Swinsty Reservior - Black and Whites

posiview · 5 Mar 2011

I took the day off and decided to just open up Google maps and pick the first place that I saw and that happened to Swinsty Reservior.

I arrived at 8am and left around 2pm.

Great place with some superb photographic opportunities.

I've whittled my photographs down and here's 6.

I decided to post process them all the b&w.

C&C would be welcome.

Cheers.

woolfe · 5 Mar 2011

A very nice set If I may say so

posiview · 5 Mar 2011

woolfe said:
A very nice set If I may say so

Thanks, Mart.

Robbo · 5 Mar 2011

lovely set, 2nd last one for me!

Dervish99 · 5 Mar 2011

nice set, no 5 for me, nice sky and the sweepingcurves work well.

horrocks · 5 Mar 2011

Super set Andy. The only one that I don't think quite works is #4 - the OOF foreground is too dominant, and the background isn't quite balanced or interesting enough to justify it. Terrific work though, especially for a first visit to a location. Its also good to see some quality B&W work on this forum.

Ragwort · 5 Mar 2011

I reckon there will be a mixed selection from that set about which are peoples favourites. I like the second one that has very little in the way of features. Just a lovely reflection from that bush in the foreground.
Good set.

posiview · 5 Mar 2011

Dervish99 said:
nice set, no 5 for me, nice sky and the sweepingcurves work well.

Robbo said:
lovely set, 2nd last one for me!

Cheers, guys.

horrocks said:
Super set Andy. The only one that I don't think quite works is #4 - the OOF foreground is too dominant, and the background isn't quite balanced or interesting enough to justify it. Terrific work though, especially for a first visit to a location. Its also good to see some quality B&W work on this forum.

Many thanks for the crit, appreciate it. I took a few from that point and in the process I knelt in a big pile of dog poop that some wonderful owner failed to clean up

Cheers.

posiview · 5 Mar 2011

Ragwort said:
I reckon there will be a mixed selection from that set about which are peoples favourites. I like the second one that has very little in the way of features. Just a lovely reflection from that bush in the foreground.
Good set.

Hi, Steve and thanks.

The one you mention was from 8.51

D) in the morning and by around 3pm the water was like glass...simply amazing!

Cheers.

Carousels Spin · 5 Mar 2011

I like the fourth one, really this the OOF foregrounds works well. However, I think there's a halo around the tree tops.

posiview · 5 Mar 2011

Carousels Spin said:
I like the fourth one, really this the OOF foregrounds works well. However, I think there's a halo around the tree tops.

Yip, just seen that myself. There was nothing in the sky in the raw image so I tried to tweak something in post but messed it up. Didn't realised I'd uploaded this one to Flicker until a moment ago...

Cheers for the feedback and comment.

Flossyrockstar · 5 Mar 2011

I'd say you had nailed it, love em all, well shot/ppd.

68lbs · 5 Mar 2011

posiview said:
C&C would be welcome

Ok, well I'll pick just the one to give my opinion on... and it's number #2.

I think this could have been really great it it was shot in landscape orientation and slightly wider. The symmetry of the landscape reflected really appeals to me and as for that 'plant thing' as foreground interest, it's great. As it stands though, there is just too much sky and it's not that interesting.

That's me done... thanks

posiview · 5 Mar 2011

Thanks, Lee, appreciate the feedback.

As I recall something prevented me from landscape orientation, but I'll take on board you feedback.

Cheers.