5 B&W's for C&C please

v3nom · Jan 22, 2011

First attempt at B&W, well any kind of photography with a purpose. Up till now ive been shooting anything and everything but today i went out for the sole purpose of composing for B&W. I have a couple of focus issues with one or two of these shots but i dont think they turned out too bad, but what do i know? I could really use some C&C. Thanks in advance.

#1 f2.8 1/53 ISO-160

#2 f2.8 1/53 ISO-160

#3 f2.8 1/62 ISO-160

#4 f2.8 1/13 ISO-400

#5 f2.8 1/11 ISO-400

white · Jan 22, 2011

Needs better contrast, better separation of tones.

Too bad about the left side -- really needed more space so it wasn't up against the frame edge. Horizon was badly tilted.

v3nom · Jan 22, 2011

white said:
Needs better contrast, better separation of tones.

Too bad about the left side -- really needed more space so it wasn't up against the frame edge. Horizon was badly tilted.

Yeah i never even notice the tilted horizon, i think i need i new set of eyes for this. I was trying to work with the rule of thirds that ive read so much about, guess i went too far on that one. Thanks for your comments.

PASM · Jan 22, 2011

I like the style of your #1 & #3. A bit of synchronicity going on with #5

. Compositions could be a bit tidier, i think. Tripod would help. You're in a good place to make B&Ws.

Undo · Jan 22, 2011

All in all, nice shots. #3 is my fav.

ToMaNyToYsJf · Jan 22, 2011

Good shots. 1 4 5 my favs. I agree w 3 needing alittle more contrast but your not far off. In my opinion.

emadro · Jan 22, 2011

WOW! this is your first your first time with black and white? These all look really good but my fav is 1,2 & 5. Great shots!

BuS_RiDeR · Jan 22, 2011

I think, of the bunch, that the first is my favorite...

However, I think a slight boost to the contrast and a hair of sharpness might improve the look...

D-B-J · Jan 22, 2011

They definitely do need more contrast. Either way, they are not too shabby for your first b&w attempt. Keep shooting and posting.

Regards,
Jake

v3nom · Jan 23, 2011

PASM said:
I like the style of your #1 & #3. A bit of synchronicity going on with #5 . Compositions could be a bit tidier, i think. Tripod would help. You're in a good place to make B&Ws.

Thanks, I' reasonably happy with my attempts. Im struggling with composition, I need to remember to Think!

Undo said:
All in all, nice shots. #3 is my fav.

Thanks, I nearly didnt include that one because it was too dark.

ToMaNyToYsJf said:
Good shots. 1 4 5 my favs. I agree w 3 needing alittle more contrast but your not far off. In my opinion.

Thanks, I like #4 also, i dont even know what it is but its the random objects that generate some thought and interst.. i think.

emadro said:
WOW! this is your first your first time with black and white? These all look really good but my fav is 1,2 & 5. Great shots!

Thanks, Im pleased you like them

BuS_RiDeR said:
I think, of the bunch, that the first is my favorite...

However, I think a slight boost to the contrast and a hair of sharpness might improve the look...

Yes, i see exactly what you mean, i'll do some work on contrast. At the moment i'm not sure how far to go with it.

D-B-J said:
They definitely do need more contrast. Either way, they are not too shabby for your first b&w attempt. Keep shooting and posting.

Regards,
Jake

Thanks, i'll certainly keep trying.

Can anyone tell me what went wrong in #2, I tried to get the comp right with the rule of thirds and with the shoe facing to the right i shot the shoe on the left. Too busy perhaps?

Thank you all for your very helpfull comments.

enzodm · Jan 23, 2011

BuS_RiDeR said:
I think, of the bunch, that the first is my favorite...

I like it too, and in addition to the last edit, I would also (perhaps) straighten horizon.

Glycerol Sound · Jan 23, 2011

The first is great but I would have liked it even more if you had shot it with a wider angle lens and cropped it to like a 16:9, or some kind of wide-angle crop, needs more horizontal space in my opinion. Otherwise awesome wonderful composition and depth of field

v3nom · Jan 23, 2011

enzodm said:
BuS_RiDeR said:

I think, of the bunch, that the first is my favorite...

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I like it too, and in addition to the last edit, I would also (perhaps) straighten horizon.

Thanks, you are right. Not to self... Must check horizon before hitting release. :thumbsup:

v3nom · Jan 23, 2011

Glycerol Sound said:
The first is great but I would have liked it even more if you had shot it with a wider angle lens and cropped it to like a 16:9, or some kind of wide-angle crop, needs more horizontal space in my opinion. Otherwise awesome wonderful composition and depth of field

Thanks, yes i see now that would have been a little better.

Ive actually had this image printed as its my first 'ok' shot. Its come back a little darker than id hoped but im still quite pleased with it.

Thanks again for your comments, very helpfull.