Sunday Rest B & W

Well suited to the B/W, really conveys the mood of that part of the world.

excellent...

Great work! Best regards, Ilkka

Wonderful B/W, my dear friend!

The wide angle 14 - 24 mm can be very useful in these situations,

Many Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

NIKI

Thanks you for your interest and positive feedback, much appreciated!

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Alf

BIRTE

The mood in this part of the world is usually rain so I guess the grey tones says it all : - )

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

KALLOL

Thank You for your supportive comments!

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Alf

ILKKA

Many Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

MAURIZIO

Thank you for your interest and kind words!

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Alf

Alf, I saw this one briefly yesterday and had been meaning to comment, but was lacking the time (as usual, again :-). A dramatic view.... I understand why some people prefer the color version of this, as the colors (especially the old worn red of the boat against the greens and blues beyond) work nicely together here. But because I find the way the wide angle portrays the overall vista (with major 'movement' and a slight centrifugal effect..), I personally would opt for the more 'subdued effect' of a B&W rendering. However, although the sky feels very dramatic (and fittingly so, as the wide angle perspective of the boat seems to 'echo' this in a sense), I feel that the B&W is too dark, and you seem to have lost important details, especially the water pockets on the right (as Stephen also pointed out above), but also in the mud beneath the boat... I think that you should try to lighten some of the lost details, in order to recuperate (with shadows / highlights?) some of the middle tones in the picture... (ps: did you use an orange filter (PP)  by any chance..?) Best to you, Alf, Marjolein

Many Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do so, much appreciated!

My wife still prefers the colour version, whilst I lean towards the B & W.

I think the water pockets have lost thier identitiy more as a result of the lack of colour altogether as it was a reflection of the sky (a sacrifice of B &W rendering perhaps) rather than lack of detail.  But I'm sure there are other area's that could benefit from a more insightful PP attempt after the comments from yourself, Stephen, Alex and others. Whilst  I can see a lot of the detail in the larger view, maybe more emphasis on the mid tones as you have described would reveal them to a greater degree, its certainly worth a try. I didn't use any type of filter, the PP work was purely adjustmenst to channels.

Cheers Marjolein!

Alf

Alf,

Just an overall comment on this folder of images.  I find that your B&W images really draw me in for comment, they demand a closer look, and I find that I am being rewarded with a wonderful range of tones and an opportunity to 'imagine'.

An excellent photo!

Jim

Lots of people preferred the colour version of this, including my wife ( and I'm not arguing with her)  but I do find the B & W more dramatic. I have just had the colour version printed 36" x 24" and the detail looks really good, I'm now very curious as to how the B &W version would look.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

Called in Inspector Ross to determine the best way to locate this image, he surmised from the four year wait it would be near the top of the images & By Jove he was correct, only four rows down & there was Sleeping Beauty

WOW!, A 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft. image springing from a small compact disk on a 700. Visually can see Mom & Dad relaxing after dinner in front of a warm fire glowing in the fireplace & enjoying the large image mounted above the fireplace. Now, this would make a nice picture.

Now for the rest of us & the small but effective image, for me, it's B&W all the way. B&W is all about form & texture & this old craft is loaded with it. There is no other media that can create starkness as effectively, in this case the more starkness the better.

Ansel Adams was quoted as saying,"the hardest thing in photography is knowing where to stand".& you, my friend have succeeded.your control of perspective is excellent with its emphasis on the bow of the old craft,. Like how the long light coloured grasses growing every whch way add a nice light touch to an overall dreary scene.One reader comments on the large empty spce , but it is not, it places the craft in a large remote area seemingly miles from nowhere. Having completed expressing my thoughts, will close & return to studying all the features of this fine old craft Best Regards-Ross PS What 's the purpose of the long rod running from the front to the back

Good detective work!  : - )

Well we have the colour version above the fireplace, but that was the wifes choice, and as it was her that initially showed an interest in getting it printed, well how could I argue : - )

I prefer the B & W myself, and egree with your sentiments, but I might try a few different things in processing as suggested above.  Also I have new B & W processing software since I posted this one, so it could looked quite effective when applied to this image.

"Knowing where to stand"  Yes perspective is everything too, and one of the good habits I have formed is looking through the viewfinder and wandering around until I find the ideal place. The perspective too is changed considerabley with the choice of a wide angle lens such as the 14 - 24 mm so its important to check it then move repeatedly.

Ahhh yes that long steel rod, to be honest I have no idea what it is. I just assumed it was something to do with fishing or shrimping as I'm sure thats what these boats were used for.

Sincere Thanks for taking the time to track this one down Ross and deliver such helpful and thorough feedback!

Best Regards

Alf