Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 2, 2007 at 12:23 AM
A shot from a trip with Rick and Swami to Shaniko last year. This barn is advertised as predating all the other buildings in Shaniko
Canon 1D2 with 70-200L at 85mm
ISO-100, f/16 at 1/60th
B&W conversion, softening and diffusion with plugins.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on January 2, 2007 at 12:32 AM
Hey Ned - I love the feel of this scene, especially as presented in b/w. I see that you used softening and diffusion filters but it does indeed look like it was snowing, right?
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on January 2, 2007 at 1:52 AM
This has a great spirit to this. It does look a bit like snow on the ground but I'm guessing that is due to the B&W conversion ?? Nice one
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 2, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Glad for the effect it had. Very thick frost and freezing fog.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 2, 2007 at 6:09 PM
I should probably print this crop - I am really starting to like it. Thanks much for the commentary....
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 2, 2007 at 6:10 PM
Also - you got it, Eric - I want to go back myself this summer...
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 2, 2007 at 7:03 PM
It seems dreamy-ish, Ned. The barn looks darker than it should be, did you play with it? I like it so I don't care either way if you worked it, I'm just curious.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 2, 2007 at 7:23 PM
I know what you mean, Mark - I didn't, other than apply a yellow filter, B&W conversion, but to me no matter how I went, the barn looks "burned." I'm a B&W specialist by no means, but I am sure there is some way to "gray" it up a little..
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 2, 2007 at 7:33 PM
I guess you could simply draw a selection around it and work it with Curves or Levels. Just a hair though, you could easily leave it as it is.
Print it first and see if the barn comes out like you like it. The screen and the paper are very different when it comes to B&W...
Kevin
Posted by Rick Lundh on January 3, 2007 at 3:02 AM
This is the only comp to have of this old house, and you nailed it. I like softness you induced here...its a very nice touch.
Posted by Sean Watson on January 4, 2007 at 6:50 AM
Ned,
This is great. I really like the separation and the barn. The scene has a very ethereal look to it.
Are the bushes white because snow? Or was that part of the conversion?
- -Sean
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 4, 2007 at 9:29 AM
Sean, it was a very foggy day out that way on our trip. Everything around there was covered with what I believe is called Hoar's Frost - very thick, and the fog was freezing and adding to the effect. Back when I was a cable television lineman in the early to mid eighties, we would see this a lot in the Eastern Washington area where I worked. Sometimes the aerial lines would have this frost up to 2-3 inches long.. If I remember right, we were in the low 20's according to the 4 Runner's outside temp. gauge..
Discussion
16 repliesCanon 1D2 with 70-200L at 85mm
ISO-100, f/16 at 1/60th
B&W conversion, softening and diffusion with plugins.
Sandy
Print it first and see if the barn comes out like you like it. The screen and the paper are very different when it comes to B&W...
Kevin
This is great. I really like the separation and the barn. The scene has a very ethereal look to it.
Are the bushes white because snow? Or was that part of the conversion?
- -Sean