Impressed with the tonal range, jet blacks throught to pure whites, well done.
Now as for the picture, as a picture it dosen't do a lot for me.
Just my 2p's worth.
D in W
Ok, can you point me to an example of a picture of a similar subject that you would like,
It is interesting to see what makes a good monochrome for people.
this pic is more architectural than art, very lined up and symmetrical so probably doesn't make it easy on the eye.
Cheers R
The B&W works well for me, but the image itself would have been better with a wider angle lens imo, the gap at the end of the bridge is too wide, pushing all the detail in the ironwork to the sides of the image, whilst my eye is being led to the black void at the end. I think with a wider angle the extra perspective would have made the bridge seem longer, the void at the end smaller and got a lot more of the ironwork in.
At least that's my take on it!
Ray, as the artist of the photo I would say it is your choice how to process and present it. If you want people to comment on whether it should tend more towards extreme B&W or more towards shades of grey then it might be better to present both examples rather than leave it to people's imaginations. Certainly I would struggle to visualise the alternatives.
Here's one of my B&W conversions, tending towards a softer approach to toning and contrast....
As a pic of a bridge, it looks okay to me. But the composition is just gagging to have something more interesting in the middle!
you mean like a vintage car or something?
Ray,
Out of interest, did you shoot in Jpeg, with B&W set on the camera, or did you shoot normally, and do a B&W conversion with software ?
The reason I ask is that I tend to shoot in Raw, then do the conversion out of camera as it gives you more latitude.
Your shot works, but I think it could have been better composed, not sure how, but it just seems to lack something to give it that extra "pop".
Steve