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[Stilelibero]

lovely images captured in a brilliant way.
I love the 3er one. well done !

[plangereis]

Originally Posted by Stilelibero

lovely images captured in a brilliant way.
I love the 3er one. well done !

Thank you so much. That one seems to be the winner of this series. Thanks for stopping bye.

[jennie]

Hi Paul! had withdrawals from your b&w? ..i enjoyed your colored threads but these are great too..m joining the bandwagon on the sailboat..love the contrast of the sail against the calm water..and boats are really one of my favorite subjects..had a thread on that one.. i love the second shot too..it's like i am in a hazy dream or something..tnx for sharing..hope you had your fix..

[SusanH1970]

I love color, I love black and white....and your bw conversions are really terrific! Great series, thanks for sharing. I think my favorite is the sailboat, but they're all excellent.

[plangereis]

Originally Posted by jennie

Hi Paul! had withdrawals from your b&w? ..i enjoyed your colored threads but these are great too..m joining the bandwagon on the sailboat..love the contrast of the sail against the calm water..and boats are really one of my favorite subjects..had a thread on that one.. i love the second shot too..it's like i am in a hazy dream or something..tnx for sharing..hope you had your fix..

Hey Jennie. Yes, I have to admit i was having some withdrawal symptoms from B&W photos. I told you i was a B&W freak, right?! Glad you could come by and check them out, as well as enjoy them.

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

I love color, I love black and white....and your bw conversions are really terrific! Great series, thanks for sharing. I think my favorite is the sailboat, but they're all excellent.

That makes two of us (loving both colour and B&W). Yet, I am attracted to the simple things, and for me B&W wins almost every time, but that is a personal preference/ bias. Thanks for the comments.

[martha36]

Paul, those are all beautiful images. The lighting and the tone and contrast are so well done. But the third, of the sailboat, is truly eye-catching. Great post!

[pjflan7]

Looking at these, it is apparent that I need to go back over some of my shots and look at teh bw possibilities

[vijaysanand]

the shots are simply magical! amazing!

[plangereis]

Originally Posted by martha36

Paul, those are all beautiful images. The lighting and the tone and contrast are so well done. But the third, of the sailboat, is truly eye-catching. Great post!

Thanks Martha. I have been working on trying to "see in black and white" more and more, and I find this is helping.

Originally Posted by pjflan7

Looking at these, it is apparent that I need to go back over some of my shots and look at teh bw possibilities

Thanks Patrick. I think you are being a little hard on yourself as I remember seeing some very nice B&W shots from you. I guess it comes down to me doing/ playing with an image in post to my liking. If it works for others i am even more happy. I have been working on B&W conversion pretty steadily in Lightroom 2, and reading lots about doing B&W conversion with this program. One day I want to get photoshop as you have even more potential in post, but that program is not cheap, so I will have to wait. You just have to keep experimenting, I guess.

Originally Posted by vijaysanand

the shots are simply magical! amazing!

Thanks Vijay. I have not had the opportunity to check out your work yet, but will do so right now as I like to reciprocate. Take care.

[beachcomber]

A field, trees, sail and a thistle, another quality selection of pictures, all different yet all linked by the black and white presentation, and they all work so well, Paul, these are great mate, well done
Steve