This house burnt a couple weeks ago...

[Artograph]

 

[William Petruzzo]

That sucks. But on the bright side it made for some cool pictures. I like the last one best, but I will say I'm not crazy about the double border.

 

[ThornleyGroves]

not really digging the B&W's however thats just my opinion liking the first shot though!

 

[mylo]

I like the first picture as well. That burnt house look like an unkempt colonial building.

 

[Photog]

Yeah I don't love the B+Ws either, but that first one is great. Would be even better if you could shoot at dawn and get some nice red light on the brickwork.

 

[TriniPhototakeoutta]

realy nice composition and colors in #1.

 

[Artograph]

Thanks guys! I'd love to hear why the b&w photos aren't appealing to you....are they processed too 'extreemly' for your taste??

This house is one I have photographed before....it was an abandoned farm house, but the fields were still being used. I was pretty upset to hear the place burnt. As far as I know the blaze is suspicious. ...There was no electricity to the house, or anything that might have accidentally started the fire. I was going for a "tragic" feel to teh photos.

 

[bitteraspects]

the b&w do look over processed, and not effectively so. you lost a lot of the contrast and sharpness in the conversion. though im sure if you tried a few different methods, you could come up with a nice B&W of the first shot.

 

[Artograph]

Thanks for the feedback!

:O)

 

[ThornleyGroves]

Thanks guys! I'd love to hear why the b&w photos aren't appealing to you....are they processed too 'extreemly' for your taste??

This house is one I have photographed before....it was an abandoned farm house, but the fields were still being used. I was pretty upset to hear the place burnt. As far as I know the blaze is suspicious. ...There was no electricity to the house, or anything that might have accidentally started the fire. I was going for a "tragic" feel to teh photos.

yeah, to be honest with you i do feel they are too over processed for my liking, but it depends what your taste is!!

 

[bitteraspects]

a lot of b&w conversions can get out of hand if you play with it too much. if you keep it simple it will yield better results (imo).

like this one i did in about 8 seconds. lol. (most of which was spent opening photoshop)

of course i could have played with the levels and curves, maybe dodge and burn a bit to get a little more emphasis on certain parts, but when you keep it simple you still get a clean look.

but as ThornleyGroves said. it really depends on your style and what you're in to.

 

[ThornleyGroves]

a lot of b&w conversions can get out of hand if you play with it too much. if you keep it simple it will yield better results (imo).

like this one i did in about 8 seconds. lol. (most of which was spent opening photoshop)

of course i could have played with the levels and curves, maybe dodge and burn a bit to get a little more emphasis on certain parts, but when you keep it simple you still get a clean look.

but as ThornleyGroves said. it really depends on your style and what you're in to.

now that i like! very nice, like the contrasts on the clouds