I mentioned surfers in another post this morning so I thought I'd drop this in. When I was teaching myself about action/panning, I started hanging out at the beach taking shots of surfers. I would connect with the kids and give them anything I got.
My goal for them was to make them look like they are riding huge waves when in reality these are typical NJ 4 to 5 foot swells. Now I have a little following since, as you can imagine, for these kids to have a wild photo of themselves riding the curl is a once in a lifetime thing. I love doing this! It gives me some real joy.
I really do color of them but the surfing group isn't active so here is a couple in black and white.
Feedback Welcome! Exposure is hard as the foam and spray can blare out when I need the light for shutter speed. ??
They're great, Ruth! Especially the first and third, with their purity. No wonder you're queen of the kids! Is the first in colour, but very desaturated?
No- but I definitely did something in the conversion didn't I!?
Sure did! I get the impression that in the final version, the sea is still slithgtly greenish-blue and the sky faintly magenta - but that could be just by comparison.
I always get a kick of how something isn't noticable until it is! I have been thinking if doing a quick flip flop of my workspace background from black to white when I think I'm done editing. The bright white of this page certainly makes the final image look different and I find I see things like this color issue much more readily. Thanks Chris! Pink skies are a definite no for me so I appreciate you pointing it out!
Funny you mentioned this. When I'm converting to B&W with Silver Efex, there is a button that allows switching the background from white to gray to black in sequence. I will use this ALL THE TIME during the conversion editing to get a better idea of the contrast and levels of the image. I can quickly decide if my whites are too dark or blacks aren't dark enough. The gray background gives me a better idea of the overall contrast of the photo. I never finish an edit without going through all three several times.
I have started doing this since I posted this and here is another one that looked fine on black but on white ..... Hilarious! Now I think he is looking at me thinking " is she kidding?"