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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: David Eckels on August 08, 2023, 07:52:17 pm

Title: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: David Eckels on August 08, 2023, 07:52:17 pm: C&C welcome from technical to esthetics
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 09, 2023, 06:55:23 am: Cheer up! ;)
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: francois on August 09, 2023, 07:41:59 am: I like it a lot, it's a post-apocalyptic shot.
Keep on experimenting.
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: Jonathan Cross on August 09, 2023, 07:49:46 am: Like the layers, but far too black for me.

Jonathan
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: Michael West on August 09, 2023, 12:22:16 pm: Quote from: David Eckels on August 08, 2023, 07:52:17 pm
C&C welcome from technical to esthetics

the bottom 2/3rds of the image works well,
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: David Eckels on August 09, 2023, 06:49:42 pm: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 09, 2023, 06:55:23 am
Cheer up! ;)
I know it's dark, probably too dark in fact, but that was part of the experimentation. And thanks for your concern about my attitude ;)
Quote from: francois on August 09, 2023, 07:41:59 am
Keep on experimenting.
Thanks Francois, I will.
Quote from: Jonathan Cross on August 09, 2023, 07:49:46 am
Like the layers, but far too black for me.
Thanks for the comment Jonathan. I tend to agree, looking at it today. I'll have to keep experimenting, but it is good to know that there's something good in there, too.
Quote from: Michael West on August 09, 2023, 12:22:16 pm
the bottom 2/3rds of the image works well,
I agree Michael, that upper third was a struggle for some reason.

All, thanks for the comments; I appreciate the objectivity.
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: Michael West on August 09, 2023, 11:36:23 pm: Quote from: David Eckels on August 09, 2023, 06:49:42 pm
I know it's dark, probably too dark in fact, but that was part of the experimentation. And thanks for your concern about my attitude ;) Thanks Francois, I will.Thanks for the comment Jonathan. I tend to agree, looking at it today. I'll have to keep experimenting, but it is good to know that there's something good in there, too.I agree Michael, that upper third was a struggle for some reason.

All, thanks for the comments; I appreciate the objectivity.

it may be that it proved a distraction ,

for ne understanding why complexity often works and when it diesent work as well remains a mystery
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: PeterAit on August 10, 2023, 10:46:40 am: Excellent!
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: David Eckels on August 10, 2023, 11:54:47 am: Michael, good point, I may re-visit this.
Peter, thank you. It appears that this elicits strong preferences. Still learning!
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: David Eckels on August 11, 2023, 11:27:40 am: I had another go at this mindful of Michael's and other's comments. Alas, I have not yet cheered up!
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: Michael West on August 11, 2023, 11:19:35 pm: Quote from: David Eckels on August 11, 2023, 11:27:40 am
I had another go at this mindful of Michael's and other's comments. Alas, I have not yet cheered up!

this make perfect "sense" to me.
Title: Re: Experimenting with B/W
Post by: francois on August 12, 2023, 05:24:18 am: I like both to tell you the truth but the last one is more focused (without the clouds in the sky).
Also, both are very complex to apprehend, at least for me (take it as a positive remark).