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Blacks and whites

Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:11 pm

What do you do when you're out and about in Sydney, the subjects of your shots are done to death locations like the bridge & the Opera House and the weather is crap? My solution is to go for a high contrast, black and white treatment- did I succeed in getting the drama I wanted?

If you're interested I have a few more from this outing HERE

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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby sirhc55 on Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:26 pm

In reverse order

#4 :up:

#3 3/4 :up:

#2 :up:

#1 Nada
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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby Remorhaz on Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:32 pm

Hi Peter

#1 is not doing it for me.

#2 is however - like that

#3 has the bones of something good there for me

#4 not so much (probably because #2 is soo much better)
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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby aim54x on Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:43 pm

I am a fan of those clouds so #3 and #4 are really doing it for me!
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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:07 pm

Peter
#3 ticks all the boxes for me. They are all excellent conversions and all good, solid images...but from you, we expect nothing less than masterworks! :D :D :D
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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby zafra52 on Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:46 pm

Great perspectives of familiar views.
I like all of them. However the last one
is the winner for me.
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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby ozimax on Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:16 am

I like them all. Your comment re all-too-familiar subjects is true eg how to make the coat hanger or the Opera House look different to the 1.567 billion images already made. You've done well here Stubbsy.
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Re: Blacks and whites

Postby robert on Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:56 am

Nice lighting on the middle sails of the opera house,
I wonder if adding some grain and a slight vignette to the third might produce something different- its my fave of the group as it is,
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