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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 07, 2017, 11:27:52 am

Title: Autumn Leaves in Mono
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 07, 2017, 11:27:52 am
Shot yesterday.

Yes I know, all that wonderful colour and yet here I am shooting it in mono  ::)

Dave
Title: Re: Autumn Leaves in Mono
Post by: farbschlurf on November 07, 2017, 02:31:13 pm
I like it, the different grays work fine. It's hard to get something new out of such a subject, I think this is successful. 
Title: Re: Autumn Leaves in Mono
Post by: francois on November 08, 2017, 07:31:11 am
B&W works perfectly with this subject and square also.
Bravo!
Title: Re: Autumn Leaves in Mono
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 08, 2017, 09:43:09 am
Good one. Have you tried a green filter? That is, if there any greens at all in the subject.
Title: Re: Autumn Leaves in Mono
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 08, 2017, 09:57:12 am
I like it, the different grays work fine. It's hard to get something new out of such a subject, I think this is successful.
+1.
Title: Re: Autumn Leaves in Mono
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 08, 2017, 11:44:31 am
Thanks guys  :)

Good one. Have you tried a green filter? That is, if there any greens at all in the subject.

Yes that could probably work Paulo, but the main reason I took this image as a black and white, is because I was using my old and now comparatively very cheap 16-35 L Mk1 lens close in for the detail, which is a lens I had almost completely stopped using, as the CA it created with my old Canon camera was horrendous and the images were usually too difficult to correct successfully in post. So I was forced to use it as a black and white only lens on the odd occasions that I did take it out with me. But then I bought the A7R2 and the sensor in this camera has totally breathed a whole new life into this old workhorse of a lens, which now appears to be substantially sharper and the CA is both minimal and manageable, yet I still always think black and white when I am using it and for this shot I am so glad that I did.

Dave