Day 150 of 365 - The War Memorial Monument!

Welcome to day 150 of 365 (Finished image after Editing)

The original photo was taken during my lunch break in the War Memorial Park in Coventry. The image is of the War Memorial Monument. The Memorial was built between 1924 and 1927 after the money to pay for it was raised from a public appeal. The Monument which stands at about 90 Feet high (see the two people standing at the base of the structure), was dedicated by Field Marshal Earl Haig on 8 October 1927. The Monument originally served as a Memorial to the 2,587 Coventrians who died fighting in the First World War between 1914 and 1918. It now stands as a tribute to all the Soldiers from Coventry that have died in armed conflict since the First World War. After a multi-million pound project to improve the park over the last couple of years the Monument was given a new Listed status of Grade II* also the Entrance Gates and Piers were granted a Grade II listing.

The Memorial is classed as Grade II* listed. It is number 20 on my list of 24 (Grade II*) Listed buildings in Coventry that I hope to photograph.

As always the shot was taken with my iPhone 5. The photo was taken using the camera App Blux Camera Pro for iPhone. The original image can be found here: Unedited original Image.

First of all I used the app PhotoToaster to straighten the photo and crop the image into a square. I then also used the same app to apply the Oil Paint preset but deleted the thick border that comes with the preset. Next I used an app called Photo Copier to apply a reproduction of the tone, texture, grain and detail of the artist Raphael's painting called - Madonna and Child with Book. Finally I used Distressed FX to add extra texture to the image using the Wilde overlay and the Vanilla Texture.