B&W Let's see your Black and White photos

[ancient_mariner]

A couple from Banbury using the tiny Samyang 35 f2.8. Stopped down a bit it really does pull out an amazing amount of detail.

number 34a by Toni Ertl, on Flickr

number 34b by Toni Ertl, on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

A couple of avian tourists (Canadian geese) view Parliament Hill from the flooded Ottawa River by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[ancient_mariner]

Straight and curved Mono by Toni Ertl, on Flickr

 

[Bebop]

Straight and curved Mono by Toni Ertl, on Flickr

What a lovely composition! Well spotted.

 

[ancient_mariner]

What a lovely composition! Well spotted.

Thank you - I've been looking at this place on and off for the last couple of years, trying to find a way to get the lines and curves in a way that's pleasing. This doesn't feel 100% there, but it's getting closer.

 

[ancient_mariner]

Here's one from a couple of years back.

Jericho boy by Toni Ertl, on Flickr

 

[Jerry_]

Helsinki harbour

 

[ancient_mariner]

Helsinki harbour

Not being difficult, but are you sure that's mono, rather than partially desaturated? I think I'd find it difficult to create that range of tones even using 2 colours in split toning.

 

[philmarion]

1 minute long exposure of a Balmy beach pier on a wintry non-balmy day by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

After the fog rolled in - Woodbine Beach boardwalk, Toronto by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

Toronto east end Beaches boardwalk at night by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[GreenNinja67]

On the River Neath, South Wales


[url=https://flic.kr/p/2g7gUJu]River Neath Waterfall mono by Terence Rees, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[alfbranch]

A bit of sea

Mono motion_ by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[Hatter]

Abandoned Bicycle Wheel.

 

[philmarion]

Toronto Island flooding.... by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr



Alien ship landing pad - Ottawa by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[Tezz450D]

A couple of my monos

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

No longer available.

George.

 

[garryknight]

Watch the Juggler by Garry Knight, on Flickr

 

[saltireblue]

A scene taken from my terrace last November. The forest is partially cleared.

 

[philmarion]

Sail boats drifts by Leslie Street Spit with Mississauga skyline in the background by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

Rideau canal - Ottawa by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

Flooded Toronto Island by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[Hatter]

A couple from the Whitwell Steam Fair last weekend:

The Gaffer


Dad's Army

 

[Bassit]

Driving past the cemetry whilst it was shrouded in mist, i just had to get a few shots.

Warrington Cemetry by John Garton, on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

Canadian Museum of History by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

Grim Reaper tours Parliament Hill - Ottawa by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr
Flooding Ottawa River by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Kodak point and press in camera black&white near Castle Dinas Bran

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Kodak point and shoot in camera black and white on a dog walk near Dinas Bran castle

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Llangollen high street. I was waiting outside a charity shop with the dog whilst Mrs Badger was browsing, a van pulled away from outside the pub and just presented the shot to me.

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

No longer available.

George.

 

[philmarion]

Canadian Museum of History by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[MatBin]

The more I look at these really great B&W shots the more it makes me want to get my camera out and I cant say that about colour shots. Not sure if it's because they are B&W or because of the content, so maybe I should just snap a few and see if it floats my boat.

Question though, are these digital or film and scanned?

 

[MatBin]

hp 11C 1 by mrcrow_uk, on Flickr

my old friend from engineering days...

HP, RPN?

 

[mrtoad]

HP, RPN?

the system RPN seems more logical than 2+2=4 even though the answer is the same
i tried programming this only once
i liked the stack feature
did you use HP RPN models?
cheers
geof

 

[MatBin]

the system RPN seems more logical than 2+2=4 even though the answer is the same
i tried programming this only once
i liked the stack feature
did you use HP RPN models?
cheers
geof

Yes I did, on a very reasonably priced low end model, 32E, no programme reading ability, remember those strips they could read? But I really liked Rpn (Reverse polish notation, for those that don't know), mid 70/80s calculating system, was brilliant.
The look of disbelief when people asked where the equals button was and trying to explain their wasn't one!
To calculate the above you typed/keyed in
2
Enter
2
+

And got the answer (4) but it's ability to calculate complex bracketed items was where it scored.
Sorry if off topic.

 

[ndwgolf]

1 minute long exposure of a Balmy beach pier on a wintry non-balmy day by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

After the fog rolled in - Woodbine Beach boardwalk, Toronto by Phil Marion (173 million views - thanks), on Flickr

Love the pier picture
Neil

 

[mrtoad]

it's ability to calculate complex bracketed items was where it scored.
Sorry if off topic.

i agree...and there are a lot of them
i was given one as an example of how the HP to do those without writing down intermediate values...using store and recall

 

[garryknight]

I really liked Rpn

I remember programming in the FORTH programming language many years ago. The whole language syntax was basically an RPN.

Something like (off the top of my head):
n 2 / even if 300 goto

It was so easy and logical, I could put a FORTH compiler together in a few kbytes back then.

 

[Paulie-W]

The Hive at Kew Gardens.

The Beehive at Kew by Paulie-W, on Flickr

 

[Pete R]

https://flic.kr/p/27KPhVm

View: https://flic.kr/p/27KPhVm

 

[garryknight]

Picadilly Circus Tourists by Garry Knight, on Flickr

 

[saltireblue]

Up a creek with paddles...
_DSF1518 by Malc Bernhard, on Flickr

 

[saltireblue]

Death awaits the unsuspecting...taken at the plague village, Eyam, Peak District.
Come to me... by Malc Bernhard, on Flickr