Cooper River Twilight

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Hmmm...I can tell by looking at the ratings on the other shots in "rate recent" that this is going to be one of those tough rating days. Comments are appreciated!

excellent perspective, and lighting!

funny you should mention the ratings thing. they have been exceptionally tough all week. well, you've got my 7/6... i love the shot. my wife and i will be in charleston week after next and the bridge will be of prime shooting interest to me! last time i was in charleston constructin was about to begin...and now we have this incredibly beautiful piece of functional art. a very nice, moody, rich capture Tyler!

Ruben--Thanks for your comments!

 

John--Thanks for your kind words as well! If you need any help with shooting locations in Charleston, please do not hesitate to let me know! If my schedule permits, I could even meet up with you for some shooting. I look forward to seeing what compositions and shots you come away with!

This photograph contains light, texture and composition in a grand manner - I love it!

 

Best wishes Tyler!

 

Pete

Thanks Pete! I appreciate your comments! I really like B&W photos but have done very little B&W so I am especially pleased with good feedback on this attempt. I always feel like my B&W shots are lacking the tonal range or contrast of good B&W captures I see from others. Thanks for the feedback!

 

To everyone--please be as critical as you can with the exposure, post-processing, and tonal range of this and my other B&W shots. When I take color shots I feel like I have a good grip of what is properly exposed and what is eye catching but I struggle to process my B&W and decide what exposure is best so feedback is appreciated!

Hi Tylor,

A great composition. The way the tiny black and curved foreground's strip answer to the bridge's curve is amazing.

Your B&W is good, though in a narrow greyscale: I feel a little dodging on the water could improve your image

Regards, Michel

Hi Tyler...

 

I understand the difficulties of dealing with monochrome compared to colour and I, too, struggle! I have found that it can take a long time working within Photoshop or similar to work on each part of any picture as if I were working in a darkroom. By selecting different parts of each photograph and working within that area it is possible to find and share more detail and tonal range than might at first be apparent. Play with any or all the variables offered by Photoshop until you find ones comfortable for your eye. Be brave and trust your judgement!

 

PS - Just read your biography and realise you don't have Photoshop. Sorry for assuming this! It may well be the case that Lightroom is sufficient in the first instance. Other products are available but I have no knowledge of them.

Thanks for the comments! Pete--I need to update that bio...I do have Photoshop (although I have been miserably slow in learning to use it). So, I can try things out and will definitely try to do some experimenting! Thanks again for all the help!

Tyler,

 

Awesome B&W. Have you added a new lens to your kit? I don't recall any of your other photographs being shot at this wide of an angle.

 

Tyler, this really is very, very well done! Excellent composition and exposure, and your B&W conversion is very good. Nice tonal range. I particularly like how the suspension cables on the right stanchion almost look like rays of light emanating from the light spot in the cloud. It is a neat effect. I noticed the ratings are treating this image well! I gave you a 6/6 anonymously. Keep up the fine work, my friend. Cheers! Chris

Hey Tyler- Is this taken from the Renaissance building?

 

As far as B&W is concerned, I believe they are harder to critique via JPEG but this image looks very nice. Photoshop is a powerful tool and I think they have courses at the Charleston Center of photography. Of course for fully understanding B&W work you need to purchase Ansel Adams' books "The Negative" and "The Print". In my opinion, two of the best books for learning photography.

 

Best- Jay Q.

 

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