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Haven't posted a pic in a few weeks so I thought I'd show you one from this weekend.


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Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: 18-70mm (kit)
Focal length 70mm
Exposure: 1/200s @ f/4.5
ISO: 200
Light source: Natural side lighting

PP: Crop to 8" x 10", grayscale convert, hue/saturation (for sepia tone) & curves for contrast.

Michael. This is a great shot. Did you try it just as a high contrast B & W?

stubbsy wrote:Michael. This is a great shot. Did you try it just as a high contrast B & W?

Yeah I did but to me it needed more warmth, that may be however due to context of the the subject to me (ie. being my Grandmother), here's the B&W version:

i think its quite nice,
lets burn in that annoyin white pole and introduce some vignetting borders

redline wrote:i think its quite nice,
lets burn in that annoyin white pole and introduce some vignetting borders

You're right that railing is distracting, I thought i' just remove it altogether.

Michael

I think the final B & W treatment works better than the sepia (but what would I know!). You're gran should be happy she has a talented grandson. Has she seen the shot yet?

Wow, I really like this photo, excellent job!


Edit : I would of prefered to see her eyes, rather then the glasses, but I guess it gives a good air of mystery, as you can't be certain of the emotion behind the photo.

stubbsy wrote:Michael

I think the final B & W treatment works better than the sepia (but what would I know!). You're gran should be happy she has a talented grandson. Has she seen the shot yet?

Thank you, I wasn't sure at first but now that I look at the prints (hard copy) I must agree. They do look good in B&W. She hasn't seen it yet but I'll drop round this week.

Alpha_7 wrote:Wow, I really like this photo, excellent job!


Edit : I would of prefered to see her eyes, rather then the glasses, but I guess it gives a good air of mystery, as you can't be certain of the emotion behind the photo.

Thanks, Yeah I know it would have probably been better but I asked her to remove them then she'd know I was taking her photo and would have tried to pose the shot and would have been squinting due to the sidelight.

Atorie wrote:

stubbsy wrote:Michael

I think the final B & W treatment works better than the sepia (but what would I know!). You're gran should be happy she has a talented grandson. Has she seen the shot yet?

Thank you, I wasn't sure at first but now that I look at the prints (hard copy) I must agree. They do look good in B&W. She hasn't seen it yet but I'll drop round this week.

Well I dropped around and showed her the print today.. after she laughed at herself she loved it but said she can't trust me again with a camera in my hands .

Michael

That's a moment to be treasured. Now you need a bigger zoom to sneak up on her

stubbsy wrote:Michael

That's a moment to be treasured. Now you need a bigger zoom to sneak up on her

 LOL... I dont normally bring my 300mm to family gatherings but I'll have to start!