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Black and white in the bush.

Postby Old Bob on Thu May 10, 2007 12:13 am

A few black and white shots I took the other day.

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Postby fishafotos on Thu May 10, 2007 1:17 am

a bit dull. 1st 2 do nothing for me - perhaps a bit of contrast and shadows to give it some more punch.
last one is decent.
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Postby Oscar on Thu May 10, 2007 9:19 am

Bob, I like the first and last images but would like to see a little more contrast in these as well.

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Postby Old Bob on Thu May 10, 2007 11:09 am

Thanks for the helpful comments people, I'll have a fiddle and see if I can improve them.

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Postby norbs on Thu May 10, 2007 11:28 am

I don't mind them Bob. Maybe a tad more contrast, but I think they are keepers. I wandered through Parkes a few days back now. Nice spot for a photog. :)
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Postby tbgphoto on Thu May 10, 2007 1:53 pm

I think with more contrast they will look really good. As I said about your last post, I would also consider putting some toning into the image to really bring out the aged look.
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Postby philcoop on Thu May 10, 2007 5:08 pm

i do agree with other comments, needs more contrast, they seem to bright for me, otherwise nice spots
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Postby Old Bob on Fri May 11, 2007 11:58 pm

I'm not sure if this image is any better. I am still learning to use Photoshop, with a long way to go.

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Postby Slider on Sat May 12, 2007 7:39 am

Good series Bob. I like the 1st and 3rd in the first group and I think the sepia on the latest image works well. :D
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Postby christiand on Sat May 12, 2007 9:44 am

Hi Bob,

You got me motivated to do a little bit of B/W myself - nice shots.

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Postby Yi-P on Sun May 13, 2007 3:38 pm

Last shot's tone and elements are lovely :D
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