Fern

Gallery: FloraPosted January 5, 2011129 views16 comments

I don't know if you get many B&W over here in Flora, but I thought I would give it a try. I posted the color version of this some time back but thought it might convert well to monochrome. A fairly simple shot, this fern was receiving light against a shadowed BG. Please view the LARGER version as the detail is MUCH better there.

D2X w/ 70-200 VR @ 135mm
1/50 @ f/8 - MLU and mc-30 remote release
100 ISO
Don't remember about filtration
Tripod
Capture One 4, CS4, Silver Efex Pro, TK's Luminosity Masks

Critiques, suggestions, and comments always welcomed and greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 5, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Bill: You're right about not a lot of B&W but this subject does indeed lend itself to the genre. Solid comp and conversion and for me the contrast is just right. Superbly crafted image. >=))>

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 5, 2011 at 10:59 PM

Bill, I am not drawn to B&W normally, but this particular image is wonderful in B&W. Great lighting and separation from background, detail and comp.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on January 5, 2011 at 11:58 PM

B&W sure works well with this image. The lighting is right on and the detail (especially in the large version) is really good. The comp is also very strong. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on January 6, 2011 at 12:01 AM

I don't remember the color version but I can bet that I would prefer this over that. Great light and excellent job with the processing.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on January 6, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Really nice conversion Bill, and a wonderful presentation in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 6, 2011 at 2:19 PM

Gorgeous, Bill. I really like this and the conversion is a home run.

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Comment posted by beth summer on January 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Very effective, Bill. I don't remember the color version but I can't imagine that it would have as much impact as this one does. Good execution of post processing.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 6, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Beautiful black and white Bill. Love the comp and the supporting bg is just right for my tastes. Probably two thirds of my all time favorite images are black and white. I hope you'll send more this way when you have something you like. You can probably tell I like this one.

pat

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 6, 2011 at 6:48 PM

Bill:
Beautiful conversion. Nice texture and geometry. Well done.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 6, 2011 at 7:48 PM

Fantastic tones in your conversion. Outstanding B&W flora shot.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 6, 2011 at 8:24 PM

Beautiful Bill. Yes I'm another one who posts in B/W. The feeling of depth is awesome.

Kudos.

Carol

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 10, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Hi Bill

The conversion works very well

The graphic detail of this fern is special

:smile
Albert Darmo. Canada:

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on January 11, 2011 at 4:27 AM

Perfect B/W image Bill

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 11, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Awesome conversion!!! Big fan of black & white, especially when this well done. Lines, textures, shapes, comp and dof are all done to perfection.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 13, 2011 at 2:08 AM

Big version all the way! Nicely done! Stunning.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 13, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Beautiful work Bill. I love good b&w images and this is no exception.

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