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Water Lily in Black & White


Posted by Rachels on Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:01 pm

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Canon 5DMarkIV
1/800@f/16
ISO 1600
EF 400 L

Thank you moderators Tom and Matthew for your feedback which I appreciate and wholeheartedly agree with
Here is my revised image
Rachel Schneiderman
comments and critiques welcomed


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by Matthew Pugh on Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:16 am
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Hi

I like the composition and the sharpness looks good - but I am not sure about the b&w conversion, it could be my monitor but the whites appear somewhat muddy in appearance. A b&w look should have crisp clean looking whites and strong forceful blacks for maximum impact imo, and this looks a little more an exercise in trying to retain as much detail as possible and results in a rather mid tonal look.

Just my penny's worth, and it could be my monitor anywhay

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Jul 23, 2017 7:28 pm
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Nice composition - on the conversion, it may be a simple matter of picking the channel (blue or red) that gives a bright and higher contrast look.
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by Sandy R-B on Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:20 pm
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This is a striking image, but I agree that it still needs perhaps a "levels" adjustment to better differentiate the blacks from whites.
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