Posts: DaveC1 | Ugly Hedgehog

Winter Cardinal

Just simply beautiful. Cardinals are always very pretty birds and you captured this one very well.

(Post-Processing Digital Images)

Feb 18, 2019 09:16:53 #

Seattle Skyline

As with most everything there's going to be differing opinions. But I do think in the case of the first image cropping out part of the dark foreground to bring attention to the Space Needle would be the way to go with it. That being said, I'm with the majority in thinking the second image is the better of the two.

Feb 18, 2019 09:05:13 #

magnetoman wrote:

I like the images but feel they all lack tonal range - which should be the joy of b&w. I’m sure you’ve chosen the ‘flat’ look on purpose but, for me, it doesn’t work.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting Magnetoman. These first two were processed to bring out the textures of the metal and it does compress the gray scale, which was my goal here. In the case of the third, the processing enhanced the surface outlines of the structures. If you double download that image and look at the surface edges you'll see what I mean.

Feb 18, 2019 08:57:33 #

John N wrote:

Rusty steelwork, perhaps layered or flaky is one of the few things that don't transfer to colour very well for me. I appreciate you did this on film but it's always been my experience that this subject suits colour better.

That said, I do like what you've done.

Thank you John for stopping by and commenting.

Feb 18, 2019 08:56:21 #

Joe Blow wrote:

I found #1 just a touch busy, but the longer I looked the more I liked it.

I love #2. Fantastic.

I found #3 too confusing.

Glad you liked #2 Joe. #3 is a small self powered rail crane used for rail construction in its day I'm guessing, if that helps.

Feb 18, 2019 08:53:42 #

artBob wrote:

#1 has a great feast of shapes, shades, and textures.

Thank you Bob, glad you liked it.

Feb 18, 2019 08:53:01 #

kenievans wrote:

I love the texture in the first two. I dont know what you did in the third one but I like the ghostly look.

Thank you Keni. The first two were processed after scanning to enhance the texture, and the third was processed by running it thru a B&W effect (even though it was a scan of a B&W negative) and combined under the Exceptional method to produce that sort of negative effect (with a bit of burning and dodging done to give that foggy effect.)

Feb 17, 2019 15:43:18 #