Little village cottage
Theres a tiny village in Mid Wales called Bont Dolgadfan and this is the smallest cottage there.
I used one original image and processed it in Photoshop.
Layer modes and adjustment layers were used.
Curves, levels, dodge and burn, were also utilised.
Several layers in total and a fair amount of time used.
Copyright 2007 richiedean
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Halcyon007
This new box looks to small to write lots of lovely comments in (More new toys RB??)
Cracking shot Richie, as usual your treatment is top notch
StacyLee
This is so beautiful rich!
Frank Legault
Beautiful capture!!!
BLYTHART
Beautiful. My father was Welsh and this thrills me.
wellman
Straight out of a fairy tale – the colour vignetting works a treat
vishstudio
Uff..not a place for urban boy like me,but looks great
Love your brown-green-yellow coloring
johnofbastonford
Thats a lovely image – what did you use to heighten the toning? Are you post processing or using Cokin tobacco filters? Either way its beautiful.
coffeetea
this is beautiful, tranquil. great photo.
jerry alcantara
the lighting are perfect and its color well done!
Louise Cooke
what an incredibley beautiful scene – wonderful light, and the stylish Richie processing – love it!
Bluetiger
This image has such a warm rich inviting feel, i’d like to step right into it!
Mark German
I like the processing – gives this scene a supernatural quality.
lgmac
Love everything about this. Just beautiful!!
Rany Lutz
Beautiful work!!
Helene Kippert
Another beauty richie :o)
Heather Rivet...
stunning..wish I were there..wow
frogster
Wonderful work.
itsallgoodamanda
just yummy
Julie Langford
Superb work. so quaint.
Lachlan Kent
I love the work you’ve been uploading lately RD. Once again, exquisite treatment, scene and composition
cdwork
Stunning!
Lindsay Knowles
Great shot.The lighting is fantastic
Antoine Dagobert
Another Stunner Richie..Beautiful!
Lisa Jewell
Gorgeous, the light is glorious…..I want to live there….
Heather McSpadden
Looks just like a painting. I would love to visit this palce someday.
DWarren
Another beauty!! I love the “quaintness” of these cottages and villages. Such stunning images…..
Dan Cahill
Absolutely love the lighting. This is amazing
funkyfacestudio
This is so beautiful and dreamy !
DawsonImages
Had teh golden glow of a Kinkaide painting, Beautiful
Paul Louis Vil...
Beautiful subject and capture Richie! :D
Bobbie
Lovely, beautiful light and you’ve made it look very storybookish.
Barbara Gordon
This is fantastic!!
Torfinn Johann...
Excellent!
Hagen
Glorious!
greenfrog153
Very quaint !!!
Douzy
Great work with the colours!
aneta
beautiful picture, love the light and colours
WitheringMoon
Wow – Its Beautiful! – i want to run away a live there!! there are some beutiful place’s in wales!
Mugsy
Great capture!
nick board
Terrific work ,as ever
SylviaHardy
What superb light quallity! Stunning work of photography!
Emma Anderson
Gorgeous colour work
Sharon Hammond
Gorgeous – when can I move in?
Rich Gale
Great work Richie well done.
Jing3011
Makes me want to go there.
Steven Agius
Beautiful scenery, great warm feel to it, well done.
Craig Goldsmith
That’s so gorgeous, love the lighting.
houk
Dreamlike
richiedean
Thank you everybody, for your wonderful comments ….... and to all those that want to live here…... please do, I’d love to get to know you all ….... might get a little cramped in there though :)))
Michael Bermi...
Well bugger me, if this isnt breathtaking!
philip johnson
One can see much work has been done in photoshop with this image, the end result is magic
its a piece of work Id like to call my own. Great artistic work from a brilliant starting point
love it.
Paul Tait
Beautiful use of light
vine99
omg. this is amazing.
Brian Towers
You create wonderful atmospheres.
Catherine Crim...
this is fantastic.. so romantic.. what type of p.p. did u use?
Jeff Burns
Absolutely amazing this is gorgeous
justlinda
This is just like a fairytale house! beautifull!.
Lizzie Keitel
beautiful light, colors, and feel!
Ellen
Very beautiful, good colors and light!
richiedean
Thanks everyone, appreciate your comments :))
Eryn Whelan
magnificent! wonderful piece
SpaceCadet34
Impressive work !! Bravo !! Stunning !!!
Mel Brackstone
This is stunningly beautiful, Richie!! I love the golden glow on the grass.
sara montour
Such amazing lighting. Beautiful photograph!
Lorraine Creagh
What a beautiful peaceful village. All the cows are fat and happy, the sheep graze over the hill. The happy children queal with laughter trying to catch the butterflies caught in the gentle breeze in search of the delightful flower near the front door…. I’ll move there tomorrow.
Joyce Dickens,...
Top of the line work Richie; this is awesome!
Cheryl Dunning
ooooooooo beautiful work!
Paul Vanzella
juts have to say this is pretty picture perfect… great tones and light!
Basia McAuley
What a beautiful place, I wish I lived there! Beautifully captured.
Rhana Griffin
I couldnt hit the favourite button fast enough richie!
Hiroko
Beautiful scene, so serene and calm…
richiedean
Thanks to everyone :))
PaulHealey
what a stunning photo. love it!
richiedean
Cheers Paul :))
billyboy
Richie, you’ve taken a beautiful scene and made it totally amazing. Taken at just the right time of day, but you carried it a step further with your expert processing. You’ve made it so warm, peaceful and inviting… does the Welsh tourist board know about you? Great image!
Per E. Gunnarsen
Beautiful shot Richie!
Cammi
Oh my this is like a little fairytale!
Andy73
This is mind blowing. Stunning image, awesome work!
Chris Clark
you are truly a master Ritchie
Anni Morris
What a wee magical place, love the sunlight and the way it lights up the image.
Alexander Gitlits
Fantastic colours and lighting
brummieboy
This is beautiful work …
brummieboy
This is beautiful work …
Gerard Rotse
Great shot. love the color
Rosalie Dale IPA
A real wall-hanger – wonderful!
Sara Lamond
Beautiful – looks almost otherworldly…
Murray Breingan
great light, is this an HDR?
stephen jones
very nicly done.
Lucindawind
this is so beautiful .. I would love to go there
RosePhotography
Great image!! Love the lighting.
dairygirl
this is very lovely, the colours are brilliant as well
Laurie Rawdon
Incredible work…the lighting and colors are stunning!
Christopher E...
i love the lighting on this, great timing for that, really brings out the early morning feel, with the dew shining, looks like a wonderful village to be living in ..great shot here richie
snowbird
Bravo this is exceptional from the lighting to the compo and feeling at peace by admiring all this teauty.
Shanina Conway
So beautiful…storybook magical appeal;)
snurfdood
gorgeous, inviting colours enveloping the cottage – I want to live there!
budrfli
awesome lighting and comp!
Jef Harris
Living in a big city I just love looking at these kind of pictures. I could spend hours escaping in this image…
marieancolie
beautiful treatment for a very nice work.
Antanas
Excellent!!!
richiedean
Thanks everybody, I’m overwhelmed by your response !!!
mlgkats
this is so amazingly beautiful
cynthiab
magical scene awesom photograph
ThomasB
That’s really impressive. Nice, “packed” composition and a great post-processing. Looks like an old British painting – and provides the same flair of beauty.
Kevin Kroeker
beautiful… absolutely stunning shot!!
Jörg Holtermann
Beautiful shot, the tobacco filter (I guess) gives a lovely toning.
richiedean
Thanks everyone :))
Malaskor, the details of how it was achieved are at the top of the page :))
nepesh
W O W !!!, that’s something! really like it.
HenkStolk
beautful colors, tells a story.
Rebecca Garibay
WOW
booboo
Beautiful Image Richie.
pauline tims
Wonderful I love this. ( it makes me homesick ) This is a fantastic use of P/S,it really is worth struggling with. I am still in the early stage of P/S paranoia!!
Charlotte Morison
Absolutely stunning, gorgeous light, lovely composition, really beautiful!
theEd
Masterpiece
Miriam Talavera
Absolutely gorgeous!
Benjamin Scheurer
gorgeous image!
Enrico Bettesw...
Great light and scene you have captured here…
richiedean
Thanks for your comments everyone, very much appreciated :)))
Visions
Where can I bid on this property !-) Looks fantastic! Great Feeling with beautiful tones.
Melinda Kerr
Wow. Looks like something out of a fairytale. Look at the light beyond the hills. You’ve managed that wonderful balance of post processing without going to far. Kudos to you Richie.
ChrissyB
Beautiful scenic..you’ve done a great job with it…...
Adam Excell
i would love to live here… just amazing.
Leena Hedman
Fabulous job! It looks like a painting.
Danny
Any picture that can spark memories is fine by me
magic
momleeb
Wow, what an effect! Worked very well. Simply out of this world. Excellent work!
amberafternoon
Gorgeous!
Ada Panich
A really dreamy place, great picture!
Joan Smart
you have created the most beautiful spot on earth..
Deborah Parkin
worth all the time and effort – it is just perfection – one of the most beautiful images i have seen.
richiedean
Thanks everyone, you’re too kind :))
markhiggins
Great shot and love the photoshop work.
Looks like an idyllic spot. Great stuff
kristian94
great colours!
marts1
Very beautiful.
aphoto4you
just so super…wow…the light effects are fabulous…
Samantha Cole-...
This is stunning, look at that light! WOW!
xx Sam
geosgurl
great work!
Vanessa V. Med...
The details and colors are so striking! Beautiful work.
Anne2
Fantastic job on the lighting! Beautiful work!
richiedean
I’m loving these comments , thank you all, very much :))
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Beautiful!!!! :-)
Irene Burdell
Beautiful work.
susan davies
a beautiful piece of work
richiedean
thanx Ladies
Colin Tobin
Fabulous treatment!
Stunning photo!!
Alan Rodmell
Nicely done. Love the lighting and the neutral lighting around the cottage windows. Great job
richiedean
Thanks Colin, Cheers Alan !
Andrew Hoisington
Very well done
TanaKatawana
A lot of work indeed – but worth it
Olga
Breathtaking!
richiedean
Thank you Andrew, Tana ang Olga :))
Julie Langford
This is beautiful Richie – makes me happy all over just looking at this – A great addition to the Happy Haven
John De Bord P...
Utterly just incredible!
Rosalie Dale IPA
I suspect ‘fair amount of time’ was an understatement!! Your work is stunning. Onto my Watchlist!
richiedean
Much obliged to you Julie, kkart and rosalie :))
shall
feels like home
Christophe Testi
Wonderful image. Excellent work.
Daniel Rarela
hahaha wow, i never thought i’d get to the bottom of this long list of comments you’ve already got on this photo… there’s probably nothing i can say that hasn’t already been said about this photo, but you really have captured a magic moment here, Richie! love it!
Daniel Rarela
hahaha wow, i never thought i’d get to the bottom of this long list of comments you’ve already got on this photo… there’s probably nothing i can say that hasn’t already been said about this photo, but you really have captured a magic moment here, Richie! love it!
Dakolina
almost like an oil painting …such a wonderful scene and I really like the tones created by the morning light
Robyn Carter
This is beatufiul – wsa it taken early morning?
Lindak
Love the light and shadows on this one. :-)
pinkarmy25
The mood you create in your work is so fantastic!!!
Nikki Mulkern
This is stunning, the colours are rich and the lighting is warm and beautiful! Fantastic work!
richiedean
Thanks for your comments everyone, much appreciated :))
serenity
PERFECT WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE
papam
Veri beautiful. Perfect light!
Jonicool
Beautiful comp with gorgeous light and colors!
Nicholas Averre
Wow.. what a wonderful image!! Nice work!!
Wanda Lechene
great capture i love it
Tracey Mac
Oh this is just divine, such a beautiful image, love the lighting! :-)
Steven McEwan
one word – magical!
mikrin
You did a wonderful job with this!
susan davies
truly beautiful, well worth the time
George Lenz
what beauty…well done
babyranda
fantastic image!
HELUA
You have created Hobbitville ! Beautiful !
maggiebarra
your work is amazing!!!
Philip Rogan
sure whats one more. Beautifully crafted work.
richiedean
Thanks everyone, you’re all great :))
SharonAHenson
Very nice work !
richiedean
thank you Sharon, much appreciated :))
RoughDiamond
I’m just so lagging behind in all of this.
You’re in a class of your own there richie and superb work it is you do :)
Respect
richiedean
Very kind words from you RD, thank you :))
Sean Farragher
beautiful image
richiedean
Thanks a lot Sean .
Chris Willis
I’ve only just found your work….it’s fabulous. This is the kind of cottage I’d like to live in…so very pretty. Thanks for sharing your work with us…I can tell that I shall enjoy looking through your folio of work.
richiedean
You’re very welcome Chris, thank you :))
AngelArtist
This is absoulutely, totally, beautiful =) !
jlynn
Beautiful shot,,, wonderful work!
Heather Hartkamp
Well worth all that processing – but the capture was beautiful to start with. What a magic place and a stunningly beautiful image!
Lynn De Serres
Outstanding artwork.
Christine Wilson
absolutely stunning work
richiedean
You’re too kind girls, thank you :))
Joyce Dickens,...
Stunning image; awesome lighting!
Rebs O
gorgous shot, love the colors in the top left hand corner. looks very ‘welshy!’
NorthOf40th
Beautiful shot most indeed….........
cheerishables
Oh wow! The lighting and the tones are breathtaking. This is such a stunning capture … almost has a painted feeling. It’sa work of art. Brilliant work Congratulations on being featured.
Michelle Legg
Amazing – your effort was well worth it.
richiedean
Thank you very much girls :))
kitlew
So much to admire in your work , all your images are stunning the colours are so so ah subdued is the word!
joolz
I think everything has been said!
richiedean
Thank you Kit
Cheers joolz :))
~ Fir Mamat ~
Phenomenal shot.
richiedean
Thank you Fir :))
mieclarke
Wow! so beautiful!
richiedean
Thank you Mie :))
Scott Ruhs
beautiful lighting
richiedean
Cheers sruhs.
Daniel Fitzgerald
very nice! I found this in someones favourites, I now see why
richiedean
Good for you Daniel, cheers !
ollyjones
really like your work.
richiedean
Cheers Olly.
Ian Robertson
well worth the effort!!
John E Adams
Gorgeous work my friend!
Alyson Pearson
beautiful!
Liz Wohlrab
Amazing work these photographs are a feeling of warmth and peacefulness
i love your portfolio best iv seen
richiedean
Thanks eyes
Cheers John
Thank you Alyson
Thank you very much Liz :))
checkma8
cool image nice work
sanne
so pretty
mariarty
What a beautiful country scene. Great processing.
richiedean
Cheers checkma
thanks sanne :))
thank you mariarty :))
Suzanne German
look at the lighting in this image will you?!! F A N T A S T I C!!!
souch a gorgeous scene….makes me want togo be a hermit in that very cottage for a while. so serene and secluded.
richiedean
Ha ha, you make me laugh you do Suzanne, no need to be a hermit, the village is friendly and welcoming :))
kcranmer
Wow! Your images look so much like paintings…perfection!
richiedean
Once a painter …... thanks Kellie :))
Birgitta
This is the kind of place that I think:
“good things could happen to me here.”
Packs a punch!
richiedean
Thanks Birgitta, nice comment :))
Steven Sandner
Great work! out of all your images, this one stands out as the best! stunning processing!
richiedean
Glad you like it Steven.
Lucindawind
dont know if I commented on this yet cuz theres so many here and I got dizzy on the way down lol but if I didnt wow its gorgeous
richiedean replied
Ha ha, thanks for the effort Lucinda and your comment :))
david malcolmson
A lot of work but well worth the trouble!
richiedean replied
Thank you David, glad you like it !
krafty
Perfection…chocalate box image that warms the heart..so very pretty..well done.
richiedean
Thanks Cynthia …. mines the hazelnut !!
meegs9
so beautiful. I wish i was there now!. well done!
nancy dixon
WOW !!! (a few comments you got here,) but no wonder, amazingly beautiful
richiedean
Thank you meegs9
Many thanks tndixie
DWarren
These images remind me of Robert Kincaid’s paintings. You know just how to capture light in just the right places and all the colors are magnificent!
richiedean replied
You’re not the first to mention R. Kincaid, so I had to check him out …. we do seem to have similar imagination …. perhaps we have a genetic link !!!
SharonD
Wow stunning Richie
richiedean
Thanks a lot Sharon :))
Nawroski
Just what Wale’s look’s like, amazingly done! I love Wale’s more than ever now. Andy
Aurora Pintore
Excellent art work!!!
richiedean
Cheers Andrew
Thank you Aurora !!
saleire
Stunning little cottage….reminds me of Kinkade….he uses light in all his work….but his work is very chocolate box…...yours is just how God made it …...but with warmth, light and love in every stroke of work you put into it. Wonderful.
richiedean replied
Kinkade has been mentioned previously and I’m glad that you have made a disimilarity against it … also, I am extremely grateful for the generosity of your remarks toward my work … thanx Saleire :))
Roz McQuillan
Lovely evocative shot Richie!
richiedean replied
Hey thanks Roz, glad you like it :))
ilziAndPeter
yes a vibrant place indeed.
Marilyn Harris
Wonderful lighting!! Beautiful!!
DavidAmosPhoto...
Just beautiful, almost had to look much closer, looks very much like an oil painting.
richiedean
Thanks for your encouragement :))
Aimelle
I like the rich warm tones and light.. beautiful scenery as well. great postwork !
richiedean replied
Hi Aimelle, thanks for dropping by :))
RealPainter
oh one of my cottages i see you found it…........lol…....i love it great shot
geosgurl
oh wow! gorgeous!
SandraRos
OUTSTANDING and very very beautiful. Kind regards to you out of Africa
richiedean replied
Thank you very much Sandra, glad you like it :))
angiejones
Lovely shot and colours.
richiedean replied
Cheers Angie, photoshop is an asset ….. :))
Dave Lloyd
Simply beautiful. Love the feel of this.
(Thought I had commented before, but can’t see it)
richiedean replied
well, of course, you had me scrolling up to make sure …....... !
Cheers Dave ..
bevanimage
What a lovely rustic scene, and gorgeous lighting treatment!
richiedean replied
Thanks Bevan ….. it’s a smashing little village surrounded by hills ….. :))
LindaMcCarthy
Amazing Photographic Art. So beautiful..and outstanding work.
richiedean replied
Thank you Linda, this is one of my early works, I might upgrade it one of these days …. :))
lorilee
What a lovely scene – so peaceful and inviting!!!!!
richiedean replied
It’s way off the beaten track lorilee, I should think that its way cosy in winter … :))
Andrea Rapisarda
superb light!!!
richiedean replied
Cheers Andrea ….. !
Lois Bryan
Richie, Richie, Richie. What have you done here … this is pure magic … light and glory and magic!!!!!
richiedean replied
Hi Lois, you’ve dug out one of my early works here, from 2007, I’m glad it hasnt lost its charm, thank you …................... :))
Marjorie Wallace
Hi Richie! What awesome work you have done here. I am of Welsh heritage on my Father’s side and I have to tell you that your image simply beckons me. It has pure magical qualities with lovely light and simply tons of charm. An instant favorite for me.
richiedean replied
Hi Marjorie, it pleases me so much when someone is affected by my work, it makes it all worth while, thank you …........ :))
welshgal1986
lovely
richiedean replied
Hi welshgal, thank you ….............. :))
Abhishek Scariya
would love to be there….
richiedean replied
.............. not today you wouldnt Abhishek, its wet and windy …... !!
thanks …........
jinney
-its just like a fairy tail cottage!
..yes I could live there!
..beautiful !
-jinney
richiedean replied
I think I should have been a builder, people would be lining up to buy one of these …... thank you jinney ….... :))
jinney
-yes!
and… you could build a little ‘RED-BUBBLE” holiday village..
and fill it with photographers all year round!
hehe !
-jinney
richiedean replied
What a fantastic idea jinney, you’ve set my mind in motion now …... :))
Margaret Clemmer
You’ve done a fabulous job with the light! It’s really a beautiful composition, it just glows!
richiedean replied
hi Margaret, thank you very much …. :))
AnnDixon
This is so very beautiful, I would love to live in a cottage like this again, I did as a child then we moved to the city, its not so easy to get back,
richiedean replied
Hi Ann, I hope your dream comes true for you one day ….. thank you …........... :))
charlena
wow this is beautiful
richiedean replied
Hi Charlena, its a sleepy little village, hidden away in the middle of nowhere ….... at the front of the image, but out of sight, is a little creek that adds to the charm of the place ….. thank you ….............. :))
ldeiter78
Wow – beautiful lighting and setting!
richiedean replied
Its an ideal ’ get away from it all ’ place …....
thank you ….......... :))
Diane Schuster
Love the beautiful colors and comp in this image, what a wonderful place! Dee
richiedean replied
Your life would be your own if you lived here Dee, thank you …...... :))
RickF
Beautiful work!
richiedean replied
Cheers Rick …. !!
Blair Wainman
Really spectacular work!! Beautiful color and lighting!!
richiedean replied
Thanks for that Blair … !!
PFrogg
inst fav ,Fantastic piece of work very well done ,spectacular lighting
richiedean replied
Cheers buddy …. !!
Arrowman
Great P.S. work
richiedean replied
Cheers Am .. !
AnnieSnel
Great shot.The lighting is fantastic Richie!
richiedean replied
Hi Annie, I’ve used a little bit of artistic license on this, thank you …... :))
Liane Pinel
Absolutely fantastic! I want to climb right into the image! Stunning!
richiedean replied
Hello Liane … I paid a return visit last weekend and there’s just something about the place that makes me want to belong …..... thank you …............ :))
reindeer 14 days ago
Is it for sale?? =) Very pretty.
richiedean replied 13 days ago
Hehe, I’d be first in line reindeer, thank you …......... :))