I have long been appreciative of well shot black and white landscape photography. There are breathtaking landscape photos of the Californian wilderness and Yosemite National Park taken by a photographer in the 1940âÂÂs who was a pioneer in photography (can you guess who I am referring to?). This photographer founded the 'Zone System' for creating black and white photos with the best possible tonal range (a style of black and white photography I attempt today).
When I developed prints from a black & white digital captures with the early model digital cameras I shot with, the prints simply just did not have the same character of b&w images I used to print with Ilford 35mm film. However the equipment I shoot with today, as well as the applications I use for post-processing are finally producing some stellar results - IMHO.
Images Captured in Joshua Tree, California
I have long been appreciative of well shot black a... (show quote)
Well done monochromes, helix! The last image is a masterpiece!
That image was a challenge. I now always capture images in color and Nikon .NEF (RAW) format before conversion to monochrome. However, this image was captured in 2010 when I was working in California, and I was "experimenting" - The image was captured in monochrome and .JPG format (limiting my post process options ). In addition, the first image I posted was processed from a online upload I had of the original. I pulled the the original out of my archive and have reposted here [see image 1 & 2]. Also, because I was shooting toward the sun, it created a dark contrast original capture - which I decided to shadow lighten in post-process to see the limb texture - but correspondingly lightens up the entire capture. Thanks for you comments.
Cheers! Greg
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Enjoyed your b/w shots, especially the before/after examples. You've practiced a subtle post-processing that truly enhances the "front lighting." No over the top like so often happens. Thanks for sharing.
dhelix33Loc: Live in Raleigh, NC - Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
hiker60 wrote:
Enjoyed your b/w shots, especially the before/after examples. You've practiced a subtle post-processing that truly enhances the "front lighting." No over the top like so often happens. Thanks for sharing.