Abandoned Cottage - Rookhope,       Co. Durham.

I love the imagery that can be created by dereliction and abandonment. This cottage was seen during a regular drive in the area, and was easily reached by a short walk from the main road.

I scanned the original colour slide and converted it to monochrome using 2 adjustment layers of Hue Saturation, (my favourite method!) the top layer is desaturated and the blend is changed to colour. The bottom layer is then manipulated by sliding the hue and saturation to produce tremendous variations of tones.