Inspired and Jumping in: I have been watching this new section since it started and I am inspired to generate some BW. This was my view from the deck this morning at Point Pleasant. I...

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Inspired and Jumping in

Aug 3, 2022 08:40:38 #

AFPhoto Loc: Jamestown, RI, USA

I have been watching this new section since it started and I am inspired to generate some BW. This was my view from the deck this morning at Point Pleasant. I did some post processing in Lightroom, added a sky in PS then back to Lightroom where I accessed Silver Effects Pro and did a straight up conversion. The camera clock is off by an hour. The picture was taken at 6:30 or so. I am her on vacation and don't have access to my Hard drives so all I can do is generate new photos to play with.

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Aug 3, 2022 08:50:09 #

SueScott Loc: Hammondsville, Ohio

Nice shot - I'm surprised there weren't more boats tied up at those piers.

Aug 3, 2022 08:52:03 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Nicely done.

The added sky doesn't quite match the reflection in the water.
--Bob

AFPhoto wrote:

Aug 3, 2022 09:04:04 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Great lines and patterns!

Aug 3, 2022 09:04:43 #

AFPhoto Loc: Jamestown, RI, USA

SueScott wrote:

Nice shot - I'm surprised there weren't more boats tied up at those piers.

Thanks Sue. I think that most are rentals.

Aug 3, 2022 09:06:43 #

AFPhoto Loc: Jamestown, RI, USA

rmalarz wrote:

Nicely done.

The added sky doesn't quite match the reflection in the water.
--Bob

Thanks Bob. Clearly my bad. I added the sky without considering the total impact. Hopefully a lesson learned.

Aug 3, 2022 09:07:53 #

AFPhoto Loc: Jamestown, RI, USA

jaymatt wrote:

Great lines and patterns!

Thanks Jaymatt. Appreciate you looking

Aug 3, 2022 10:34:30 #

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Overall, I like the image / B&W conversion, but I'm not too keen on the sky either. If you scroll your screen and look at the image with most of the sky cropped (scrolled off screen), see what you think of a version where the top margin is moved to just above the height of the trees on our right of the frame. Maybe the cloud that becomes the upper left corner would then be removed to have sky in that corner? Then, the image goes back to all the fine details in the foreground and pier, leading to the homes on shore.

Aug 3, 2022 10:41:22 #

AFPhoto Loc: Jamestown, RI, USA

Thanks Paul. The detail in the foreground was the reason for taking the photo. I should have done what you recommend

Aug 3, 2022 11:31:37 #

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I'm in favor of cropping out most of the sky also. I'd probably try some selective dodging on a few of the homes, though that might take attention away from the foreground. There's great interest for me in the foreground, and also in some of the smaller stories (should your file size allow cropping, or if you have any close-ups), such as the single heron or egret a few wharves back.

Aug 3, 2022 11:42:34 #

AFPhoto Loc: Jamestown, RI, USA

Hi Linda. So glad that you took the time to look. I do have other shots of the ibis that seems to live on the dock and is there all day. I was especially interested in the vertical elements of the dock structure and the way that the 6:30 sun was lighting them. When I get back on my computer I will play around with this picture. It is a 45 MP so cropping should not be an issue.

Aug 3, 2022 11:48:33 #

gmontjr2350 Loc: Southern NJ