Another attempt at a B&W photo
Jul 7, 2018 09:51:08 #
A second attempt at a B&W image. One of the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Yes I do plan and watching some videos so I can learn how to do this right. Just thought I would try it again on my own.
Jul 7, 2018 10:14:34 #
In scenes such as this, watch your highlights. It's quite easy to get blown highlights which, in turn, are distracting and detract from the spectacular beauty one is trying to capture. This goes for both color or black and white.
--Bob
--Bob
grandpaw wrote:
A second attempt at a B&W image. One of the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Yes I do plan and watching some videos so I can learn how to do this right. Just thought I would try it again on my own.
Jul 7, 2018 11:07:24 #
rmalarz wrote:
In scenes such as this, watch your highlights. It's quite easy to get blown highlights which, in turn, are distracting and detract from the spectacular beauty one is trying to capture. This goes for both color or black and white.
--Bob
--Bob
According to the slider in Photoshop I turned the whites down until it showed nothing blown out. Grandpaw
Jul 7, 2018 11:19:38 #
That's fine for processing. My comment was aimed towards the image at the time of exposure. That's where highlights can be lost, blown out.
--Bob
--Bob
grandpaw wrote:
According to the slider in Photoshop I turned the whites down until it showed nothing blown out. Grandpaw
Jul 7, 2018 19:12:24 #
TBerwick
Loc: Houston, Texas
rmalarz wrote:
That's fine for processing. My comment was aimed towards the image at the time of exposure. That's where highlights can be lost, blown out.
--Bob
--Bob
That's one reason I carry my Pentax Zone VI spot meter every time I'm doing anything beyond casual photos. I find it easier to use that meter than fiddle with my various camera's metering systems.
Jul 7, 2018 19:18:11 #
I have a couple of those. I also use an SEI Photometer along with a Sekonic L768DR. The Sekonic a bit more than the others.
--Bob
--Bob
TBerwick wrote:
That's one reason I carry my Pentax Zone VI spot meter every time I'm doing anything beyond casual photos. I find it easier to use that meter than fiddle with my various camera's metering systems.
Jul 8, 2018 18:53:47 #
Good 2nd attempt. As they say "Practice, practice, practice". Like that you included people on boardwalk - for human scale and interest. Hard to shoot whites in clouds, steam and snow with contrasting blacks. Was this shot in color and then converted to B&W? Photoshop or did you use NIK or Topaz Studio to convert to B&W?
Jul 8, 2018 19:48:18 #
Jul 11, 2018 18:55:11 #
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