We are nearing a year of the wonderful Monochrome Madness by the amazing Laura Macky and Leanne Cole.
and I wanted to add two that I played with in Topaz.( my new filter!!- thank you Katrina at Mythical Horse)
spectral
Glendalough Ireland
hyacinthus
the runes of the gatekeeper's daughter- dedicated to Nick 
That’s cool you have a new filter and I like the effects you are achieving here!
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thanks Christy it’s fun but you have to restrain yourself a bit from using them all the time lol!!
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magically wonderful photo!
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Thanks so much Voth!!
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Beautiful photos! I especially like the sky on the very first one. Well done.
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thanks so much Lizzie!!
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Absolutely wonderful. Great shots dear Cybele ⭐ All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
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thanks you again A!!!
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These are great, Cybele. I especially like the one of Glendalough Ireland. The Inverlochy one is a close second! All are beautiful! 🙂
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that is a gorgeous and magical spot Linda!! Thank you!
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The ruins are beautiful as is the ripples of cloud adding to the mysterious atmosphere of the photo. Love the topaz, I’ll check it out. 🙂
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yes Topaz is fun!! Thank you Jan!!!
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All these photos are beautiful! I really love your use of the Topaz filter!
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thanks so much Valerie. It’s fun to use sometimes to add more mood etc!
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You keep raising the bar… Cybele!! 🙂
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Thank you so much Amy! a lovely thing to say!
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I love the oblique angle and rippling of those clouds, as well as the contrasting texture between them and the stones.
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thanks so much Sarah!! it did work out well!
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Fabulous image Cybele!
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Many thanks Della!!
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Beautiful
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thanks so much!
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PS Your work is phenomenal. I’ve been on your site perusing before!! You don’t have a wordpress blog?
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No my son designed it for me
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🙂 it’s lovely!
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Stunning Cybele. I commented on Leanne’s blog. 🙂
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many thank you’s Suz!!!
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amazing beauty here.
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I Love the old ruins!! Thank you Sedge!!
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wow
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I love all of these and your B&W’s are so good!
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Thank you so much Maria!!
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I almost didn’t know this was you by looking at the picture. It’s different from what you normally do but equally beautiful. 🙂
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one must never be predictable!! 😀 Thanks Laura!!!
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I’m with you there! 😀 You’re welcome!
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🙂
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Great contrast, texture and mysterious mood with the clouds and stones of the castle, Cybele. Very nice result. As a matter of interest, what does the Topaz flter do?
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Thank you Chris!! You can go to their website and download different topaz filters on a trial basis. There are quite a few of them at different cost. They add glow effects, painterly effects etc!! Just a bit of fun with editing stuff!! I try not to over do it lol!!
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I really, really like this image! 🙂
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thank you Fairy!!! I love old ruins!
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Me too! They have so many stories to tell. 🙂
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Masterful work in mono Cybele!
Imposing old castle,perfect angle,the white glow behind makes a perfect contrast.As for the Ireland scenery and the hyacinthus macro,when enlarged,are really stunning and look so beautiful and classic in b/w!
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Thank you so much Doda!! I’m happy you like them!! I love old castles!!
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All wonderful. I love the macro… Stamen?
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yes Six and thanks so much!!
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I love that image of Glendalough… great range of tones and a lovely, balanced composition 🙂
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Thank you Sue. It is a beautiful place!!
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Oh yes, I visited briefly two decades ago….must return
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