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Fortnightly Challenge November 12 - 25 : Black and White
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Took this a couple of months ago on a trip to Washington , D.C. . Taken at night at the Korean War Memorial . Was playing around with high iso's , no flash , trying to do the 1/focal length minimum shutter speed thing. The shot looks awful in color , but B&W makes it work IMHO.
5D2 , 50 1.4@ f1.8 , 1/40 , iso 12800 , hand held
5D2 , 50 1.4@ f1.8 , 1/40 , iso 12800 , hand held
That's a great perspective and night shots are the best at this memorial. I like the flattening and the almost tilt shift like effect. I think it's very interesting small and digitally but it wouldn't work printed out large. A very small print on a large mat might look cool. I might would rotate it every so slighlty counter clockwise. The flag being not dead vertical bothers me but I'm a bit OCD about straight lines.
There are a some great photos in this challenge just thought i add one of my own
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Digger B&W by Jonesy4321, on Flickr
Digger B&W by Jonesy4321, on Flickr
Thanks... I hadn't ever intended to post this anywhere , it was just a shot taken while playing with high iso . It's been 'shopped big time to get rid of other tourists . Just out of curiosity I printed an 8x10 out last night and it wasn't all THAT bad , but much larger I think the grain from the high iso would overwhelm everything else . The thing that I like about this shot is the blurring which almost imparts motion in some of the figures There's a better , but slightly different one I posted in the October POTD .
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Spooky, I like the conversion. I think it needs some leveling.
Turn to stone!
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Great dynamics going on here. I like the motion of the crashing surf contrasted with the stillness of the surfer.
I like this one, too. Nice textures and lighting. Maybe crop a bit off the top? The portion of the image above the fence/wall is a bit distracting.
Nice photo. There is a lot of interesting detail going on in the image. It looks a lot better larger.on the wharf in Santa Cruz, CA
E-3, 14-35 2.0@16mm, f3.2, iso 400, 1/60
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Mine for today. A conversion from my post over in Photo of the Day.
]Because of the clear sky, I like the color version better. B&W can really do interesting things to clouds.
Dale
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Mine for today. A conversion from my post over in Photo of the Day.
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Because of the clear sky, I like the color version better. B&W can really do interesting things to clouds.
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I agree regarding B&W and clouds; maybe like this shot I took of Flathead Lake and the Mission Mtns. BTW, love the coloring of your POTD shot.
Mine for today. A conversion from my post over in Photo of the Day.
]Because of the clear sky, I like the color version better. B&W can really do interesting things to clouds.
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I agree regarding B&W and clouds; maybe like this shot I took of Flathead Lake and the Mission Mtns. BTW, love the coloring of your POTD shot.
I like the composition but it seems a bit flat. Have you tried pulling up the blacks a bit?
I like the tone of the image. The leaves are a bit distracting. I'm not sure if you could capture as much of the foreground while reducing the DoF.Tried something different. Not sure that I'm happy with the pic or the post processing.
The faint green adds to the picture. It gives you a sense of how gray the day was without processing it as B&W.Lone hiker in foggy weather.
My favourite subject to convert to b/w. If that's even necessary, since the
original also has almost no colour in it. I admit it's an older one, but it matches the challenge. (and I like it)
Perhaps more of the same, after this weekend ( promises are foggy weather!)
Nice shot - reminds me of the day I climbed the mountain.Mine for today. A conversion from my post over in Photo of the Day.
Because of the clear sky, I like the color version better. B&W can really do interesting things to clouds.
Dale
The left corner is a bit heavy into the black.---
My contribution
Still working with the B&W conversion. This one is rather dark but it makes a descent print.
I went out to Red Rock for the Leonid meteor showers last Wednesday. I saw a couple of good ones but didn't manage to capture any.
Thanks for the advice, Dale! I found the top distracting a bit but thought it added to the framing. Though it's a little too much, I agree. Some really nice shots here!
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Mine for today. A conversion from my post over in Photo of the Day.
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Because of the clear sky, I like the color version better. B&W can really do interesting things to clouds.
Dale
I agree regarding B&W and clouds; maybe like this shot I took of Flathead Lake and the Mission Mtns. BTW, love the coloring of your POTD shot.
Love the clouds, but (...) they would get more attention if you cropped the bottom.
Weekend walk in south NL.
Thanks to everyone for a wonderfully productive Challenge!
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Balancing Elements
Dale
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Balancing Elements
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