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Hi All,
I've recently processed many of my earlier shots in B&W. I feel that B&W or monochrome have more impact for certain shots. I'll let you decide. C&C is welcome.
Beautiful set KD !! Each is lovely, but I keep going back to 5. The black background makes this such a powerful portrait. I would love to see 2 with the black background
KD, These are striking! I love when the mega-fauna of Africa and Asia are processed in b&w. The images are far more graphic, and they force you to focus on the form and patterns that define the animals.
G.E. Smith wrote:
KD- Really like what you have done with the processing. Very powerful images. Each one had a different mood. I'm really drawn to #5. Well Done!
Greg
thanks so much Greg. It's fun to explore the B&W conversion. So much to learn
These are beautiful KD, I really like them. I converted a couple of shots to B&W from an Africa and made big prints. Your conversions are great. I love the tigers.
kdacharya wrote:
thanks so much Morris. for me it's much harder to get more contrast in B&W conversion esp. in the BG. I probably need to learn more techniques.
When I approach a B&W conversion, the first thing I do is look at each channel separately to see the richness of each. Then I use the most of the richest channel in my mix.
birdied wrote:
Beautiful set KD !! Each is lovely, but I keep going back to 5. The black background makes this such a powerful portrait. I would love to see 2 with the black background
Birdie
thanks Birdie, it much harder to have the BG darker if there are hair sticking out of the face, as in the picture #2. i'd probably lose the whiskers on the right side. At least that's what would happen based on the way I process them. I'm sure there must be a better way of doing it, which I am not familiar with
Thanks so much for viewing and commenting
Seems B&W is not a medium as popular as color
I find that some images are more powerful in B&W OwlsEyes wrote:
KD, These are striking! I love when the mega-fauna of Africa and Asia are processed in b&w. The images are far more graphic, and they force you to focus on the form and patterns that define the animals.
