Street Image - Post Processed to B&W: Took a trip around Lake Winnipesaukee in NH yesterday. This one is from Weirs Beach (popular hangout during NH's June Bike Week). Post processing...

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Street Image - Post Processed to B&W

Aug 7, 2017 23:07:02 #

rfcoakley Loc: Auburn, NH

Took a trip around Lake Winnipesaukee in NH yesterday. This one is from Weirs Beach (popular hangout during NH's June Bike Week). Post processing to B&W seemed fitting for the image (original at 70mm; F8.0; 1/1250)

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Aug 7, 2017 23:19:19 #

starting anew

Now THAT is a good picture!

Aug 7, 2017 23:52:55 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

It's pretty static, but I like it.

Aug 8, 2017 03:22:22 #

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

Aug 8, 2017 07:39:06 #

Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom

Excellent caapture - the B&W really works for this shot.

Aug 8, 2017 10:55:54 #

rfcoakley Loc: Auburn, NH

jaymatt wrote:

It's pretty static, but I like it.

Thanks for the feedback. I recall that I intentionally delayed taking the shot until after traffic passed and several people crossed at road along front. Probably would have been better to take a bunch of shots in various states of activity in the scene.

Aug 8, 2017 11:28:05 #

starting anew

I like it for its lonely feel. It looks like a place not from recent times; almost like a ghost town. The empty-looking buildings, the 1 car cresting the hill look so forlorn; but then there are those wonderful puffy clouds at the end. It's almost a metaphor for life--we go through empty, lonely times and even though we can't see what's over the hill, there are glimpses of life and lightness ahead. I identify with that lone car going off into the distance, hopefully to something better "just over the hill." This photograph really spoke to me and I love it. I'm glad you waited for this perfect combination, without people cluttering it up. You must have had a vision of what you also wanted at the time, or you would have let people walking dogs, etc. in. Stick with your own insights and feelings and we'll see more of these wonderful, albeit kind of sad, photos. Thank you. Jody

Aug 8, 2017 11:50:49 #

rfcoakley Loc: Auburn, NH

starting anew wrote:

I like it for its lonely feel. It looks like a pl... (show quote)

Thanks for the very positive feedback. It is likely that this shot without the added people/traffic would be better than with (of course, as its the only image that I took of the scene, it is clearly the best). The lesson learned for me is to not be afraid to capture multiple images of a scene for review after the fact. I had it framed and ready and had no risk of losing the isolated shot by taking additional shots before hand.

Aug 8, 2017 14:36:56 #