Posted by Danny Laureys on October 28, 2010 at 3:03 AM
XTI, 17-40L @ 22mm, f11 @ 1/60, ISO 100, no filters, handheld, B&W conversion in CS4.Shot this afternoon,lately I have me Head in the clouds. Thanks for looking
Danny - VERY cool!
The B&W is perfect here, and the comp works very well.
Sandy r
Posted by Paul Duval on October 28, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Equivalence
Danny,
I was admiring the nice clouds yesterday too. The first word is a reference to Alfred Stieglitz an early BW photographer who was married to the famous painter Georgia O'Keefe. Stieglitz who was also a great influence on Ansel Adams had made a series of just cloud images and the were titled Equivalence inferring that they really weren't just images of clouds but rather what they represented to the viewer hence Equivalence. Alright sorry my head is just too full of useless information. Nice shot and BW conversion is well done.
Paul
Posted by Robert Dayton on October 28, 2010 at 1:16 PM
Very artistic and unique, Danny! Thanks for sharing.
And Paul, I thought of Steiglitz immediately when I saw this photo, although I didn't remember the name "Equivalence". I like history, so if you don't, skip the next two posts.
And another. You get the idea. If you keep taking cloud photos, perhaps you could become famous and marry the beautiful young artist, 30 years your junior.
Posted by Rudy Ruberti on October 28, 2010 at 6:08 PM
I was watching these clouds on my way home from work yesterday. I was hoping to get somewhere to shoot by sunset, but that didn't happen. Nicely done.
Posted by Paul Duval on October 28, 2010 at 7:42 PM
No, Tony "au contraire mon ami" I love history, my life is full of it history not that other "stuff". I purchased many books with images by the old Black and White Masters ( including wet plate ) and Danny I was just wondering if you knew of the man you were emulating. And Tony you so graciously supplied examples and a portrait of him. No the 30's Ansel one but one of young Stieglitz full of artistic fire. I wonder how many of us have just clouds and sky images floating around in our portfolio's or files.
Paul
Posted by Danny Laureys on October 28, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Thanks everyone for the comments.
Paul, I know of Stieglitz but was not familiar with his cloud pictures, I started out with B&W over 30 years ago, with my favorites being Ansel Adams, Steichen and Weston. I've always been interested in Clouds though.
By the way Tony that's wishful Thinking
Posted by Paul Duval on November 3, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Danny,
Been kind of out of it for awhile, but I saw a few of Stieglitz's cloud portraits in one of the books I bought with his images. It immediately came to my mind the moment I saw yours. Keep shooting and keep converting you have a knack for it.
Discussion
10 repliesThe B&W is perfect here, and the comp works very well.
Sandy r
Danny,
I was admiring the nice clouds yesterday too. The first word is a reference to Alfred Stieglitz an early BW photographer who was married to the famous painter Georgia O'Keefe. Stieglitz who was also a great influence on Ansel Adams had made a series of just cloud images and the were titled Equivalence inferring that they really weren't just images of clouds but rather what they represented to the viewer hence Equivalence. Alright sorry my head is just too full of useless information. Nice shot and BW conversion is well done.
Paul
And Paul, I thought of Steiglitz immediately when I saw this photo, although I didn't remember the name "Equivalence". I like history, so if you don't, skip the next two posts.
Here is the man himself, Alfred Stieglitz
Paul
Paul, I know of Stieglitz but was not familiar with his cloud pictures, I started out with B&W over 30 years ago, with my favorites being Ansel Adams, Steichen and Weston. I've always been interested in Clouds though.
By the way Tony that's wishful Thinking
Been kind of out of it for awhile, but I saw a few of Stieglitz's cloud portraits in one of the books I bought with his images. It immediately came to my mind the moment I saw yours. Keep shooting and keep converting you have a knack for it.
Paul