trees, otherwise I think Mr. Sweetman's color control is great.
‘English Meadow in May’ - Bedfordshire, England, UK
photo by Craig Sweetman
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/186801162@N04/
original image - https://i.redd.it/5q9clond4hz61.jpg
Another one by Craig Sweetman, and this one is a good example of why I like his photos. It's just a simple meadow, but the lighting and the atmosphere are so nice that they really draw you in. Light, airy, beautiful colors.
I did absolutely nothing to this. Well, except remove the signature, because I don't want distracting elements on the wallpaper. Sorry about that, but I try to make up by giving full credit in all the posts, and all the files have credit in the filename.
