A couple shots I took at the Florida National Cemetery a couple years ago. I went down to attend services and interment for my friend's parents. His father was a WWII vet.
p.14 Hey, Dennis, good to see you. Nice paths. Haven't been on the Saco Heath one for a while. Time to go back - after mud season.
Thanks, Pat. My one and only visit there was in late April of last year. I walked the whole path and only saw 5 or 6 other people. Very relaxing and a great time to avoid the crowds. Definitely plan to return.
An excellent exercise. All the photos grab me except the boat. I think it's because the range of tones of that photo is too centered with not enough brightness and therefore too muddy. I've done some extremely primitive enhancement trying to expand the range of brightness values in the boat and water without doing visual violence to the buildings against the sky.
Thank you for that input. When I process black and white, inexperienced as I am, I tend to avoid letting anything get too light or too dark. I need to be less timid with those sliders. Another lesson learned.
As a beginner I benefit greatly from reading these threads and learning from those who know a lot about this craft and I wish to complement all of you for sharing your wisdom on helping this photographer enhance his work and allowing me to listen-in. It is always a joy to learn new things and I just wanted to let you guys know how important you really are to those of us on the sidelines. Great Forum Indeed.
Well said. I've already learned more than I expected to.