3 Quicky B & Ws

[stubbsy]

I'm finally working my way through the Pyrmont/Anzac bridge shots from last weekend and these 3 seemed best as black and whites. Each is quite a different shot, so I'd be interested in your views in if they work as b & Ws. All were processed using Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Click an image to see it larger. Thanks for looking.

[Murray Foote]

I like number 3 (which must be with a fisheye).

There's an opportunity to add in someone walking out of a half- open doorway....

Regards,
Murray

[big pix]

3 good B&W images..... the 3rd image is just fantastic.....

[Wink]

#3 looks awesome!

[biggerry]

They are 3 great images Peter! The last is exceptional, I spent so long trying get all that in 17mm, the use of the fisheye there was a perfect choice, that also has to be the closest to symmetry as your gonna get from that bridge position!

The more I look at #3 the more I like it, the composition of the image reminds me of a insect (bear with me here!) the plyons are the body and the cables the wings - that image would look awesome as a desktop background!

Whilst the second image may look simple and plain enough, to look at that building and compose those lines is quite an achievement in my opinion, I just walked by that one was there any distortion correct on this one?

In terms of BW conversions, I think they all work well, however I would be interested in seeing that third one as a colour version, in particular with a nice blue sky...?!

[aim54x]

Very nice work... I have to admit that #3 is absolutely stunning!

[jaff]

Love #3 the perspectives are amazing, it took me a second to work them out!

[DebT]

Great job - love #3 but would you be able the color shot so I can work out where/what it is
DebT

[Greg B]

Geez, I thought there were going to be three B&W (and hence artistic, not tawdry) shots of Stubbsy having a quicky


Instead, just more of his excellent photographs.

All great Peter, #2 has a real sixties feel to it. Love them all.

[zafra52]

I think the first one might even work better in sepia; while the last one would be more interesting in colour. The second in an interesting study in human made pattern so it is goos as is.

[colin_12]

Go the fish eye shot. Love that bridge effort Peter.

[craig.rohse]

Going with the flow...................the 3rd one is very nice. Its like your looking down on earth from the international space station. ( hmmm, maybe I should stay away from the cookies)

[Killakoala]

The first and the last are appealing but I find the second one a bit boring and clichéd, even though it is good in B&W.

[stubbsy]

Thanks for all the comments. I've yet to choose the colour images (I have maybe 30 different fisheye images with different angles), but here is #3 in colour immediately prior to the B & W conversion. Note that it's not necessarily my final colour PP on the image since I'm a perfectionist and this was done to make a good B & W rather than a good colour image.

I'm still not sure if I prefer the B & W or the colour although I'm leaning toards the b & W as being starker and a little more compelling.

Whilst the second image may look simple and plain enough, to look at that building and compose those lines is quite an achievement in my opinion, I just walked by that one was there any distortion correct on this one?

Gerry - that one is as composed - taken with my 28-70 f2.8.

Its like your looking down on earth from the international space station.

Craig - I see space station in this one too hence the caption I used on the B & W.

[Geoff]

All good Peter, but the third image (in B&W) is outstanding!!!