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Hi Tre,
Depends on the image but sometimes I will raise the black point from 0 to say 3 or 4 to give a slightly faded contrast but it depends on the image. Most images I don't do this to but with a handful that I've presented here I did. Desaturation and contrast adjustments happen "to taste" at times and I also really only post jpegs versus the RAW that I work with. JPEG really doesn't hold up to much manipulation.Hi Tre,
Curiosity has the better of me and need to ask, how are you processing your B&W conversions? The reason I ask is that I notice on all your images that if I start to clip your blacks in PS, it starts off almost as line art, which is certainly not usual behaviour.
I only realised this because your images looked low contrast and I wanted to check if it was due to not having a black point set
Looks like nothing but under-exposure to me. Lower tones are hence insufficiently separated, and rendered dull and lifeless. Not a good look when there is considerable detail below Zone 5!Hi Tre,
Curiosity has the better of me and need to ask, how are you processing your B&W conversions? The reason I ask is that I notice on all your images that if I start to clip your blacks in PS, it starts off almost as line art, which is certainly not usual behaviour.
I only realised this because your images looked low contrast and I wanted to check if it was due to not having a black point set
Well that's one opinion but I explained above already. If my images don't strike a chord with you then that's okay. They are not for everyone and that's perfectly fine by me.Looks like nothing but under-exposure to me. Lower tones are hence insufficiently separated, and rendered dull and lifeless. Not a good look when there is considerable detail below Zone 5!
Gandolfi; very kool rendering, love the old darkness of your shot...the seat of the Bishop of Bath & Wells..as usual your work is very inspiring and the locations just bring back memories, thanks for sharing....TakomruWells.
Takomaru, thanks. The Wells West Front is impressive, isn't it?Gandolfi; very kool rendering, love the old darkness of your shot...the seat of the Bishop of Bath & Wells..as usual your work is very inspiring and the locations just bring back memories, thanks for sharing....Takomru
Thank you, Gandolfi; I'm going down memory lane with your shots...love the perspective on this one, printed would be very nice...we're printing on washi with ink from direct offset and the results for duo-tritone b&w art are stunning...great and impacting style, thanks for sharing, TakomaruTakomaru, thanks. The Wells West Front is impressive, isn't it?
Here's a snap taken in 2009 during some renovation work, with a fine example of 'workman's humour'
(tho' taken with a Lumix LX3)
Great, Carl,Leaf canopy pinhole images of the eclipse projected onto my deck. A6000M