Edit a bench photo for my challenge Jude says, give it an art effect! Well it seems I’ve forgotten all the tricks I used to know. Using android has made me lazy and I can’t find anything in Photoshop. This is what I came up with, but that was yesterday and now I have no idea how.
Uppark is a National Trust property perched high on the beautiful South Downs ridge. My photo is of the Gothic bench, that had a wonderful view of the surrounding countryside. Most memorable for me at Uppark, was being told off for daring to turn a few feet aside to look at a painting, when the guide wanted to frogmarch everyone ahead!
Lucid Gypsy 
A fascinating bench… 🙂
Thanks Drake 🙂
Beautiful Gothic bench, Gilly! I don’t think I have seen a bench like this one. 🙂
It’s like a cross between a bench and a summerhouse!
Would win the prize for poshest bench! Impressive.
It’s certainly handsome!
This is an incredible bench idea. Love it, Gilly. 🙂
I loved it too Tess 🙂
I am delighted to meet someone else who forgets yesterday’s post-processing adventures today. And someone else who dares deviate from the guided tour. Heaven forbid one should want to look at anything.
Oh, and whatever you did to the photo it looks good!
I’ve always been naughty, it isn’t likely to improve!
I echo Meg on all counts, Gilly 🙂 Only going to add that it’s such a wonderfully unusual bench- isn’t that next month’s challenge? (unusual)
And when are you going to the Algarve? I haven’t anything booked yet 😦
Woohoo late September 🙂
I know, I know … for weeks now I try to learn more about editing… After a few days break I have to start all over again….
Great bench and picture!
Keep at it, it’s fun 🙂
A unique bench well captured in your image. Nice.
Thanks Ruth 🙂
Well done Gilly on several accounts! Lovely (unusual) bench, great processing and good for you in daring to be different! I’m a bit miffed though as I lived not far from Uppark and visited it a couple of times but I never saw this bench!!!
Last year I went to Hampshire, Sussex and Kent visiting family and visiting NT gardens en route. I had to check that this was Uppark because it has all run into one in my head! To be honest I didn’t find it particularly nice there.
Uppark didn’t have a garden that I remember, but I do remember the Dairy with its lovely stained-glass windows, and I drove there in my son’s convertible Audi which he’d left with me when he was on tour in Afghanistan! I loved driving that car 🙂
I used to work in the motor trade and had a company car – Saab, so I remember the fun of a convertible!
Oh, gosh, a SAAB!!! I bet you were the bees knees 😀
Well, whatever you did or didn’t do, this is a great photo. Looks like a beautiful place, but since your memories of your visit there aren’t particularly positive, it’s probably not at the top of your own list of favorites. And Hurray for you for stopping to look at things along the tour. After all, if all you had wanted to do was walk briskly in a straight line, you could have done that at home.
Ahh so you would do the same, we’d get along well!
Great angle you shot from Gilly as it gives a good view of the unusual decorations. It does look as though it came from the era when the knights in shining armour battled each other while the ladies sat in tents that looked like this, and cheered them on. All very gothic!!!!
I was probably trying to avoid people!
I love your bench, Gilly. Pauline’s comment made me smile. She has a great imagination. 🙂
Yep, she makes me smile !
Beautiful find! I am the perennial laggard on guided walks as well 🙂
I usually avoid them but it was the only way they would let you go around inside the house!