Some old 50mm shots

[aim54x]

These were taken back when I first got my D300, I had no lenses back then and had merely a 50mm f/1.8 and was shooting in black and white to disguise the ugly grey day.

[Matt. K]

Cameron
I love the soul of black and white. Have you printed these shots on Matte paper and placed them into precious frames?

[aim54x]

I have #1 and #3 printed on matte paper and put into albums, but not frames, I currently have no room for frames.

I think they turned out quite nicely for in camera B&W. Got to love the little 50mm f/1.8 though.

[gstark]

Cameron,

I do like the first and third of these, and they do illustrate only too well the benefit of just sticking the one lens on your body and walkign around and learning how to use it to great advantage.

In the third image, I am undecided about the edge of the bridge that is imposing itself over the tr corner here. On the one hand, it needs to be removed: you should probably have walked a few feet closer to the sailboat to remove it from the image.

OTOH, it frames this image very nicely, and thus its presence is most welcome. Are you able to coax any detail from this part of the image? I suspect that if we could get some rivets and/or texture in there, that would resolve the conflict that I'm experiencing.

[big pix]

great images from the fantastic plastic......... and I also have this plastic lens

[jase80]

These are beautiful shots. The first one especially.

A 50mm is on my list to "must gets". Just need the dollar to head north again.

[aim54x]

I suspect that if we could get some rivets and/or texture in there, that would resolve the conflict that I'm experiencing.

Just fired up CS2 (I never use this anymore) and produced this (wow I learnt something already today - too bad I am not doing an honours in photography):



Hope this is somewhat better for you Gary.

[gstark]

Hi Cameron.

Yes, thank you.

Now this both frames and adds an extra point of interest to the image.

The real question though is that how do you feel about this change? It's your image, and my opinion is just one of many.

[aim54x]

I am very used to the original, but the post processed version is quite nice. I was trying to get the right amount of dodge and this is close, one more click was too much, i'd have preferred maybe half a click difference.

I have to admit that dodging and burning in photoshop beats doing it in a darkroom.

[zafra52]

Very good, and stylish.

[scott s]

i love them all.
i think i have the exact same picture as the first picture somewhere in this room from way back when I did a B&W photography course back in the days of film.
Now youre gonna have me tidying up and ( i guess) trying to make the scanner work !!!!
(not to mention wanting to get another 50mm), which i sold with my f90or F801 many moons ago

[[kane]]

Great set!