I like these abstractions. I'm new to this too, but maybe a bit more contrast to provide more Dynamics. This I the type of photography I like, and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of. In a world of landscape photography, I like looking at things in a different way. try playing with more textures and spend a little time refining in Lightroom to really make the images striking. All in all I like the concepts! Shoot on my friend!
Thanks, Justin! I hear you. I have contemplated contrast and would love to engage in a discussion on the issue. Personally, I like grays and so have to be careful with contrast. But maybe you are right--these need a little bit of contrast. the thing is I also use old legacy lenses--often 70-80 year old cine lenses. True, on film, they produced contrast all right but on digital they seem to change their character too. hose lenses were less contrasty and were full of character compared to modern lenses.
I will try Lightroom and see how the results change--thanks, again!
I agree you definitely don't want to lose the gray but I feel as though you need just a little more on the opposite spectrum to provide detail and Itexture. A few pops of white I feel can make the difference.
with you on that one! maybe, from next time on i will stop down a little bit more besides touching the photos.
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A slightly longer lens would have placed the bridge out of focus in the portrait. As it is, you have two competing centers of interest. I would strive for one. The rest of the photos are quite nice.
Thanks, Gary! I hear ya. The problem is I was stuck with a fixed lens (for the bridge photo), so had no choice. And I do not like to tinker the original in post. Maybe, I am stubborn.
The others are shot on dslr with old legacy lenses--nikkors, helioses, and enna werks-es. Hence the grays are warm. I know bw photographers like contrast but somehow I like the many shades of gray (not influenced by 50 shades, I promise!)
I like these abstractions. I'm new to this too, but maybe a bit more contrast to provide more Dynamics. This I the type of photography I like, and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of. In a world of landscape photography, I like looking at things in a different way. try playing with more textures and spend a little time refining in Lightroom to really make the images striking. All in all I like the concepts! Shoot on my friend!
Thanks, Justin! I hear you. I have contemplated contrast and would love to engage in a discussion on the issue. Personally, I like grays and so have to be careful with contrast. But maybe you are right--these need a little bit of contrast. the thing is I also use old legacy lenses--often 70-80 year old cine lenses. True, on film, they produced contrast all right but on digital they seem to change their character too. hose lenses were less contrasty and were full of character compared to modern lenses.
I will try Lightroom and see how the results change--thanks, again!
I agree you definitely don't want to lose the gray but I feel as though you need just a little more on the opposite spectrum to provide detail and Itexture. A few pops of white I feel can make the difference.
with you on that one! maybe, from next time on i will stop down a little bit more besides touching the photos.
A slightly longer lens would have placed the bridge out of focus in the portrait. As it is, you have two competing centers of interest. I would strive for one. The rest of the photos are quite nice.
Thanks, Gary! I hear ya. The problem is I was stuck with a fixed lens (for the bridge photo), so had no choice. And I do not like to tinker the original in post. Maybe, I am stubborn.
The others are shot on dslr with old legacy lenses--nikkors, helioses, and enna werks-es. Hence the grays are warm. I know bw photographers like contrast but somehow I like the many shades of gray (not influenced by 50 shades, I promise!)
Thanks for posting, again!