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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: batmura on July 03, 2013, 05:18:58 am

Title: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: batmura on July 03, 2013, 05:18:58 am: (http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5479/9195431778_a797921f0b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9195431778/)
Moda Istanbul Black and White (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9195431778/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: DwayneOakes on July 03, 2013, 08:57:10 am: The b/w works great here, It seems a tad dark, a tad of mid tone boost and it is there, very nice work.
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 03, 2013, 09:36:48 am: Quote from: DwayneOakes on July 03, 2013, 08:57:10 am
The b/w works great here, It seems a tad dark, a tad of mid tone boost and it is there, very nice work.
+1.
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: francois on July 03, 2013, 10:08:08 am: I like it and it is very dramatic (like your Istanbul on Fire). I notice some haloes around the motorcycle… JPEG compression?
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 03, 2013, 10:32:01 am: Processing, and in particular local adjustments, is rather sloppy, agressive and non-believable. With a more appropriate processing, it could be a decent photo.
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on July 04, 2013, 04:21:12 am: Very good composition and drama, but I agree with Slobodan. It needs reworking.
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: batmura on July 05, 2013, 01:39:52 am: Here is the original version where the halos seem nonexistent. Any idea as to why it appears on the conversion?

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/9049931797_bbef06ac8a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9049931797/)
DSC_0012-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9049931797/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 05, 2013, 01:54:32 am: When you say "original," are you saying that was out-of-camera version?
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: Shakyphoto (Slim) on July 05, 2013, 12:22:19 pm: I like both photos. Even the darker one I think is matter of mood and style chosen by the photographer.
However the color one is better than the b/w, and I'm not sure what the b/w provides more of that the color does not. The color range is already quite narrow on the second photo - just blues and yellows.

I'm hoping though that the feedback on the photo could be a little more specific on what could be improved from being unrealistic or aggressive to ensure that I'm thinking about those things with my processing of my own photos.

Thanks
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 05, 2013, 12:31:37 pm: Quote from: Slim on July 05, 2013, 12:22:19 pm
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I'm hoping though that the feedback on the photo could be a little more specific on what could be improved from being unrealistic or aggressive...

It will be as soon as we learn if the color version is out-of-camera or not. My guess is not.
Title: Re: Istanbul in black and white
Post by: francois on July 06, 2013, 04:36:01 am: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 05, 2013, 12:31:37 pm
It will be as soon as we learn if the color version is out-of-camera or not. My guess is not.

Enlarging the color version still shows some less pronounced haloes around the bicycle. I guess that with compression, sharpening and conversion to B&W, problems started to show up.