Trying my hand at B&W. C&C Welcome

[abnormalreply]

What do you guys think?

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[AlexL]

first photo looks jagged and the 2nd looks too soft (probably even blurry). 3 and 4 looks good and 5 is too blurry for the effect and not B&W The last one I liked, but it is not B&W! You might want to crop out the right row of tiles for more focus on the patterns.

 

[white]

#4 and #5 are interesting.

 

[DaevidClarke]

4 is best.

 

[ChrisStone]

I don't know about the others, but the subway is awesome! Very street noir!

 

[Lazy Photographer]

Love the subway shot (#4). Really nice. Works great in b & w.

 

[fatrip]

The foot photo although not b&w is very interesting.

 

[TheKingDavis]

4 and 5 really caught my attention

 

[Mgw189]

I actually like #3 the best of all these images. I like the lighting in it. I wish his head would have been in the upper left hand side though without the chin being partially cut off.

 

[...take the shot!]

#4 is cool.

 

[abnormalreply]

bump

 

[KvnO]

Hey! You added more.

The disembodied foot is pretty nifty. Nice job on that one.

 

[Pgeobc]

Your very best photo is the subway shot. There are many reasons: repeating patterns for one, and you have very light whites and very dark blacks.

B&W photos that have some very white whites and very black blacks make them interesting. Eveb a high-key photo needs an opposie anchor.

Not having a contrast and having a lot of middle grays is what is wrong with the other photos, not to mention focus. A photo made up of bland middle grays is not interesting.

Pay attention to the focus.