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Hello,
This is my first post in this BW forum. 
As I am relatively new to FM and you may not have encountered my work here on FM before, here is a little "introduction" to this BW forum as a courtesy.
I "rejoined" FM one year ago (in Dec 2007) and while I spend most of my time in the People Forum, I do shoot almost all of my images as B&W or B&W and later toned.
So far, I have only posted in the People forum and never put up a photo here. But, I do occasionally drop by and contribute a comment or two here, because I enjoy BW images and "think in BW."
For some reason today, I thought about a few recent "BW" images strictly as "BW." The prints look very nice with great gray tones and deep shadow details. Fun stuff for someone like me who likes BW images. So I thought someone here might enjoy seeing them too.
But, because I have posted a detailed introduction to the image in the People forum here on FM, I have decided to simply put a link to that thread/discussion here in case anyone wants to "follow the link" to see the image. A little forewarning, I only post a link to the images as I keep the images on my website pages devoted to the Impressions images. So you won't immediately see the image posted on the FM site, just the link. This was a business decision.
There is one basic thing about my image posts that some people like, and others don't understand (or get or like). It is that I post my photos via a link and the topic post is purposefully designed as what I call an "Impressions" discussion. The images are used to generate a discussion of how the image creates "feelings and emotions" or evokes "memories" rather than a discussion of the technical flaws or strengths of the image (as commonly seen in typical C&C critiques).
A casual viewer might not expect or understand, unless you have seen this type of Impressions discussion on the People Forum. IF you follow this link you will find a post called a "Impressions" style post. It contains lots of information about the back-story, the concept, goals, tools, and techniques used to create the final image. At the bottom of the post it also has a brief (long to some) description of the "Impressions" style discussion format.
Put simply, the Impressions style is about the "impressions" people get from the person or image. It is NOT about the technical aspects of the image, but rather about the emotional or "sensory" or "thoughts" that occur when viewing the image. All of this is described in the bottom of the introduction. So, if you like, take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this type of discussion.
Why so much writing?
Simply because part of what I enjoy about the "photography" process is making an image, and part of it is understanding how images "affect" people's emotions and thoughts. That "impression" can be subtle or strong. Both are valid. It may be that someone likes an image for hard to describe reasons. Or they may not like it for other reasons. The key thing is that it is designed to get the viewer thinking about the image and how they respond. On purpose, it strictly avoids "technical" discussions or critiques because those often devolve away from "content" or "message" and usually wind up discussing tools, techniques for PP, or "flaws." There can be much more to an image than its parts.
It is also designed to elicit the participation from the many people who visit these forums as "lurkers" but who seldom post comments because they may feel they are not "qualified" to make any technical critique. I ask that people not get "off topic" in technical discussions, so that more people/visitors can discuss the images simply using their own intuition, emotional responses, and "gut feelings." So far, this has brought a number of people into the discussions who would normally not offer comments. I consider this good (as it was one of my goals) as I have received numerous PMs and comments from people who felt "qualified" to give an impression, but "unqualified" to give a technical critique (for whatever reason).
Anyway, that is my form of "contribution" to this forum and the type of discussion I prefer and find most interesting. So I ask that you stick to the "Impressions" if you would like to participate. IF you would like to participate in an impressions discussion, feel free to add your comments on the linked image.
Finally, I hope you enjoy the Impressions style and encourage you to try it yourself sometime using your own images. I find it much more interesting to read the Impressions comments and am often surprised, moved, touched, and amused at how a single image can cause such different emotions and "impressions" responses. It really can get interesting and I believe it allows the viewer to offer deeper comments on images they enjoy.
Here is the link to the introduction (and there you will find the link to the image) for my recent "Impressions #58 Nocturne." This image is the 58th Impressions discussion I have started in the last 5 months on FM. The image is one of several in a project devoted to Pianists.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/709775
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