Another good walk spoiled!

[equilution]

...so I went for another walk in the desert today, trying to follow my own advice...'the more you bring, the less you get." So, all I had was my D3, 24-120, and a nice yellow filter to help my B/W shots. The clouds were especially puffy today...marshmallow-esque, even! (can a guy say that?) These are some really nice rock formations nearby...red/orange and black. They're even more gorgeous when the sunset hits them. I'll post some of those later. I wanted to see how they'd translate into B/W.

After a bit of tweaking (contrast and a little sharpening), here's what I got. Any B/W advice would be greatly appreciated...

[jack russell]

If I can offer my advice bud .. keep doing it! very nice

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Jim - these are fabulous .. great job in covnersion

[Shelley S.]

These are terrific photos! Well done!

[fstopMike]

I really like the composition of the first one. When you do B&W composition takes center stage. The Saguaro is perfectly placed. Well done, Jim

[Steve@C4]

"marshmallow-esque, even! (can a guy say that?)"



Hmmmmmmmmmmm, ummmmmmmmm, I don't think...

Great shots. I agree with fstop completely


TFS

Cheers,
Steve

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Originally Posted by fstopMike

I really like the composition of the first one. When you do B&W composition takes center stage. The Saguaro is perfectly placed. Well done, Jim

Thanks, Mike. Absolutely...composition is evertything. I felt it was pretty well placed myself, balancing the void in the upper right. Thanks for stopping by!

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Originally Posted by jack russell

If I can offer my advice bud .. keep doing it! very nice

Thank you, sir. You're a gentleman and a scholar!

[dizwold]

Originally Posted by equilution

...so I went for another walk in the desert today, trying to follow my own advice...'the more you bring, the less you get." So, all I had was my D3, 24-120, and a nice yellow filter to help my B/W shots. The clouds were especially puffy today...marshmallow-esque, even! (can a guy say that?) These are some really nice rock formations nearby...red/orange and black. They're even more gorgeous when the sunset hits them. I'll post some of those later. I wanted to see how they'd translate into B/W.

After a bit of tweaking (contrast and a little sharpening), here's what I got. Any B/W advice would be greatly appreciated...

hi jim mate hows things
Nothing wrong with the puffy of marhmellow esque bit its good for a man to show his feminine side -sheet hope that wasnt too un pc lol
i am off to kip now but would be a pleasure to speak tomorrow about what do in the world of greyscale also i have just got a tip from a DPS member.
speak later
mike
ps i looked at them on your flickr photostream in large that made one hell of a difference no kidding

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Originally Posted by dizwold

hi jim mate hows things
Nothing wrong with the puffy of marhmellow esque bit its good for a man to show his feminine side -sheet hope that wasnt too un pc lol
i am off to kip now but would be a pleasure to speak tomorrow about what do in the world of greyscale also i have just got a tip from a DPS member.
speak later
mike
ps i looked at them on your flickr photostream in large that made one hell of a difference no kidding

Thanks, Diz! Good to hear from you! I'm trying to make a move toward organic B/W w/o too much pp. Got a lot of work to do! Thanks for stopping by! Cheers!

Here it is in Large: