Craig, I agree with Gary. The B&W tones are great but the people and the dog should be walking into the image rather than out.
I'm not sure what needed changing. I like it the way it is now as the colours are saturated and it looks good to me.
Beautiful tones the the yellow rose petals. Good lighting.
Gary, For me, most of the work occurs in post processing. But if the starting image has some good contrast that will help. You can only do so...
Actually, I did a similar tweak on Craig's Boat sheds at Cornelian Bay. I hope you don't mind, Craig. This just how I would have processed this...
I know that mirrorless cameras are certainly gaining market share and they do offer benefits in weight and size but I still love my DSLRs and have...
Here is another of my favourite (I have a few of them!) mono images. A staircase in the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) in the Sydney CBD. It was...
That's nice but I think it could handle a little more contrast. Just my opinion.
One of my favourites. Taken in the State Library in Sydney. [IMG]_IMG1548_Staircase by Ray Allen, on Flickr
Oh yeah, you have nailed it, Gary. Excellent mono conversion.
No, Gary, it's not mine. Those guys spend thousands getting their cars looking the way they do and I don't have that sort of money available to...
Here is another of my passions - shooting hot rods and custom cars.1932 Ford. Canon EOS-1Ds, Canon EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6. In case you were...
Hi Gary, Maybe it is not realising what will make a good B&W image. I spent many years in camera clubs listening to judges evaluating images and...
Many thanks, Craig.
Thank you, Gary.
In a Japanese garden...Canon EOS-1Ds, Canon EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6. [IMG]C0EW1268_NIK_SE by Ray Allen, on Flickr
Edogawa Japanese Garden at East Gosford. Canon EOS-1Ds, Canon EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6. [img]C0EW1268_NIK_SE by Ray Allen, on...
Camellia processed with NIK Silver Efex. Taken with Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 II IS STM. [IMG]IMG_0420 by Ray Allen, on Flickr
Thank you for starting this thread, Gary. I normally use Silver Efex Pro 2 which is part of the NIK Collection to process my B&W images. One of...
Yes, it is a good opportunity for me to use my Takumars on the full frame 1Ds. I have the 8-element version of the Super-Tak 50mm f1.4 and I need...
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