Borrowdale Mono

by Gary McGhee

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 18, 2015606 views16 comments

An older photo of mine taken up at Derwentwater looking down towards Borrowdale in the English Lake District.

I hardly ever convert my photo's to b&w so your feedback on the conversion would be nice.

Thanks, Gary.

D700, 50-135mm Ais, 1/30 sec, F/11, iso 200.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 19, 2015 at 5:55 AM

Very cool. Dig the low contrast vibe here.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 19, 2015 at 6:41 AM

There seems to me just enough variation in tone to make this a very appealing image, Gary. I like the idea of something approaching high key to suggest the mood of the scene.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 19, 2015 at 7:42 AM

Love it Gary including your choice of border to keep it ligt and airy very beautiful high key symmetry. It would make a most soothing and relaxing print.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 19, 2015 at 10:01 AM

Gary, I like what you did here with the b&w conversion. The low contrast does work very nice and I agree with Ian that this would probably make a very cool print. Nice composition here too.

Nick Bristol Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on May 19, 2015 at 10:35 AM

Very nice high key shot! This works very well in B+W, and the gentle ripples in the reflection are a great detail. No nits for me.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 19, 2015 at 11:26 AM

I would bump the black point some.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on May 19, 2015 at 7:19 PM

Simple, symmetrical work of photographic art, Gary. No nits from me, I like it just as is, including the matching frame.

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on May 19, 2015 at 7:59 PM

I like it at is, a beautiful artistic photographs, the fog is just enough transparent to see the mountains and the reflection in the water. That would make a very nice print.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 19, 2015 at 10:19 PM

Very beautiful image Gary. The high key presentation / fog is very captivating.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on May 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM

Very nice... love the misty look here Gary. I could even see you going further with the high key look so that the lightest mountains are nothing but a hint. But beautiful as is.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 21, 2015 at 1:36 PM

Has the feel of a fine silver print. This really works nicely.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 21, 2015 at 9:09 PM

Very different and very nice, Gary. Love the low contrast look.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 22, 2015 at 6:15 AM

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Cheers, Gary.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on May 22, 2015 at 1:24 PM

Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, you might either bring the contrast up a bit or leave it as it is. The higher contrast would turn it into more of a "documentary" image, but this version has an artistic feel which would then be partly lost. I would leave it as it is !!! cool

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 25, 2015 at 11:38 AM

Excellent dreamy presentation. I really like this image. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on August 31, 2015 at 11:36 PM

Beautiful subtle b & w. Agree with Rick my eye wants the slightest more hint of black to give a suggestion of more dimension.

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