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Black and White
I noticed there aren't any recent topics covering black and white photography.
Lately, I getting more and more into black and white photography. Here's some examples I shot or converted lately. Hope you'll enjoy them
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Lately, I getting more and more into black and white photography. Here's some examples I shot or converted lately. Hope you'll enjoy them
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Hi Mark - all nice but I especially like 2 and 3 .
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I like the last one best.
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Re: Black and White
I really like #2.
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Hi Mark, : )
I like the third shot for the contrast and emphasis on the vertical fall of the land piece that is also spectacular for the rise-and-fall of the hills.
The second shot is well-composed and a good perspective with the repeating of the trees on both sides.
Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz
I like the third shot for the contrast and emphasis on the vertical fall of the land piece that is also spectacular for the rise-and-fall of the hills.
The second shot is well-composed and a good perspective with the repeating of the trees on both sides.
Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz
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Number 3 for me but all great shots.
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Re: Black and White
Thank you all for your kind comments and feedback on the images.
I'm just starting photography a little more seriously as a hobby and I notice I like black & white photography more and more. The classic feel and great contrasts of the images you can create in grayscale is what attracts me to it. I love classic portraits and landscaping for example.
I'm still very much struggling with composing and processing of the images, although I do feel that I'm getting more familiar with what I like to show people.
I'm a real structural person and am a sucker for symmetrical shapes and abstracts, or for anything logical for that matter. I tried some shapes and abstracts and tried processing them in B&W.
#1 Stains and strings
Although I like natural looking images (sorry, don't like over processed HDR), this image is pretty overprocessed too. You can see on the wire which is almost cartoony. I looked at it many times and I actually like the effect in this picture. Maybe I can play with it some more later on.
#2 Wooden Waves
Fairly subtle processing in this one. I like the pattern and "wave" forms of the wood.
Please feel freeto comment or make suggestions if you have them.
I'm just starting photography a little more seriously as a hobby and I notice I like black & white photography more and more. The classic feel and great contrasts of the images you can create in grayscale is what attracts me to it. I love classic portraits and landscaping for example.
I'm still very much struggling with composing and processing of the images, although I do feel that I'm getting more familiar with what I like to show people.
I'm a real structural person and am a sucker for symmetrical shapes and abstracts, or for anything logical for that matter. I tried some shapes and abstracts and tried processing them in B&W.
#1 Stains and strings
Although I like natural looking images (sorry, don't like over processed HDR), this image is pretty overprocessed too. You can see on the wire which is almost cartoony. I looked at it many times and I actually like the effect in this picture. Maybe I can play with it some more later on.
#2 Wooden Waves
Fairly subtle processing in this one. I like the pattern and "wave" forms of the wood.
Please feel freeto comment or make suggestions if you have them.
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Hi Mark,
I like subtle images as well, especially those that induce the imagination to work and leave room for suggestions.
These two B&W photos are pretty much texture shots that would have more impact at very large dimensions...ie. room wall dimensions etc. The wood grains and texture, the tiny dents in the stone wall would deserve that. Well, just my opinion. : )
Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz
I like subtle images as well, especially those that induce the imagination to work and leave room for suggestions.
These two B&W photos are pretty much texture shots that would have more impact at very large dimensions...ie. room wall dimensions etc. The wood grains and texture, the tiny dents in the stone wall would deserve that. Well, just my opinion. : )
Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz
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a77 + Distagon T* 2/24 ZA SSM
ISO 50 f/5.6 1/200s A mode
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Neat old vase Doc! The curved form of the vase is a nice counterpoint to the rectilinear shapes of the stones on the left, and it serves as a segue to the free-formed rocks on the right. Nice!
I woke up early this morning, and I was bored, so I wandered around downtown McKinney. I came across this modified scooter in a parking lot.
My pappy said son I'm gonna take away th' computer, if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod scooter.
With apologies to Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen....
I woke up early this morning, and I was bored, so I wandered around downtown McKinney. I came across this modified scooter in a parking lot.
My pappy said son I'm gonna take away th' computer, if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod scooter.
With apologies to Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen....
If the last thing you remember hearing is somebody yelling 'CLEAR!!!', assume you've had a problem!!
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I'll see your scooter, John, and raise you five scooters and a motorcycle.
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Now there's been a debate in my head for a while; to shoot in B&W or attempt conversions afterward? With my little HX9V, to shoot black and white in the moment is a commitment. For the WX150 it isn't even an option, just partial color (how did Sony let a camera hit the market without a black-and-white shooting mode?). With the a700, I suppose I can set B&W and RAW, or RAW+JPG and have the best of both worlds, but then I'm committing to a much heavier kit.
Scooter Row by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr
Now there's been a debate in my head for a while; to shoot in B&W or attempt conversions afterward? With my little HX9V, to shoot black and white in the moment is a commitment. For the WX150 it isn't even an option, just partial color (how did Sony let a camera hit the market without a black-and-white shooting mode?). With the a700, I suppose I can set B&W and RAW, or RAW+JPG and have the best of both worlds, but then I'm committing to a much heavier kit.
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Arrrgh! I fold.... You've won this hand Kevin....
Myself, I always shoot in color, even when I have a black and white image in my head. Although I always shoot in RAW, so whatever the camera is set at isn't an issue, I prefer having a color image to go by as I convert to B/W.
Myself, I always shoot in color, even when I have a black and white image in my head. Although I always shoot in RAW, so whatever the camera is set at isn't an issue, I prefer having a color image to go by as I convert to B/W.
If the last thing you remember hearing is somebody yelling 'CLEAR!!!', assume you've had a problem!!
a77, a700, a200, Minolta 8000i, NEX C3, NEX 5N and more lenses than my wife suspects!
a77, a700, a200, Minolta 8000i, NEX C3, NEX 5N and more lenses than my wife suspects!
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Great B&W shots guys - I really like the genre, but never get the conversions to come out how I'd like . I really like that suped up scooter from John - kewl! Sometimes, getting up early has its rewards.
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