Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 1, 2024 17:15:05 GMT
In the Air
The first Thursday in the month is when we kick off the month's B&W challenge.
In the Air will be the February, 2024 B&W challenge. I am looking for photos of things flying or otherwise in the air. The only stipulation is that the key feature can't be supported by something on the land or ground. Can't be a leaf on a tree but could be be a falling leaf. I am easy and we can be be a little lenient on this matter. I have posted two kite photos based on the fact that they are not supported (held up) by the string.
My examples were processed in ACR with adjustments to levels and contrast. They were all desaturated in ACR. Most were then adjusted in PSE using the Gradient Map Adjustment layer (with B & W set as the foreground and background "colours") to do minor level tweaks to B, W and grays as needed ... to my eye.
I look forward to you "in the Air" B&W photos.
American white pelican
Bumble bee hovering
A dragon kite. (Picky point. Connected but not supported.)
Glider on landing approach
Kite (Picky point. Connected but not supported.)
The late, Kona (our granddog), leaping into the lake
Very in the air...inside a small float plane
The song sparrow is the primary subject but the falling snow is a key feature of this winter scene
The grandkids momentarily airborne (connected to a tow rope but not supported by it)
The first Thursday in the month is when we kick off the month's B&W challenge.
In the Air will be the February, 2024 B&W challenge. I am looking for photos of things flying or otherwise in the air. The only stipulation is that the key feature can't be supported by something on the land or ground. Can't be a leaf on a tree but could be be a falling leaf. I am easy and we can be be a little lenient on this matter. I have posted two kite photos based on the fact that they are not supported (held up) by the string.
My examples were processed in ACR with adjustments to levels and contrast. They were all desaturated in ACR. Most were then adjusted in PSE using the Gradient Map Adjustment layer (with B & W set as the foreground and background "colours") to do minor level tweaks to B, W and grays as needed ... to my eye.
I look forward to you "in the Air" B&W photos.
American white pelican
Bumble bee hovering
A dragon kite. (Picky point. Connected but not supported.)
Glider on landing approach
Kite (Picky point. Connected but not supported.)
The late, Kona (our granddog), leaping into the lake
Very in the air...inside a small float plane
The song sparrow is the primary subject but the falling snow is a key feature of this winter scene
The grandkids momentarily airborne (connected to a tow rope but not supported by it)
