Those are lovely @Andysnap.
Thanks Nige, just a bit annoyed that I clipped the lhs of the flower.
Like Nige I wasn't going to mention clipping the edge but now you have ...Thanks Nige, just a bit annoyed that I clipped the lhs of the flower.
I think you should hold to what works for you, and let others take their chances. There's no way of governing what others see. The sensible way to me, as a photographer, is to set up the in-house display with printing in mind as regards brightness, because that's a key purpose. But, equally, I haven't noticed a conflict when seeing my images on other people's devices.I sometimes process my pictures to drop a lot of the blacks down, but then I chicken out and bring them back up so there's very little clipping as I'm concerned that what looks nice on my PC might look less so elsewhere. You've encouraged me to maybe be a little more adventurous though.
Perhaps I'll do a few tests and put them up for critique on here.
My OCD did spot that, but I felt it polite not to say anything.
It's still a lovely shot - the low key light and deep blacks really work well.
I sometimes process my pictures to drop a lot of the blacks down, but then I chicken out and bring them back up so there's very little clipping as I'm concerned that what looks nice on my PC might look less so elsewhere. You've encouraged me to maybe be a little more adventurous though.
Perhaps I'll do a few tests and put them up for critique on here.
Like Nige I wasn't going to mention clipping the edge but now you have ...
WTF were you thinking?
That really works for me, I really like the compressed black look.So, here's a quick edit of a shot to really drop the blacks. The photo was underexposed to start with and covered in dust spots, but the lack of shadow detail works quite well to my eyes (and on my monitor). Large swathes of the image are pure black with no shadow detail remaining at all. What do other people think though?
OM-1 & Rollei Superpan 200.
FILM - Low-key vases by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
Works for me, really highlights the window glass and the outside.
I always prefer black and white images that have some actual black tones in. I've never been a fan of the dark grey look.
Hasselblad 500cm with an 80mm lens at F2.8 - old old Portra film that expired 1997.
Hasselblad 500 by Michael Carver, on Flickr
A few more of the kids
1. Nikon F3, 50mm F1.4 and Ektar 100 film.
Brooke - F3 Ektar by Michael Carver, on Flickr
2. Yashica Minister rangefinder but I screwed a macro filter over the end to get closer and reduce the depth of field. Again, Ektar 100
Reece - Yashica Minister by Michael Carver, on Flickr
3. Yashica YL rangefinder with Ekar but Ive flipped it to mono because the sunset tones were really red
Yashica - YL by Michael Carver, on Flickr
Hi Michael
Was that shot deliberate or an accident...not criticising just trying to understand it
Yeah - I shoot a lot of landscapes, Im one of the in house pro's for Vanguard. When Im out shooting with film I like to experiment and do stuff I wouldn't normally when shooting digital. It might not be for everyone and you might not understand it but I guess thats the beauty of photography
Yeah - I shoot a lot of landscapes, Im one of the in house pro's for Vanguard. When Im out shooting with film I like to experiment and do stuff I wouldn't normally when shooting digital. It might not be for everyone and you might not understand it but I guess thats the beauty of photography
Great to catch up with this thread, there's wonderful and inspiring photographs on every page! And Andy's posted some of his too.
@Jao Like those very much, especially 2nd and 4th. Has the statue been taken down now ?