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BJL

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Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« on: November 10, 2018, 02:54:33 pm »

Since none of the good photographers in this forum have made the move yet, here is an attempt to start a place for sharing and discussing monochrome images, no matter how they were produced. Just a quick scan of an old print, deliberately(?) setting a low bar.

Maybe a section for just sharing without the emphasis on "critique"?

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Rob C

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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2018, 03:06:01 pm »

Nice picture; the first thing to strike me was the very Picasso eyes!

Rob

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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2018, 03:19:06 pm »

Rob,

    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.
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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2018, 04:03:52 pm »

Here are a couple of contributions.
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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2018, 05:25:45 pm »

This one is just to see if I can link to my monochrome portfolio.
http://www.rosser.org.uk/content/DSC_1777-Edit-Edit_large.html
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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2018, 05:38:40 pm »

Monochrome portrait on 8x10”


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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #6 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
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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2018, 06:14:53 pm »

Monochrome portrait on 8x10”



Beautiful image
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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2018, 09:44:58 pm »

Here are a couple of contributions.

Photo #1: yummy croissa…oh.  ;D

-Dave-
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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2018, 11:33:26 pm »

Thanks, Jeremy and Dave.
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.
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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2018, 01:40:50 am »

A couple of early digitals. I find monochrome rendering challenging enough, never mind getting a print that really sings.
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Re: Monochrome (is not alway a black and white issue)
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2018, 12:44:45 pm »

This one is just to see if I can link to my monochrome portfolio.
http://www.rosser.org.uk/content/DSC_1777-Edit-Edit_large.html
Having another try at attaching single picture

Got it, the last try was from my kindle Fire and I just seemed to be able to install a link to whole site.
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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2018, 01:29:35 pm »

One thing that confused me for a while is that
- 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.
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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2018, 02:11:37 pm »

From the vault:

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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2018, 03:44:55 pm »

Another oldie.
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« Reply #16 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

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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #17 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:

JR


Thanks, John.
And yours is just the spot for a picnic on a hot summer day!
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« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2018, 10:46:45 am »

Thanks, John.
And yours is just the spot for a picnic on a hot summer day!
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?

JR

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Re: Monochrome (is not always a black and white issue)
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2018, 05:10:10 pm »

Sneeze:

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