B&W: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Miles to Go

nikolarts© has added a photo to the pool:

Nikolarts © 2012
Model: Leonardo Robayo / Marcia Osorio Acosta

Laying Dead

LaurentG. has added a photo to the pool:

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Self-portrait with knothole

ArtEye Photo has added a photo to the pool:

hand in hand

kalyan02 has added a photo to the pool:

At work. Yep. Working.

Experimenting with tone level reduction. I quite like it.

Swanage Pier

paulwynn-mackenzie.com has added a photo to the pool:

View on Black

This was one shot I have been after since I started photography and is considered by many as the holy grail of subjects for long exposure photography, certainly for black and white long exposure photography at least. I had been to see the old abandoned pier at Swanage in Dorset once before but sadly that was in the middle of the summer and there was a giant diving boat parked in front of the old pier but I think in the winter it doesn't stay there to my delight.

So this photo was taken in the pouring rain with the sea mist closing in quickly, you could barely see beyond the harbour perimeter and sadly the cloud was just a plain white blanket. So for that reason this photo doesn't really have an horizon and it doesn't have any cloud movement either, but in many ways I liked that and allowed for more a minimalism look. Another thing that I tried out in this shot was a Hitech Pro 10 stop filter which is nowhere near as good as my B+W filter which is a mile and half better in my opinion but I still need to play with the Hitech filter more to fully make my mind up.

Anyway I hope you enjoy this shot and as always any comments or favs are greatly appreciated.

Technical Details:
Shutter Speed: 129 seconds
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 26mm
Filters: Cokin 0.3 Soft Graduated filter and B+W ND110
Processed in Lightroom 4 Beta

www.paulwynn-mackenzie.com

Oh and to just let you know, I did take one that wasn't the classic composition that I quite like, just need to get round to processing it :)

Sax Player

Sayed_85 has added a photo to the pool:

Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-200mm.
Focal length 150mm.
ISO 100 at f/5.6.

Bike Bokeh Fun

gavsten has added a photo to the pool:

Leica M8
'Cron-M 50/2

On the Heath

gavsten has added a photo to the pool:

First roll of TMAX 100 to test the new Summicron-M 50/2
Love the results...

I just can't wait to get my M3 back from being CLA'd

Will add higher res photos later

Bessa R2
Summicron-M 50/2

Ukulele

gavsten has added a photo to the pool:

First roll of TMAX 100 to test the new Summicron-M 50/2
Love the results...

I just can't wait to get my M3 back from being CLA'd

Will add higher res photos later

Bessa R2
Summicron-M 50/2

Light through the garden fence

gavsten has added a photo to the pool:

Leica M8
'Cron-M 50/2

last supper

jwardimages has added a photo to the pool:

Catacombes de Paris

Jack Amick has added a photo to the pool:

Used motorcyle tires

Robert McCabe, Photographer has added a photo to the pool:

Monochrome Me II

miketreby has added a photo to the pool:

More experimenting - still can't get exposure right

YN 460 II into umbrella, camera left, level, 1/64 power

Cheese

Sko – "han dyker väl upp någon gång"

Måns Thuresson has added a photo to the pool:

Tema sko(r).

I blame Cat! has added a photo to the pool:

Paderne, Portugal.

It's like that delightful evening you spend with your best friend in his cozy house, eating a home-cooked meal, and you think, Isn't it great to have a life like this!

leopard bw

John Paul Ramsay has added a photo to the pool:

the ben

John Paul Ramsay has added a photo to the pool:

from ben lomond

John Paul Ramsay has added a photo to the pool:

mono portrait

John Paul Ramsay has added a photo to the pool:

three men and a bike

mariomancuso has added a photo to the pool:

Floriade

wouterschenk has added a photo to the pool:

Floriade Venlo 2012 - World Horticultural Expo. Testing before official opening later this week.

Christian Andres has added a photo to the pool:

Estoy suspendido en el mismo lugar, mis brazos y piernas se empiezan a dormir como un elástico fundido por el calor. Mi cabeza mirando el pasto seco, en él está mi reflejo. No sé. Está. Mi corazón comienza a moverse en fotogramas pausados, el sonido del mar viste la incertidumbre que empieza a crecer en mí.

Perdido, como si el viento se llevara mi cerebro a un lugar sin precedente, quisiera vomitar… extrapolar una sensación reprimida. Mis piernas y cejas están articuladas, dibujando un árbol retorcido sin raíz y sin hojas.

Aparece el océano, que al ritmo de mi desesperación compone los movimientos nostálgicos de aquel lugar. Los silbidos del aire están cerca de mi oreja izquierda, mas sé que no podré escuchar nunca más tus latidos… deberíamos estar nadando.

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Fotografía: Christian Andrés

2_deviant has added a photo to the pool:

Gential LAMBERT

Gential LAMBERT has added a photo to the pool:

thinking of you

Dj Poe has added a photo to the pool:

Another cool shot with the Ricoh...
I embrace that low-fi look and enjoy it's charm.

flames

elchblut has added a photo to the pool:

Franciele

yonasouza has added a photo to the pool:

IMG_7090

per spektiv has added a photo to the pool:

Stairs Pattern

ardy_hadinata has added a photo to the pool:

taken in Baltic Center

Schlei:52 – Week 13

MatkirschPhoto has added a photo to the pool:

A small fisher's boat in Schleswig's harbour.

Venus Moon Jupiter

naked one has added a photo to the pool:

The throw-in

Big Guy has added a photo to the pool:

First game of the soccer season

fl10

Juraj Konečný has added a photo to the pool:

Morris Island Lighthouse

DFChurch has added a photo to the pool:

www.savethelight.org

Benin Bronze Head

eCitzen Digital has added a photo to the pool:

Urban cyclist

Bellarus6666 has added a photo to the pool:

Another shot from my London set of urban / street life.
Was trying to compose a shot using the shadows on the floor as a lead in line when this cyclist walked up to the stall to the right of me. Too good a chance to miss so I took the shot.