Old Windmill
Some subjects beg to be converted to sepia black and white; ghost towns, cowboys, old cars, etc. Anything we think of as vintage is fair game, however when you see old tintypes and very old prints you soon realize they have a certain quality that is very difficult to duplicate. Perhaps it was the latitude of the film or the type of developing chemicals used, but it is almost impassable to modify a modern image to look like it was taken a hundred years ago even though the subject could have existed at the time.
The windmill photographed here has been converted with the use of computer filters. The photo-artist has taken on the difficult task of making the print look antique. The composition has focused on the subject so that it takes up almost all of the image area. There is interesting texture in the water and plants along the bank of the pond which has been enhanced by the filters used. The lighting is mid day but with this conversion that does not detract from the photograph, if anything by converting from color to black and white the subject has been enhanced.
The photographer may wish to consider allowing more space in front of this subject if possible. This would show us more of the surrounding environment and take the subject off the center line of the composition. When I first saw this photograph I thought the horizon line was tilted but after checking and measuring I think the illusion is caused by the hexagonal shape of the building and the curve of the shore line.
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