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PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:58 pm    Post subject: Black & white again Reply with quote
Hello and sorry... these two are made with AF:

My brother with my camera

© Cosmin Munteanu

Pentax K100D , Pentax-DA 18-55

Reading, on the way home

© Cosmin Munteanu

Canon PowerShot A400

Yes, I would like a camera with bigger sensor - let's say, like the 4/3 format Smile - (with fixed or not, good lenses), lifeview (on a articulated LCD) and enough small to fit in my jacket's pocket.


PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I love the bus picture, Cosmin. The speed blur out of the window gives it a special atmosphere.

It's very nice that you have a brother interested in photography. You can spend a lot of time together having photographic fun. This is very precious.


PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you.

One little correction. It can not be seen, but the bus is a tram. Smile

Yes, othen we go out for some shooting sessions. At night its even better if we are not alone, carrying that photographic equipment.
Now both have (each) a Pentax K100D with the kit lenses (DA 18-55) and some tele AF zooms (I have a FA 80-320 and my brother FA 100-300) and we share the M42 lenses and cameras too.


PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like them both montecarlo... they show very well in b&w
Nice you share same hobby with your brother


PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
These are fun Montecarlo, especially the passenger on the trolley.

patrickh


PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm    Post subject: On the way home... Reply with quote
Snap shot , on the way home (1-2 months ago)

© Cosmin Munteanu

...the same Canon P&S


PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you still have the colour original of this last picture?
Try applying a red filter in Photoshop before conversion (or convert mixing channels giving dominance to red channel), this will darken the grass which in my opinion looks too bright.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi montecarlo. you have a good eye, you know how to compose and it's obvious in b&w.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello,

Thank you all.

I looked at the original, coloured photo. The grass is yellow due to the burning from the sun. So, in this case sould I try a blue filter instead ? I'm not experieced with filters (digital or not) and not even with PS. The photo is made directly in Jpeg, beeing tooked with a 2.5 years old Canon A400.

Cosmin.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
montecarlo wrote:

I looked at the original, coloured photo. The grass is yellow due to the burning from the sun. So, in this case sould I try a blue filter instead ?


That would require violet filtering for real darkening, but blue or red filtering will work as well, although not as effectively - but you don't want a shocking effect, just some tone balancing.

Colour opposites:

red--green
yellow--violet
blue--orange

In order to darken a specific set of tones in a B&W picture, you need to apply filtering of the opposite colour.
This action, of course, will also lighten the colour range of the filter itself, so it's a move that needs to be thought carefully, especially when you are doing filtering when shooting - but it's one of the keys to become a master of B&W.
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