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Grain bins

by John Tobias

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted November 21, 2012246 views15 comments
I shot this in color, but decided to convert to B&W. Played around with contrast and brightness. Also decided a pano crop worked best.

Canon T3i
1/320 @ F-32 ISO 400
Canon EF70-300 @ 105mm
HH

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on November 21, 2012 at 1:13 PM
Like everything you've done here, very graphic, well done :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 21, 2012 at 4:32 PM
John,

EXCELLENT! Fabulous job with the converstion; the tones and contrast are superb. The pano crop works great, but I'm thinking you could go with even more blackness above. Just a thought. This is awesome as presented.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on November 21, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Great high contrast effect. Works well here. Very well composed.
Registered on February 17, 2004, 236 Posts, 1197 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Cross on November 21, 2012 at 5:23 PM
This is really nice, John. Great in B&W. Tonal range is really nice and I like the decreasing size of the reflected patch as the eye wanders to the back. Well conceived, composed, and exposed.
Registered on April 3, 2010, 271 Posts, 1342 Comments
Comment posted by John Clulow on November 21, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Nice job, John. I like your name in addition to your image. :smile:

Also nice lines.emphasized by the desaturation you chose. Obvious connection within the subject and its antecedents.
Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments
Comment posted by Colin H Sillerud on November 22, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Great simplicity and power.
Registered on May 26, 2011, 17 Posts, 58 Comments
Comment posted by Rebecka on November 24, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Fabulous image - love the effect of your conversion to B&W. Very dramatic lines and texture on the bins.
Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Excellent!!! Wonderful abstract quality to this image, but grounded in a realistic scene. Great work.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 25, 2012 at 10:28 AM
This is awesome. Well processed. :toast:
Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Kane on November 25, 2012 at 3:01 PM
John - this is the type of subject matter I see almost daily around here, and this is one of the most appealing images of grain bins I've ever seen. Love the B&W conversion and the pano crop really makes it. :toast:
Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 26, 2012 at 10:55 AM
This is a sweet comp and the b&w looks great. :cool:
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments
Comment posted by Danny Laureys on November 26, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Excellent shot and conversion. :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 5, 2008, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments
Comment posted by Kent Staubus on November 27, 2012 at 8:36 AM
The simpler the image, the more impact it seems to have, and the more I find I like it. Color would have been a distraction here.


Kent in SD
Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 28, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Excellent pano and conversion. Really well done!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 28, 2012 at 2:43 PM
John, this is exceptional! Excellent detail, perfect comp, and very dramatic in B&W.
Congrats on the WP!

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments