Post by: BJL on November 10, 2018, 02:54:33 pm
Maybe a section for just sharing without the emphasis on "critique"?
Post by: Rob C on November 10, 2018, 03:06:01 pm
Rob
Post by: BJL on November 10, 2018, 03:19:06 pm
You are very kind. Here is another, less heavy on the sepia. If it were digital, I could probably clone out all hints of modernity.
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 10, 2018, 04:03:52 pm
Post by: Dave Rosser on November 10, 2018, 05:25:45 pm
http://www.rosser.org.uk/content/DSC_1777-Edit-Edit_large.html
Post by: Ivophoto on November 10, 2018, 05:38:40 pm
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181110/60d885846e6ef685c9aaa76b2a2cc946.jpg)
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on November 10, 2018, 06:00:35 pm
Here are a couple of contributions.
The blanket is familiar, Eric; but I love the textures in the second. Made for monochrome treatment.
Jeremy
Post by: Ghaag on November 10, 2018, 06:14:53 pm
Monochrome portrait on 8x10”
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181110/60d885846e6ef685c9aaa76b2a2cc946.jpg)
Beautiful image
Post by: Telecaster on November 10, 2018, 09:44:58 pm
Here are a couple of contributions.
Photo #1: yummy croissa…oh. ;D
-Dave-
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 10, 2018, 11:33:26 pm
Both were from a 4x5" view camera, back in the 1960s.
The "knots" shot was actually the bench of my parent's picnic table, when the light was striking it just right.
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 11, 2018, 01:40:50 am
Post by: Dave Rosser on November 12, 2018, 12:44:45 pm
This one is just to see if I can link to my monochrome portfolio.Having another try at attaching single picture
http://www.rosser.org.uk/content/DSC_1777-Edit-Edit_large.html
(http://www.rosser.org.uk/content/images/large/_DSC5748-Edit.jpg)
Got it, the last try was from my kindle Fire and I just seemed to be able to install a link to whole site.
Post by: BJL on November 12, 2018, 01:29:35 pm
- the “add image” button above the composing box is only for “linking out” to an image already on a website
- to upload an image “inline”, one uses the item “Atachments and other options” below the composing box.
Post by: Rob C on November 12, 2018, 02:11:37 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 12, 2018, 03:44:55 pm
Post by: BobDavid on November 12, 2018, 07:04:16 pm
Another oldie.
Nice.
Post by: John R on November 12, 2018, 09:48:49 pm
Another oldie.Very nice Eric. I know a place just like that, How uncanny. If only I can find it. In the meantime, here is my bw image:
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Glen-Haffey/i-KZfmKn5/0/20ef79ff/M/Feb%2025-13%20Glen%20Haffey%20039%20copybw-1000-M.jpg)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 12, 2018, 09:52:32 pm
Very nice Eric. I know a place just like that, How uncanny. If only I can find it. In the meantime, here is my bw image:Thanks, John.
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Glen-Haffey/i-KZfmKn5/0/20ef79ff/M/Feb%2025-13%20Glen%20Haffey%20039%20copybw-1000-M.jpg)
And yours is just the spot for a picnic on a hot summer day!
Post by: John R on November 13, 2018, 10:46:45 am
Thanks, John.But Eric, let's move to the dark side. I deliberately processed this image so that it looks almost underexposed, letting the dark background go almost black. Do you dare go into these woods?
And yours is just the spot for a picnic on a hot summer day!
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Glen-Haffey/i-jTqXf44/0/383b569e/L/Oct%207-%202013%20Glen%20Haffey%20752%20bwcopy-1000-L.jpg)
Post by: Rob C on November 13, 2018, 05:10:10 pm
Post by: armand on November 13, 2018, 08:00:44 pm
Another oldie.
Somehow I thought of this
(https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/arts/2006/02/15/moon372.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c235d4a03b5fff4a606b0847ac319bd8)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/15/usa.arts
Post by: Rob C on November 15, 2018, 08:10:37 am
Post by: James Clark on November 15, 2018, 04:02:16 pm
Meanwhile, my last trip of the year took me to NYC, but instead of doing more work amongst the skyscrapers of Manhattan, I thought it would be fun to visit somewhere new, so I headed out to the Coney Island boardwalk in 30-degree winter weather. Here's the first image:
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 17, 2018, 08:23:22 am
Or is it a trained model of yours. ;)
Nice shot.
Post by: churly on November 17, 2018, 02:04:17 pm
Chuck
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 17, 2018, 06:25:46 pm
Post by: John R on November 17, 2018, 06:35:15 pm
As long as we're already out in left field...OOh...somewhat disturbing John. Leaves the impression of human bones for me. Well crafted.
JR
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 17, 2018, 07:27:31 pm
OOh...somewhat disturbing John. Leaves the impression of human bones for me. Well crafted.
Thanks. Interpretation/feeling may be cultural, however. I thought of it as a 'darker' image (hence the title "Underworld"). But a young man from the Haida Gwaii (an acquaintance of my daughter) thought of it as peaceful.
Post by: Two23 on November 17, 2018, 09:57:44 pm
But Eric, let's move to the dark side. I deliberately processed this image so that it looks almost underexposed, letting the dark background go almost black. Do you dare go into these woods?
I'm a night photographer, so dark doesn't bother me. I like the image--it has a sense of mystery.
Kent in SD
Post by: Two23 on November 17, 2018, 11:15:59 pm
Kent in SD
Post by: James Clark on November 18, 2018, 01:53:21 pm
How many shots did it take to get the seagull in just the right location?
Or is it a trained model of yours. ;)
Nice shot.
Hi Eric - thanks :) I have about 10 wide boardwalk images in all, not this exact composition but close. I saw this when I was looking for compositions through the viewfinder and the birds were flying in and out of the frame pretty much constantly. It was kind of a mess, but they all cleared for a second and I saw this composition pop up suddenly when one came back so I just clicked the shutter by reflex. Lucky happenstance :)
Post by: James Clark on November 18, 2018, 02:00:15 pm
Officers of the U.S. 7th Cavalry. Taken on 4x5 glass plate with c.1858 Derogy Petzval. Ft. Sisseton, South Dakota.
Kent in SD
That's pretty cool!
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 19, 2018, 02:18:51 am
That's pretty cool!
+1
Post by: John R on November 19, 2018, 08:38:22 am
+1Same here, very nice work, Kent.
JR
Post by: John R on November 19, 2018, 01:10:57 pm
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Pictorials/i-pJKcC5W/0/0304e019/M/Oct%2027-09%20Kortright%20182%20bwcrop1000-M.jpg)
Post by: John R on November 20, 2018, 11:10:16 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Pictorials/i-pDmhW8q/0/dfb10a7d/L/April%205-09%20025%20bwmontage3-1000-L.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 20, 2018, 11:55:17 am
Post by: Rob C on November 20, 2018, 12:35:58 pm
Mercury, messenger of the gods, his wings clipped, abused and discarded. The other gods twitter.
This is perhaps a very good example of what had been remarked about Sabine Weiss' way of making the whites come out of the blacks, rather than the opposite direction of emphasis.
You sure do have an eye for moody imagery.
Rob
Post by: James Clark on November 20, 2018, 03:27:42 pm
This is perhaps a very good example of what had been remarked about Sabine Weiss' way of making the whites come out of the blacks, rather than the opposite direction of emphasis.
You sure do have an eye for moody imagery.
Rob
Agreed!
Here's another dark one :)
Post by: Rob C on November 20, 2018, 04:15:46 pm
Agreed!
Here's another dark one :)
James, to which body model does that dash belong? I think I remember touches from my Humber of '74.
My wife and I fell in love with the Sunbeam Alpine which, in the States, was also known as the Tiger, but came with a huge American V8 block. The car was Rootes/Chrysler, but for some reason I think the V8 was from Ford, which sounded odd. Playboy gave a pink one to the Playmate of the Year. Anyway, she - my wife, not the Centrefold - took her father down to the dealership trying her magic on him, but to my vast disappointment he didn't bite! It would have been a far more pretty ride than our Hillman Imp.
Then, decades later, the owners of that dealership had become friends of ours out here in Spain, and the wife told us that she'd decided to keep the thing for herself, but that in no time at all she had to be rescued: the garage had forgotten to fill it with oil. I don't know if heads rolled or whether the car was killed.
:-)
Post by: James Clark on November 20, 2018, 04:52:20 pm
James, to which body model does that dash belong? I think I remember touches from my Humber of '74.
My wife and I fell in love with the Sunbeam Alpine which, in the States, was also known as the Tiger, but came with a huge American V8 block. The car was Rootes/Chrysler, but for some reason I think the V8 was from Ford, which sounded odd. Playboy gave a pink one to the Playmate of the Year. Anyway, she - my wife, not the Centrefold - took her father down to the dealership trying her magic on him, but to my vast disappointment he didn't bite! It would have been a far more pretty ride than our Hillman Imp.
Then, decades later, the owners of that dealership had become friends of ours out here in Spain, and the wife told us that she'd decided to keep the thing for herself, but that in no time at all she had to be rescued: the garage had forgotten to fill it with oil. I don't know if heads rolled or whether the car was killed.
:-)
It is indeed a Tiger, with a giant American V8 :)
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 20, 2018, 09:53:00 pm
Post by: Rob C on November 21, 2018, 04:54:41 am
Thank-you Rob & James. Not trying to make this another "chain" thread, but the mention of V8 reminded me of this (a vintage fire truck, actually).
Sure outguns the V8!
;-)
Post by: Rob C on November 21, 2018, 12:42:33 pm
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 21, 2018, 01:58:41 pm
As remarked some time ago, I find myself increasingly unable to think of photography in terms of colour, regardless of subject - almost! I also think that the longer the lens used, the more likely I feel that colour would be the way that my mind would look at the thing. I guess it's got a lot to do with focussing down onto a more tightly framed subject where colour may be less of a distraction and, conversely, perhaps the point of the photograph. Anyway:
I often find myself shooting a portrait focal length, though I hadn't really thought about the correlation between perspective and colour/monochrome. The following picture was taken at true telephoto length, however. The river was too deep to ford without filling my boots! Apologies if I've posted it before – I should keep better track of that.
Somewhere on the food chain.
Post by: KLaban on November 21, 2018, 02:20:09 pm
I often find myself shooting a portrait focal length, though I hadn't really thought about the correlation between perspective and colour/monochrome. The following picture was taken at true telephoto length, however. The river was too deep to ford without filling my boots! Apologies if I've posted it before – I should keep better track of that.
Somewhere on the food chain.
I wouldn't worry, as far as I'm concerned you can post that image as many times as you like.
Post by: Rob C on November 21, 2018, 02:25:13 pm
Focal length can also become habit: throughout my fashion years, despite having lenses from 24mm to 500mm, I would guess that my two most-used lenses for Nikon were the 35mm and 135mm, the former for full-length and even half-length model shots, the resulting distortion actually being a feature, which currently makes me scratch my head a little, the longer lens reserved mostly for headshots. That work was predominantly in black/white. My 50mm was practically virgin right until I disposed of all my 135 format equipment one mad day.
When I switched to calendars, I began to find myself slightly more fond of long lenses. The calendars were mostly colour, so perhaps the genre does really impact the choices made, for me, at any rate.
Today, the majority of the time I have the 50mm on my old cut-frame D200 (equiv. 75mm on FF) which seems to combine pretty well with my present way of thinking... that said, I wonder which the chicken and which the egg!
Rob
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on November 21, 2018, 03:01:21 pm
Cheers,
Bart
Post by: James Clark on November 21, 2018, 03:25:30 pm
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on November 21, 2018, 03:40:58 pm
I can get down with that, Bart :) Here's a recent commercial image from earlier this fall.
Subtle.
Cheers,
Bart
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 21, 2018, 03:48:46 pm
Post by: Rob C on November 21, 2018, 04:45:07 pm
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 21, 2018, 05:35:42 pm
Feels like cheating, somehow, but okay:
Thumbs up for your cheat.
Post by: BobDavid on November 21, 2018, 08:27:35 pm
Very nice Eric. I know a place just like that, How uncanny. If only I can find it. In the meantime, here is my bw image:
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Glen-Haffey/i-KZfmKn5/0/20ef79ff/M/Feb%2025-13%20Glen%20Haffey%20039%20copybw-1000-M.jpg)
+1
Post by: John R on November 22, 2018, 09:32:07 am
+1Thank you Bob!
JR
Post by: John R on November 22, 2018, 09:35:44 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Belfountain-and-Forks-of-the/i-KcSNqP2/0/931d0b91/M/Jan%2020-%202018%20Bellfountain_0008%20copy1000-M.jpg)
Post by: Rob C on November 22, 2018, 10:38:03 am
Yes Bart, if one can see and capture chromatic monotones, the rewards can be significant as your image shows. Here you go, whites with a hint of blue and green.
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Belfountain-and-Forks-of-the/i-KcSNqP2/0/931d0b91/M/Jan%2020-%202018%20Bellfountain_0008%20copy1000-M.jpg)
Would that be a tritone, then - as distinct from the Roman fountain?
;-)
Post by: Rob C on November 23, 2018, 08:52:56 am
Post by: John R on November 23, 2018, 09:17:24 am
And reverting to a black and white issue:You title it 'fence', but clearly it is about something mysterious lurking behind a fence, as seen through a fence. Fess up!
JR
Post by: 32BT on November 23, 2018, 09:30:44 am
You title it 'fence', but clearly it is about something mysterious lurking behind a fence, as seen through a fence. Fess up!
JR
He more or less already did previously. It's his ongoing feud with the hereafter.
Post by: John R on November 23, 2018, 09:42:57 am
He more or less already did previously. It's his ongoing feud with the hereafter.OK, I will him alone... intermittently. Wait, isn't that a movie, 'the sweet hereafter'? See with a little prodding these things come to the fore.
JR
Post by: Rob C on November 23, 2018, 09:43:23 am
He more or less already did previously. It's his ongoing feud with the hereafter.
I think I may have fixed a deal with that dimension. Put another way, there's one mighty lot of stuff riding on my side of the bargain!
That apart, John's right: the almost experienced is more interesting to me than the route oft travelled. Maybe that's one way that photography has a thing painters seldom seem to exploit - it may be painters don't spend that much time with lenses and, if they do, usually subscribe to the f16 school of thought.
;-)
Post by: John R on November 23, 2018, 09:48:10 am
Edit: and a second with spider webs intact.)
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Guelph/i-W37Rnh5/0/7842e419/M/Dec%202-%202013%20Guelph%20outing%20084%20copy1000-M.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Guelph/i-2ctJrQ3/0/4101cc0e/M/Dec%202-%202013%20Guelph%20outing%20082%20copysmug-M.jpg)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 23, 2018, 01:18:35 pm
Strictly B&W. This was window frost this morning, at -12 C (or +11 F).
Post by: KLaban on November 23, 2018, 01:31:10 pm
(http://www.keithlaban.co.uk/Metamorphosis.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 23, 2018, 02:16:11 pm
Post by: John R on November 24, 2018, 12:08:36 pm
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Niagara-Region/i-szVRM9j/0/9ff56934/M/July%202-11%20RBG%20205%20smugcopy-M.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 24, 2018, 03:24:13 pm
Post by: John R on November 24, 2018, 07:36:50 pm
I like flowers, but I'm not partial to pink, I'm afraid.Stunning bw tonality, John. And beautifully lit.
JR
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 24, 2018, 10:33:59 pm
Stunning bw tonality, John. And beautifully lit.
JR
Thank-you. The light was coming from a single narrow horizontal window above, behind, and just to one side of the subject. I used a white reflector to fill. That was my old house where I had developed a better mental catalog of the window light (seasonal, time-of-day, weather-wise) than my current house.
Post by: BJL on November 25, 2018, 11:31:14 am
P. S. I added a "remix", more how I would have printed it in the darkroom. Any opinions?
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 25, 2018, 02:23:16 pm
Post by: John R on November 26, 2018, 10:15:09 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscape-Impressions/i-NLPFXPk/0/dafd7420/M/Oct%2013-09%20Glen%20Haffy%20004%20bwcopy1000-M.jpg)
Post by: RSL on November 26, 2018, 10:35:12 am
Post by: LesPalenik on November 27, 2018, 06:54:32 am
Post by: Rob C on November 27, 2018, 08:09:05 am
Paddling On Glitter
My mind goes nuts just thinking what that light and contrast would have offered a 500mm Cat lens!
Rob
Post by: John R on November 27, 2018, 08:54:55 am
Yes! The composition has something to do with it too, John.Thank you Russ. I am coming to same conclusion.
JR
Post by: Ivophoto on November 27, 2018, 12:48:16 pm
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181127/89d7ead0b6d45488bc9d6db0d937fa05.jpg)
Post by: LesPalenik on November 28, 2018, 02:37:58 am
My mind goes nuts just thinking what that light and contrast would have offered a 500mm Cat lens!
Rob
Thank you, Rob
Not having the Cat 500mm lens, I resorted to a somewhat abstract rendition, trying to get the little bokeh circles this way.
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 28, 2018, 05:53:13 am
Imprisonment
I like the chosen rendering considering the subject matter and title. Is the image metaphorical, illustrative, documentary or ?? Composition is very deliberate. Is the posing very deliberate too, or something that the subject did which you then captured?
Post by: Ivophoto on November 28, 2018, 06:13:58 am
I like the chosen rendering considering the subject matter and title. Is the image metaphorical, illustrative, documentary or ?? Composition is very deliberate. Is the posing very deliberate too, or something that the subject did which you then captured?
Thanks for asking.
I had the chance to visit a new penitentiary. I knew we had the opportunity to make some pictures and in that period of my life I was in a state of mind I wanted to metaphorically illustrate. A kind civil servant of the facility understood quit well how to pose.
Post by: JNB_Rare on November 30, 2018, 11:35:29 am
Post by: Rob C on November 30, 2018, 12:59:43 pm
Post by: rabanito on December 01, 2018, 04:58:06 am
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 01, 2018, 08:44:08 am
Post by: John R on December 01, 2018, 11:39:47 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Winter-in-High-Park-2013/i-2TNsHPm/0/e7f8ecd0/L/IMGP0701%20bw3%20copy1000-L.jpg)
Post by: Rob C on December 01, 2018, 01:22:35 pm
A different kind of mood. Sit awhile and take in the soft wintery feeling.
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Winter-in-High-Park-2013/i-2TNsHPm/0/e7f8ecd0/L/IMGP0701%20bw3%20copy1000-L.jpg)
Sit? Are you crazy? They could fall right off or, alternatively, retract so far as never to be seen again!
:-)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 01, 2018, 01:36:10 pm
A different kind of mood. Sit awhile and take in the soft wintery feeling.
JR
As winter wears on, though, I find myself just waiting for spring...
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 01, 2018, 01:37:03 pm
Post by: John R on December 01, 2018, 01:52:24 pm
JR
Post by: KLaban on December 01, 2018, 03:14:53 pm
(http://www.keithlaban.co.uk/Cretan_Skull.jpg)
Post by: Rob C on December 01, 2018, 05:46:49 pm
Cretan farmhouse.
(http://www.keithlaban.co.uk/Cretan_Skull.jpg)
Remains of Medusa? Love the bad hair day!
:-)
Post by: KLaban on December 01, 2018, 06:13:53 pm
Remains of Medusa? Love the bad hair day!
:-)
Skulls are often attached to chain link fences at the edge of properties. The message being Get off my land!
;-)
Post by: armand on December 01, 2018, 07:07:12 pm
Imprisonment
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181127/89d7ead0b6d45488bc9d6db0d937fa05.jpg)
Very nice
Post by: Ivophoto on December 02, 2018, 03:53:07 am
Very niceThanks Armand
Post by: KLaban on December 02, 2018, 08:07:12 am
(http://www.keithlaban.co.uk/Cretan_Skull2.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 02, 2018, 08:59:17 am
Another from the Cretan farmhouse.
Two skulls at one farmhouse (first looks like a ram, second a Cretan goat/ibex/kri-kri ?). A one-off, or were these displays common (as in, having significance to the Cretans)?
Post by: KLaban on December 02, 2018, 09:56:36 am
Two skulls at one farmhouse (first looks like a ram, second a Cretan goat/ibex/kri-kri ?). A one-off, or were these displays common (as in, having significance to the Cretans)?
My wife and I were staying in a very old farmhouse in North West Crete. The owner had a number of skulls he'd picked up on forays into the mountains. It's not unusual to see skulls adorning properties in Crete - if it moves the Cretans will shoot and eat it. We, being collectors of the weird and wonderful, rather naively commented that we found his skulls to be objects of great beauty and thought no more of it.
A couple of days later the owner arrived at our door with a very smelly plastic carrier bag in hand. He told us he'd been visiting the mountain village where he was raised and had been talking to the local Pappa (Priest) who had told him of the sacrificial slaughtering of a ram for the local holy day celebrations. The plastic bag contained the skull of the ram, he had boiled and removed most of the flesh - the cheeks of course saved as a delicacy. My wife then spent the next two days trying to remove as much of the remaining flesh as possible using vast quantities of bleach in an attempt to reduce the smell and flies. Towards the end of our stay we popped the skull together with a fly or two into a cardboard box and posted it off to our home address thinking it'll never get through UK customs and it would be the last we'd see of it. Lo and behold on our arrival back at home there was the box on our doorstep still attracting flies! It took many sessions with bleach and many months in quarantine in our greenhouse before ending up in pride of place on the shelves of our living room amongst similarly weird and wonderful ephemera.
And the moral of this story, be careful what you wish for!
Images shot in 2012 with Hasselblad H Series.
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 02, 2018, 01:15:51 pm
Post by: degrub on December 02, 2018, 01:51:08 pm
Hydrogen peroxide, sodium bicarbonate once you have removed most of the flesh as possible.
Bleach or boiling won't do too much.
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 02, 2018, 02:36:06 pm
maggots actually do a reasonable job, albeit slowly.
Hydrogen peroxide, sodium bicarbonate once you have removed most of the flesh as possible.
Bleach or boiling won't do too much.
Good to know (I think). :o
Post by: KLaban on December 02, 2018, 02:44:30 pm
;-)
Post by: BJL on December 02, 2018, 03:36:56 pm
Now, what was it they used in Breaking Bad?I don't know, but here is the traditional procedure for skeletonization: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-gruesome-skeleton-anatomists
;-)
Post by: KLaban on December 02, 2018, 05:04:09 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 02, 2018, 08:40:17 pm
Gosh, I do hope the old bill aren't monitoring this thread.Well, at least it's not political.
Or is it???
Post by: John R on December 02, 2018, 09:27:27 pm
Good to know (I think). :oI am going to borrow Ivo's emoticon for my thoughts on this subject
But I do love the skeletal images.
JR
Post by: KLaban on December 03, 2018, 03:47:42 am
BTW, our skull is affectionately known as Ramesses.
;-)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 03, 2018, 07:51:53 am
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 03, 2018, 09:33:44 am
(https://www.slobodanblagojevic.com/img/s/v-3/p2519964348-2.jpg) (https://www.slobodanblagojevic.com/p947292936/e96339abc)
Post by: John R on December 03, 2018, 11:43:12 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/On-the-Road/i-chPzvFN/0/fb9366ea/M/Jan%207-13%20East%20mall%20arch%20013-2%20bwcopy1000-M.jpg)
Post by: Ivophoto on December 03, 2018, 12:31:48 pm
Post by: MattBurt on December 03, 2018, 01:12:57 pm
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/924/43321327371_dcb95aa7e3_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/291a8kr)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 03, 2018, 02:25:45 pm
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 03, 2018, 02:54:04 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 03, 2018, 09:28:43 pm
You show so much excellent color work that it is a real pleasure to see such excellent B&W work as well.
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 03, 2018, 10:20:17 pm
It's good to see some of your B&W work, Slobodan.
You show so much excellent color work that it is a real pleasure to see such excellent B&W work as well.
Thanks, Eric, will try to post some more :)
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 04, 2018, 12:22:21 pm
Post by: armand on December 04, 2018, 12:54:31 pm
Post by: MattBurt on December 04, 2018, 04:07:48 pm
Post by: Ivophoto on December 04, 2018, 04:31:42 pm
Three times a lady
And I love you!
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Post by: James Clark on December 04, 2018, 06:22:38 pm
PS - If you missed 'em since i flipped the page, go back and look at Ivo's & Slobodan's portraits, Matt's ice and Armand's floral posted just a little bit earlier today - good stuff! (I always feel a little bad for flipping a page not too long after the last post on the previous one).
Post by: MattBurt on December 04, 2018, 10:14:56 pm
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4907/45271218665_ac90c7eae1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bYsQ5R)
Post by: Ivophoto on December 04, 2018, 10:56:04 pm
I missed all the lines and architecture, but if I hadn't I would have contributed this ;)
PS - If you missed 'em since i flipped the page, go back and look at Ivo's & Slobodan's portraits, Matt's ice and Armand's floral posted just a little bit earlier today - good stuff! (I always feel a little bad for flipping a page not too long after the last post on the previous one).
Your images is a good reason to flip the page!
Cheers.
Ivo.
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 05, 2018, 09:54:27 am
Post by: rabanito on December 05, 2018, 01:37:44 pm
Catamarca - Argentina
Post by: James Clark on December 05, 2018, 02:02:14 pm
Your images is a good reason to flip the page!
Cheers.
Ivo.
Appreciate that :)
Post by: John R on December 06, 2018, 11:14:20 pm
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/OTTAWA/i-HzhBNT6/0/ea64f04e/M/May%2013-%202016%20Ottawa%20jpegs%20331%20bwcopy2-1000-M.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 08, 2018, 06:58:07 pm
Post by: John R on December 08, 2018, 11:34:55 pm
Communications Cannon.Nah. It's the tin man blowing his stack. He can't stand the modern city. Wonderful bw tonality.
JR
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 10, 2018, 10:22:34 am
Wonderful bw tonality.
Thank-you
Studies, in Black and White. A simple photograph that could be processed in so many different ways – contrast, shadow and highlight detail, colour toning perhaps, and so on. I often find that it takes me even longer to be satisfied with a monochrome rendering than a colour one. Someone else might make very different choices, of course, and produce a very different image. In fact, I've done that myself sometimes, when revisiting an image.
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 10, 2018, 10:34:35 am
Post by: John R on December 10, 2018, 12:26:27 pm
Thank-youThis one has more dramatic lighting, yet calming; I think because of the environment and what the subjects are projecting to the viewer. Excellent.
Studies, in Black and White. A simple photograph that could be processed in so many different ways – contrast, shadow and highlight detail, colour toning perhaps, and so on. I often find that it takes me even longer to be satisfied with a monochrome rendering than a colour one. Someone else might make very different choices, of course, and produce a very different image. In fact, I've done that myself sometimes, when revisiting an image.
JR
Post by: John R on December 10, 2018, 12:30:06 pm
In the alley beside the Chinese grocer. Revisited rendering.Are you sure you don't see in bw? What would this image be without the excellent tonality. Good, maybe. But with this rendering, it just comes to life.
JR
Post by: MattBurt on December 10, 2018, 04:30:17 pm
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4887/46264552041_394cfac80a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dueVun)
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 10, 2018, 04:36:34 pm
Frosty cottonwoods this morning. I find winter landscapes often lend themselves well to monochrome renderings.
Other than the sun, which drags my eye and won't let go, it's a fine image.
Jeremy
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 10, 2018, 05:26:45 pm
Frosty cottonwoods this morning. I find winter landscapes often lend themselves well to monochrome renderings.
I like this one even better than the one above on this page. The backlighting really makes it!
Post by: John R on December 10, 2018, 05:59:13 pm
Other than the sun, which drags my eye and won't let go, it's a fine image.It does grab your eye, but it is part of the scene and you instantly recognize why it is there. It's the sun in sun filled image. That's the way I look at it.
Jeremy
JR
Post by: John R on December 10, 2018, 11:14:26 pm
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/AGO/i-ZXv8FXd/0/81fde5e7/L/Oct%201-11%20AGO%20169%20topazcopy1000-L.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 13, 2018, 03:23:13 am
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 13, 2018, 03:48:09 am
Ice in the river.
Very good. The first is the better.
Jeremy
Post by: MattBurt on December 13, 2018, 03:39:55 pm
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4830/46245382102_5d54c7b560_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dsxEWb)
Post by: sdwilsonsct on December 13, 2018, 05:53:58 pm
It's starting to get cold.
Love it. Great sky!
Post by: Two23 on December 13, 2018, 06:11:44 pm
Kent in SD
Post by: John R on December 14, 2018, 09:33:26 pm
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Front-St-Walk-Toronto/i-QQxNrGJ/0/488251d9/L/Mar%2014-11%20Downtown%20157%20bwcopy1000-L.jpg)
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 15, 2018, 05:18:09 am
Monument to multiculturalism. The man is holding two meridians and bringing them together; the doves represent peace and are holding the other meridians aloft. Info from the designer and builder, Francesco Perilli. I thought it would look good as silhouette, which for me was great as the light on surrounding buildings can be very harsh. The building in the background is the old Royal York Hotel.
JR
A much better image than I ever took of of that sculpture!
Post by: John R on December 15, 2018, 09:13:32 am
A much better image than I ever took of of that sculpture!Thanks John B. Interesting that I took little notice of these sculptures until I did a tour with the camera club. After the morning break I went out again and studied the sculpture. Quite good. But the light from the towers was very harsh. I waited for some clouds and was able to take a whole series. Right now there is so much construction, it's like a human zoo. Sunday mornings is best, few people out and about and no construction.
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Front-St-Walk-Toronto/i-sn2VpDN/0/f54dece2/M/Mar%2014-11%20Downtown%20130%20bwcopy1000-M.jpg)
Post by: stamper on December 15, 2018, 10:18:31 am
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99408200@N05/44384659930/in/dateposted/
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 15, 2018, 09:14:12 pm
A Scottish river.
A very nice image. I'm no expert on linking Flickr, but you should be able to make the image appear here, no? BTW, the link that you provided takes one to Flickr's resized version which shows an unfortunate, weird pixelation on my computer. When the image is viewed at original size, that problem disappears.
Post by: John R on December 16, 2018, 04:11:53 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Front-St-Walk-Toronto/i-4JDhkKC/0/689396d6/L/Mar%2014-11%20Downtown%20156%20bwcrop-1000-L.jpg)
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 16, 2018, 04:14:54 am
One more of the multicultural sculpture:
This one works least well for me because of the grey sky and lack of contrast. I find the second you posted is much the best.
Jeremy
Post by: John R on December 16, 2018, 04:32:42 am
This one works least well for me because of the grey sky and lack of contrast. I find the second you posted is much the best.Thanks for the comments Jeremy. I am relatively new to bw and not as good as many on this site, like John B. But I try to make it as realistic as possible and not just high contrast. But I agree, the latter image does look overly grey. Did you mean a lighter sky? Something like this?
Jeremy
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Front-St-Walk-Toronto/i-HFB7JBk/0/412269a4/L/Mar%2014-11%20Downtown%20156%20bwcrop-lightersky2-1000-L.jpg)
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 16, 2018, 02:06:48 pm
Jeremy
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 16, 2018, 07:48:43 pm
Post by: John R on December 16, 2018, 08:24:25 pm
JR
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 18, 2018, 02:47:51 pm
Post by: armand on December 18, 2018, 02:49:52 pm
Post by: JNB_Rare on December 19, 2018, 08:32:45 am
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 19, 2018, 03:52:28 pm
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4875/46334534572_8be4bf544f_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dAqARJ)
Leaf (https://flic.kr/p/2dAqARJ) by Slobodan Blagojevic (https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobodan_blagojevic/), on Flickr
Post by: John R on December 19, 2018, 07:22:49 pm
Just a leaf:The bw rendering is really fine. It pops right out at you.
JR
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 19, 2018, 08:37:49 pm
Post by: armand on January 09, 2019, 01:36:14 pm
Post by: armand on January 19, 2019, 01:55:34 pm
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 19, 2019, 02:05:18 pm
Post by: John R on January 19, 2019, 09:11:20 pm
JR
Post by: armand on January 20, 2019, 12:09:53 am
Post by: armand on January 23, 2019, 04:22:20 pm
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on January 23, 2019, 05:10:36 pm
Jeremy
Post by: armand on January 24, 2019, 02:21:12 pm
Good, Armand. I love black-and-white flower shots.
Jeremy
Thank you, this one was quite amenable to a b&w treatment.
Post by: armand on January 30, 2019, 09:55:57 am
Post by: MattBurt on January 31, 2019, 03:16:36 pm
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7909/31999951587_b6d417b36e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QKJ7Ke)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 31, 2019, 05:42:26 pm
Post by: HSakols on January 31, 2019, 08:19:14 pm
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 01, 2019, 03:22:56 am
Took this a couple of weeks ago but just did the b&w conversion.
Very nice, Matt. I think if you darkened the sky just a little more (just a little, though: it would be easy to over do it), you'd get better separation of the white trees.
Jeremy
Post by: armand on March 13, 2019, 07:46:30 pm
Post by: armand on March 17, 2019, 01:04:45 pm
Post by: LesPalenik on March 17, 2019, 05:33:32 pm
Very nice, Matt. I think if you darkened the sky just a little more (just a little, though: it would be easy to over do it), you'd get better separation of the white trees.
Jeremy
That's true, but it wouldn't be easy to darken the sky properly, with all the air around and between the branches.
Post by: BJL on March 17, 2019, 07:25:42 pm
That's true, but it wouldn't be easy to darken the sky properly, with all the air around and between the branches.Would darkening the blue channel help? Would a polarizing filter help is this sort of situation? I am just asking out of interest in technique, not criticizing the image, which I like a lot.
Post by: LesPalenik on March 17, 2019, 08:41:15 pm
Even so, all the branches and the space between them would create a challenge.
Post by: 32BT on March 18, 2019, 12:23:43 am
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The bamboo is really nice Armand, although the focus seems off or something else is wrong. It could use a perfect sharp capture so the joints stand out as a separate pattern in the image.
Post by: MattBurt on March 18, 2019, 11:58:07 am
That's true, but it wouldn't be easy to darken the sky properly, with all the air around and between the branches.
I meant to respond to this a while back but I did darken the blue channel and it does look better. I'll probably print this at some point.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Post by: armand on March 18, 2019, 10:08:54 pm
The bamboo is really nice Armand, although the focus seems off or something else is wrong. It could use a perfect sharp capture so the joints stand out as a separate pattern in the image.
Thank you. I'm not sure what looks off to you but focus is decent, see a 100% crop.
Post by: armand on April 15, 2019, 02:52:26 pm
Post by: John R on April 15, 2019, 03:34:06 pm
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Autumn-Images-2012/i-2k6CfQH/0/7e4be547/M/May%20412%2010%20Kortright%20055%20IRbwcopy-1000-M.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Autumn-Images-2012/i-zbbszxw/0/85e4456c/M/May%20412%2010%20Kortright%20006%20bwcopy1000-M.jpg)
Post by: MattBurt on April 16, 2019, 11:16:37 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7926/32602340897_6765274752_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/REXw6P)
Post by: John R on April 17, 2019, 10:39:49 am
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Glen-Haffey/i-VsNt539/0/5a12468c/M/Apr%2013-10%20Forks%20002%20bw-ortoncrop-1000-M.jpg)
Post by: MattBurt on April 17, 2019, 11:02:00 am
A lovely image Matt. From one of favourite spots.
JR
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Glen-Haffey/i-VsNt539/0/5a12468c/M/Apr%2013-10%20Forks%20002%20bw-ortoncrop-1000-M.jpg)
Thanks! Yes, it's my go-to quick spot about 2 minutes drive (maybe 10 by bike) from the house. Easy to grab some shots there if suddenly the conditions look good but I didn't anticipate it and I'm still at home. :)
I like that cattails shot too. I love how they illuminate in the right light. They play off those dark shadows nicely.
Post by: armand on April 20, 2019, 03:01:10 pm
Post by: MattBurt on April 21, 2019, 01:11:28 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46740425435_49abb4ed1c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2edhU54)
Post by: petermfiore on April 21, 2019, 07:54:09 am
This is one from a few years ago but fits this thread.
Peter
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 21, 2019, 10:06:06 am
Post by: armand on April 21, 2019, 03:05:28 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 21, 2019, 03:33:42 pm
Post by: Rob C on April 21, 2019, 03:48:31 pm
Shadowed...
This is one from a few years ago but fits this thread.
Peter
Just hearing the song Ruby (don't take your love to town) with a line about "shadow on the wall" which is some coincidence.
This is on Radio Caroline which is an Internet version of the old, eponymous pirate radio station that used to transmit from two boats (North and South) anchored out of UK jurisdiction which, however, didn't prevent them sending out the armed forces to shut them the eff up, which was a crime to the ears of all of us for whom Caroline was as close to a love affair as ever a cold, midnight darkroom was likely to offer whilst still allowing the making of hundreds of prints for next day delivery while the clients slept on sheets of silk - or something like that. I sometimes hated the guys who kept us eating, but mostly I got over it..
Very strong image, Peter.
Post by: petermfiore on April 22, 2019, 11:09:49 am
Peter
Post by: armand on May 01, 2019, 02:08:09 pm
Post by: armand on May 05, 2019, 05:01:07 pm
Post by: MattBurt on May 05, 2019, 06:48:40 pm
Salmon River
Both very nice but is that sensor dirt on the second or odd clouds? Nicely seen and taken regardless.
Post by: armand on May 06, 2019, 05:16:47 pm
Both very nice but is that sensor dirt on the second or odd clouds? Nicely seen and taken regardless.
To be honest I'm not sure. I noticed it during processing and said I'll deal with it when I'm done and then I forgot. I'll give it another try when I have time.
Post by: armand on May 09, 2019, 12:33:30 pm
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 09, 2019, 12:38:19 pm
Post by: MattBurt on May 09, 2019, 03:05:24 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47693299681_04378c28b7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2fEuCon)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 09, 2019, 08:19:03 pm
Post by: armand on May 16, 2019, 10:46:33 pm
Post by: armand on August 14, 2019, 07:27:43 pm
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 15, 2019, 08:30:17 am
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on August 15, 2019, 09:50:04 am
The Downward Spiral
Lovely swirling sky, Chris. I think Charlie Cramer in "edge patrol" mode would have had something to say about the half street light on the left, though.
Jeremy
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 15, 2019, 10:22:42 am
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 15, 2019, 10:33:29 am
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 15, 2019, 01:37:37 pm
Post by: armand on August 17, 2019, 05:16:43 pm
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 17, 2019, 07:09:30 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 17, 2019, 07:14:42 pm
My fave is the first, for the multiple arches.
Post by: John R on August 17, 2019, 10:01:02 pm
Nice series.Same here.
My fave is the first, for the multiple arches.
JR
Post by: armand on August 18, 2019, 03:55:03 pm
Post by: armand on August 18, 2019, 04:09:09 pm
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 18, 2019, 09:07:03 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1849/42733244550_54b1ebc04f_b_d.jpg)
Post by: armand on August 27, 2019, 04:51:36 pm
Post by: armand on August 29, 2019, 04:37:33 pm
Post by: rabanito on August 29, 2019, 05:20:02 pm
Post by: MattBurt on August 30, 2019, 06:05:57 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48647616101_9769126eab_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2h7PKpK)IMGP8234-Edit (https://flic.kr/p/2h7PKpK) by Matt Burt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbnet/), on Flickr
Post by: armand on August 31, 2019, 07:01:39 pm
Post by: armand on September 03, 2019, 10:21:28 am
Post by: armand on September 05, 2019, 11:22:14 pm
Post by: armand on September 16, 2019, 12:38:16 pm
Post by: armand on September 17, 2019, 10:47:32 am
Post by: armand on September 18, 2019, 11:33:23 am
Post by: RBFritz on September 18, 2019, 07:31:00 pm
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on September 19, 2019, 03:58:01 pm
Thought I'ld add an image for the discussion.
Intriguing. I like it.
Jeremy
Post by: Peter McLennan on September 19, 2019, 04:43:26 pm
Intriguing. I like it.
Jeremy
Me, too.
Post by: John R on September 19, 2019, 09:35:31 pm
Me, too.Me three. And I have to add, I love how you created the shaded areas that give the whole image the relief needed to create the shapes and textures in this wonderful whitewash.
JR
Post by: RBFritz on September 20, 2019, 12:24:01 pm
Post by: Rob C on September 20, 2019, 02:43:24 pm
:-)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 20, 2019, 04:32:13 pm
Me three. And I have to add, I love how you created the shaded areas that give the whole image the relief needed to create the shapes and textures in this wonderful whitewash.And me four. Great catch.
JR
Post by: armand on September 25, 2019, 01:10:35 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 25, 2019, 01:32:58 pm
Post by: RBFritz on September 25, 2019, 01:40:50 pm
Post by: RBFritz on September 25, 2019, 03:49:31 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 25, 2019, 08:05:22 pm
Post by: MattBurt on September 26, 2019, 12:19:26 am
The big fire in Colorado is like 50 miles from here but luckily downwind for us.
Post by: RBFritz on September 26, 2019, 05:08:00 pm
Post by: armand on September 27, 2019, 12:02:30 am
Very nice.
I agree with Eric.
Thank you!
Another one from the past that got a little more love, probably too much.
Post by: armand on September 27, 2019, 12:05:29 am
Post by: 32BT on September 29, 2019, 01:28:58 am
It strikes me as something Oscar could not have refused.
:-)
+1
Post by: armand on September 29, 2019, 11:08:27 pm
Post by: armand on October 03, 2019, 04:03:31 pm
Post by: armand on October 12, 2019, 11:51:33 am
Post by: MattBurt on October 14, 2019, 02:01:44 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48893501038_c0c919c5a7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huxYrd)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 14, 2019, 07:30:38 pm
My wife and I hiked into the Gunnison River canyon via Curecanti Creek a little upstream from Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP yesterday. Beautiful hike but light was very harsh for the big vistas (clear skies, mid-day). Being in a canyon made for plentiful shadow areas and the creek was at a perfect level for this kind of shot. I could have spent all day there finding new little pools and drops but I think I'll have to return solo to be able to comfortable spend that kind of time there (wife is patient for a while but gets cold or hungry long before I usually do).I like this one a lot.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48893501038_c0c919c5a7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2huxYrd)
Post by: John R on October 14, 2019, 10:04:47 pm
I like this one a lot.Same here.
JR
Post by: MattBurt on October 15, 2019, 12:12:57 pm
I like this one a lot.
Same here.
JR
Thank you both! I only had my tiny Ultrapod II with me so I was standing on rocks in the middle of the creek and balancing this little rig on another rock. I was happy to come away with my gear, a usable photo (or a few), and dry feet!
I was also testing out a new lens to me, a 24mm f/2 which seems very nice so far. It's to make a small-ish FF prime kit for traveling light (24/2,43/1.9, & 77/1.8 ).
Post by: armand on October 16, 2019, 10:57:10 am
Post by: RBFritz on October 16, 2019, 02:56:23 pm
Post by: RBFritz on October 18, 2019, 07:09:15 pm
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 19, 2019, 09:07:17 am
Eric, sounds like my wife(bless her) . Beautiful shot. What are you using and what were the settings?I think you mean Matt. It is his photo (and wife.)
Post by: RBFritz on October 19, 2019, 02:01:15 pm
Post by: MattBurt on October 21, 2019, 01:49:59 pm
Eric, sounds like my wife(bless her) . Beautiful shot. What are you using and what were the settings?
Thanks. Yes she is a good sport, even when she's not so into whatever I'm doing to hold us up. I'm a lucky man. :)
I was shooting my Pentax K-1 mk II and my newly acquired Pentax FA* 24/2.
You can view the exif in Flickr by clicking on the image but since I'm replying anyway:
1/4s, f/16, ISO 100
Post by: armand on October 28, 2019, 02:32:13 pm
Post by: MattBurt on October 29, 2019, 03:31:44 pm
Airborne
I think the first and last work the best as far as aesthetics go. Love the river shape in #1. Nice series and having done an aerial shoot myself recently, it was probably pretty fun too!
Post by: MattBurt on October 29, 2019, 03:32:49 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48978669466_d84069a860_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hC5u3o)
Post by: Chris Calohan on October 29, 2019, 05:59:28 pm
Sunrise at St Marks Lighthouse
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 29, 2019, 06:03:43 pm
Post by: MattBurt on October 29, 2019, 06:45:42 pm
I like the way the forms of clouds mirror the form of water.
Thanks and yeah, me too! I had to stand in the creek to get it to line up right. :)
Post by: armand on October 30, 2019, 01:57:01 pm
I think the first and last work the best as far as aesthetics go. Love the river shape in #1. Nice series and having done an aerial shoot myself recently, it was probably pretty fun too!
Thank you!
The scenes were quite nice but I was in a regular airplane with all the downsides: no control over the position, crappy windows with blurred periphery. So the fun quotient was not that high, more frustrating to see the good scenes but knowing I won't get the most of them.
Post by: MattBurt on October 30, 2019, 02:03:14 pm
Thank you!
The scenes were quite nice but I was in a regular airplane with all the downsides: no control over the position, crappy windows with blurred periphery. So the fun quotient was not that high, more frustrating to see the good scenes but knowing I won't get the most of them.
Ah yes, I'm familiar with that variety too. Much less satisfying! Considering the changes you did very well.
Post by: Two23 on November 01, 2019, 11:09:39 pm
St. Procopius Church
"Retired" Catholic Church several miles from any dwellings, five miles south of Pukwana. The church still has one service a year, on the Sunday before Memorial Day. I believe the church founders were Serbian. It was built in 1891 to replace a church that disappeared during a tornado, and never received electricity. The church was in active use until the early 1990s, heated with a wood stove during winter.
Camera: c.1925 Gundlach Korona 5x7. Lens: c.1862 Voigtlander Petzval FL=12 inch (300mm). Wet plate shot on black tin, f16 and 2s exposure.
Kent in SD
Post by: Two23 on November 02, 2019, 05:47:49 pm
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Built in 1884 by Swiss settlers. Church is now "retired" but still holds a service on St. Ann's feast day. There once was a town built around it but all is now gone. Camera was Chamonix 045n 4x5. Lens: 1870s McCollin Orthoscope (rapid rectilinear) FL= 12 inch. Wet plate exposure: 4s @ f16.
Kent in SD
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 02, 2019, 11:26:24 pm
I think your use of "classic" equipment and techniques works well for these "retired" churches.
It really enhances the feeling of moving back in time.
Post by: Two23 on November 04, 2019, 09:14:38 pm
Goodhue Lutheran Church (retired)
Another image made with my Chamonix 4x5. Lens: c.1900 Bausch & Lomb FL=6 in. rapid rectilinear. Exposure was 4s and f16, wet plate on tin.
Kent in SD
Post by: MattBurt on January 02, 2020, 07:01:48 pm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49301587087_ce8f753239_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i7Bwcz)
Post by: MattBurt on March 13, 2020, 11:58:32 am
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49654221362_eb93cc96fd_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2iDLS5S)