White Walls

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 22, 2011137 views9 comments

This is a pretty scene I've shot in the fall with golden leaves on the trees. This is a stark contrast on an overcast winter day, so I thought I'd turn it into B&W. Did a version with about 1/5 cropped from top, but think this may work best.

D60, ISO-100, 1/160th, f-6.3, 28mm, captured/processed RAW. Larger posted, thanks for looking and any C&C.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on January 22, 2011 at 2:04 PM

Bill, nice job! It's a compelling scene to work with and the B&W conversion does it justice.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM

thank you Jim and Rich.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 22, 2011 at 7:20 PM

Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 23, 2011 at 6:38 AM

Nice B&W conversion Bill and definitely a pretty scene.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 23, 2011 at 7:22 AM

Thank you Lorna and Eva, much appreciated.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on January 23, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Gorgeous, Bill! The larger version is awesome. The B&W
convesion is excellent. I like the way in which you've com
posed the stone fence diagonally. I'm wondering what the
image would look like if you could clone out the sign post.
Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on January 23, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Thanks Robert, wasn't sure about the sign post--kind of feel like it adds something, as there is no name, just an obscure number on it. Just IMO though.

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Comment posted by KatherineAnne Enns on January 24, 2011 at 12:52 AM

I like this without the crop you mention, its very nice as a black and white and its quite beckoning. If it were mine I might try taking the hole in the snow out, behind the empty sign in the middle left side of the photograph. But maybe not, nice photograph though.

Kat

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 24, 2011 at 7:22 AM

Everything comes together just right for me except for the right tree blocking the road. The quiet atmosphere is making the shot imo. Nice one, Bill!

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