Black and white craze
Jan 8, 2015 11:05:43 #
I've been on a black and white kick. Always liked the works of Ansel Adams yet always had a preference for color, it just adds so much to an image. However, lately I've been playing around with converting color images to black and white and I'm liking some of them that show case high contrast and textures..
outdoor stairs in the Caribbean
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Caribbean Island shoping!!
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Caribbean outdoor market
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Sedona, AZ
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Jan 8, 2015 11:08:46 #
Jan 8, 2015 11:36:25 #
#2 has a timeless feel, and is very appealing. I downloaded and enjoyed time just browsing around in the image, to see all the details. Nice!
#3 - I tried cropping quite a bit closer to center of interest - the two women and fruit. Like it better that way :)
#1 - there are a couple of crops I tried that I liked, one that directs your eye up the incline more, and one that kind of features the ivy on wall at right.
#3 - I tried cropping quite a bit closer to center of interest - the two women and fruit. Like it better that way :)
#1 - there are a couple of crops I tried that I liked, one that directs your eye up the incline more, and one that kind of features the ivy on wall at right.
Jan 8, 2015 11:40:15 #
lloydl2 wrote:
I've been on a black and white kick. Always liked the works of Ansel Adams yet always had a preference for color, it just adds so much to an image. However, lately I've been playing around with converting color images to black and white and I'm liking some of them that show case high contrast and textures..
I like Sedona, looks good in b and w.
Jan 8, 2015 11:48:55 #
For me, the B&W format in these shots takes away too much of the vibrancy of the scenes. Number 1 just looks flat and uninteresting.
For me, I think they'd be better in colour.
For me, I think they'd be better in colour.
Jan 8, 2015 11:53:26 #
Thanks Linda, I'll have to get back in there and play around a bit more with crops! Feel free to post any enhancements, I'd love to see them!
Linda From Maine wrote:
#2 has a timeless feel, and is very appealing. I downloaded and enjoyed time just browsing around in the image, to see all the details. Nice!
#3 - I tried cropping quite a bit closer to center of interest - the two women and fruit. Like it better that way :)
#1 - there are a couple of crops I tried that I liked, one that directs your eye up the incline more, and one that kind of features the ivy on wall at right.
#3 - I tried cropping quite a bit closer to center of interest - the two women and fruit. Like it better that way :)
#1 - there are a couple of crops I tried that I liked, one that directs your eye up the incline more, and one that kind of features the ivy on wall at right.
Jan 8, 2015 11:56:06 #
Yes, color adds so much to an image! Just curious though did you look at the download version or just the thumbnail shown?
DrWilk wrote:
For me, the B&W format in these shots takes away too much of the vibrancy of the scenes. Number 1 just looks flat and uninteresting.
For me, I think they'd be better in colour.
For me, I think they'd be better in colour.
Jan 8, 2015 12:14:34 #
lloydl2 wrote:
Thanks Linda, I'll have to get back in there and play around a bit more with crops! Feel free to post any enhancements, I'd love to see them!
Thanks for letting me play!
Removed distracting stuff from right side.
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Just a different viewpoint.
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Removed pipe and trimmed a little from right. Sorry about your name :)
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Jan 8, 2015 12:20:23 #
Admittedly I had just looked at the thumbnail originally. I looked at the downloads just now and I agree they are much better that way. Even so, I still feel the market scene especially is losing too much because of the B&W treatment.
lloydl2 wrote:
Yes, color adds so much to an image! Just curious though did you look at the download version or just the thumbnail shown?
Jan 8, 2015 13:12:49 #
Isn't it amazing how just a few short years ago we had B/W photos and thought how great it would be to see this in color. Now we mostly have color and wonder how this would look in B/W. Life for a photographer is still interesting even after over 60 years of playing with images.
Jan 8, 2015 15:06:00 #
I like the crops! especially the farmers market one.. .they provide a better perspective.
Linda From Maine wrote:
Thanks for letting me play!
Jan 8, 2015 15:27:45 #
lloydl2 wrote:
I like the crops! especially the farmers market one.. .they provide a better perspective.
Super!
Jan 9, 2015 07:31:52 #
teknojunkie
Loc: Houston, TX
Nice B&W's! Check out Hotshoe.org "the new home for B&W Photography". They have some amazing b&w's there.
Jan 9, 2015 08:07:41 #
Nice images, Lloyd. I like B/W as well.
Check out Clyde Butcher's work in B/W photography. He's the Ansel Adams of the Everglades. Gregoryd45 turned me on to his work.
Check out Clyde Butcher's work in B/W photography. He's the Ansel Adams of the Everglades. Gregoryd45 turned me on to his work.
Jan 9, 2015 11:20:30 #
Hi and thanks.. Just had a look and there are a lot of really nice photos...and now a few of mine too!
teknojunkie wrote:
Nice B&W's! Check out Hotshoe.org "the new home for B&W Photography". They have some amazing b&w's there.
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