First Foray into B&W

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p.1 #1 · First Foray into B&W

Critique welcome!

� Malka Z 2026

Winter slumber of coastal marshland under an overcast sky.

ILCE-7M5 E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens 50mm f/4.5 1/250s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

� Malka Z 2026

Posted elsewhere in full color, soft b&w adds a dreamy dimension and hightens raindrops.

ILCE-7M5 E 24mm F2.8 F051 lens 24mm f/5.6 1/80s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

� Malka Z 2026

Gray, black and white, this handsome stray showed up in my yard one sunny morning.

ILCE-7M5 E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens 400mm f/6.3 1/400s 1600 ISO +1.3 EV

� Malka Z 2026

Another monochrome subject, this young signet has been dipping into shallows for his dinner.

ILCE-7M5 E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens 400mm f/6.3 1/500s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV

Jun 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM

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p.1 #2 · First Foray into B&W

Nos. 2 and 4 really catch my eye, Malka. Two might be improved with a bit more contrast for me.
Douglas

Jun 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM

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p.1 #3 · First Foray into B&W

Nice set, love the signet shot.

Marcelo

Jun 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM

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p.1 #4 · First Foray into B&W

douter wrote:
Nos. 2 and 4 really catch my eye, Malka. Two might be improved with a bit more contrast for me.
Douglas

Thank you for your feedback, Douglas. This was my first time using low contrast deliberately to soften the image. I just tried to bring it back up, below are 3 levels for comparison. Left-most the original -39; middle 0 and right-most +25. I like both left and middle.

Jun 14, 2026 at 02:12 PM


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