Sleeping Bear Dunes
May 29, 2018 09:49:39 #
A few photos to capture the essence of the place on Memorial Day weekend. A beautiful part of Michigan.
May 29, 2018 10:01:15 #
JimBart
Loc: Western Michigan
Great pics from times past it appears. Yesterday the temps in West Michigan broke all records .... 95 to 100 The dunes are an excellent place to visit along with the Pierce Stocking drive
May 29, 2018 10:04:45 #
shangyrhee
Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA
I like the beautiful B & W images !!! Thank you for sharing. Shang
May 29, 2018 10:06:05 #
May 29, 2018 10:12:11 #
JimBart wrote:
Great pics from times past it appears. Yesterday the temps in West Michigan broke all records .... 95 to 100 The dunes are an excellent place to visit along with the Pierce Stocking drive
Thank you. A bit of a retro feel--I agree. That part of Michigan is new to me. It is beautiful. It did feel a bit warm for the time of year.
May 29, 2018 10:13:35 #
shangyrhee wrote:
I like the beautiful B & W images !!! Thank you for sharing. Shang
You are welcome. I have been working on shooting more black and white with digital--focusing on getting it right in camera. But, as an insurance policy, shooting both raw and jpeg.
May 29, 2018 10:14:01 #
May 29, 2018 10:15:18 #
whwiden wrote:
William, your 3rd image could hang in a Gallery. Outstanding in every aspect.A few photos to capture the essence of the place on Memorial Day weekend. A beautiful part of Michigan.
May 29, 2018 10:36:16 #
All good but I especially like the next to last of the boy and girl walking away. Almost has a Norman Rockwell feel to it! Thanks for sharing them.
May 29, 2018 10:39:53 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
William, your 3rd image could hang in a Gallery. Outstanding in every aspect.
Thank you very much. It was mid day. Not the best light generally but it did catch the exposed bark which drew my attention. This was shot as an out of camera jpeg, b&w mode, with orange filter setting. I made a few minor adjustments in LR for the posting in the series. I think I had a circular polarizer on the lens.
I am attaching the full jpeg file exactly as shot out of the camera for your inspection. Thank you again.
May 29, 2018 10:44:47 #
Country Boy wrote:
All good but I especially like the next to last of the boy and girl walking away. Almost has a Norman Rockwell feel to it! Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you very much. I have been working on trying to use scenes in which there is more in the scene, or in which a point of interest is not simply overly zoomed in. I think this shot worked pretty well to capture the vastness of the dune. As part of this, I have been using stopped down apertures--at least for me--and faster shutter speeds, worrying less about the ISO--which I often let float. On a bright day like this it is not risky as the ISO does not tend to climb very high.
May 29, 2018 10:57:21 #
whwiden wrote:
Great post processing William from image posted.Thank you very much. It was mid day. Not the best light generally but it did catch the exposed bark which drew my attention. This was shot as an out of camera jpeg, b&w mode, with orange filter setting. I made a few minor adjustments in LR for the posting in the series. I think I had a circular polarizer on the lens.
I am attaching the full jpeg file exactly as shot out of the camera for your inspection. Thank you again.
I am attaching the full jpeg file exactly as shot out of the camera for your inspection. Thank you again.
May 29, 2018 11:06:20 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Great post processing William from image posted.
Thank you. I have found that when shooting B&W I can get good results without using RAW IF I get the shot close in camera. There is a huge size saving to doing this, as well as speed. Of course, one must be committed to B&W. To do this, I do not over sharpen the jpeg with the in camera settings. I also back off on the contrast a bit. I use my U1 and U2 settings to have one that is B&W jpeg only, and one that is RAW plus B&W jpeg. I am still trying to get these settings to my liking, but I tire of post processing--photos never get attended too--so I am working hard to have a good jpeg even if I have a RAW copy.
May 29, 2018 11:38:43 #
#2 has a very welcoming feel and interesting curved lines of trees and shadows. I love #5, not only for the expansive area around the children, but all the footprints! #6 is another feel-good image with gentle tonal range and slight textures and a nice diagonal. Super series!
May 29, 2018 11:59:42 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
#2 has a very welcoming feel and interesting curved lines of trees and shadows. I love #5, not only for the expansive area around the children, but all the footprints! #6 is another feel-good image with gentle tonal range and slight textures and a nice diagonal. Super series!
Thank you for looking! Shots #2 and #3 were right next to each other. I was trying to create a bit of an inverse look--one with dark trees lighter sky and the other with a lighter tree and a darker sky. I thought it odd that I could get both looks at the same time of day. Had not focused on the footprints but yes, they add interest in a sort of "where will they go? What path will they take kind of way.
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