Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Mono shot

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Mono shot

    As a newbie here i wondered how you felt about this B&W conversion .
    The image was taken on the Kent coast , just north of the port of Dover

    B..
    .

    Last edited by Stephen; 25-10-06, 09:46 PM. Reason: Edited to show larger image

  • #2
    Re: Mono shot

    Originally posted by bigbob View Post
    As a newbie here i wondered how you felt about this B&W conversion .
    The image was taken on the Kent coast , just north of the port of Dover

    B..
    .


    Hi Bigbob, you pre-empted my PM, Oh well you've posted exactly the one I'd hoped for.

    It has to be said that this is a wonderful shot. IMHO it suits the B/W perfectly.

    The apparent long exposure blurs the sea and the tones of the sky are great and concentrate the eye on the cliffs which are perfectly exposed. Crackin shot
    Stephen

    sigpic

    Check out my BLOG too


    Comment


    • #3
      Re: Mono shot

      Hi Bigbob,
      I too am a newbie so no pro tech stuff from me! However, I like your photo very much and converting it to B&W I think you have captured a moody/broody picture.

      Jojo

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: Mono shot

        Originally posted by bigbob View Post
        As a newbie here i wondered how you felt about this B&W conversion .
        The image was taken on the Kent coast , just north of the port of Dover

        B..
        Oooh, I'm going to be a bit controversial

        At first glance this is a very striking and attractive shot. But on closer inspection it looks like the near shore detail us crisp while the off-shore vista is blurred, like Stephen says - apparently a long exposure.

        But the more I look at it I'm more convinced that the shot was blurred afterwards up to the near shore (bottom right corner, more accurately), which looks unchanged from a normally exposed shot. If so the boundary between blurred and sharp areas is too distinct. Am I right?

        Ian
        Founder/editor
        Digital Photography Now (DPNow.com)
        Twitter: www.twitter.com/ian_burley
        Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/dpnow/
        Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/ianburley/

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: Mono shot

          Thanks all
          Ian was proberbly the nearest .
          I spent more time post editing this simple shot than perhaps i should have
          It was originally done as a ''night for day'' challenge on another forum , so a lot of dodging and burning of both cliff face and the sea has taken place .
          Can't remember doing any blurring , but it was nearly a year ago so i may have .
          I've posted the original shot in 'seascape' album in my gallery .

          B..

          Comment


          • #6
            Re: Mono shot

            Originally posted by bigbob View Post
            As a newbie here i wondered how you felt about this B&W conversion .
            The image was taken on the Kent coast , just north of the port of Dover

            B..
            .
            Hi Bob,
            Well, post editing or not, I love this shot, and I dont think the line between the possible blurring and original is that bad as it seems to follow the line of the water.

            To me this shot is outstanding. The dark mood of this shot is what attracts me to it.

            Look forward to seeing more!

            Cheers,
            Ben
            sigpic

            Comment


            • #7
              Re: Mono shot

              Hi BigBob,
              This is beautiful image the graduations from black to grey are very smooth, a great conversion and suits the image well. very calm and peaceful.
              Catch Ya Later
              Tinka

              Comment


              • #8
                Re: Mono shot

                Thanks Ben and Tinka , glad you like it .

                B..

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: Mono shot

                  Originally posted by bigbob View Post
                  As a newbie here i wondered how you felt about this B&W conversion .
                  The image was taken on the Kent coast , just north of the port of Dover

                  B..
                  .



                  Nice shot. The B&W transformation gives some extra power to the shot. As far as the blurred sea is concerned that some other users commented on, personally I think that is succesfull for the simple reason, that is: While the clif and the sky give the feeling of nature wildness, the blured sea also adds to that the feelings of peace and calmness and actually make in this shot to exist two opposite senses at the same time (wildness & calmness).

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Re: Mono shot

                    Great light
                    "My own suspicion is that the universe is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose."
                    --John Haldane

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Re: Mono shot

                      Thanks for the comments archangel and spl , much appriecated.

                      B..

                      Comment

                      Working...
                      X