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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2017 18:03:47 GMT
This month’s challenge is all about plants, which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes trees, as well as dead plants. We would normally showcase any plant photos in colour, or selective colouring, however, B&W can really bring out the texture and shape of plants. A few tips on photographing plants (from my own experience): - when choosing your subject make sure there are no distractions, especially if you are not going right into the plant - plants that have striking colours or textures make excellent candidates for converting to B&W - try different shooting angles and set ups - consider the shape of your chosen subject - play around with light and shade Here are some of my own photos I took for this challenge and converted in LR CC. All of them started out in colour and I then chose one of my basic B&W LR pre-sets to start the conversion. I look forward to your submissions this month.    |
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Post by hmca on Nov 2, 2017 18:38:11 GMT
This should be a fun challenge, Simone! I have seen some stunning black and white flower shots. I especially like your second image above.
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Post by whippet on Nov 2, 2017 20:37:47 GMT
Me too. It almost seems as though it is in a spotlight.
Very effective.
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Post by Sydney on Nov 3, 2017 7:45:14 GMT
Your b&w images are beautiful Simone. This is a great challenge - thank you. Here is an image which I converted in Nik Silver Efex. I started with a preset, but modified it heavily. (click on the image to see more detail)  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 14:31:30 GMT
Thank you for the nice comments about my photos.
Sydney, I really like your sunflower photo; the way the flower really stands out from its dark background is very well composed. Additionally, this shows that the rule of thirds is worth breaking!
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Post by bryston3bsst on Nov 3, 2017 15:22:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 16:44:42 GMT
Bob, thank you for playing along!
Your photo really showcases how a B&W conversion can bring out some wonderful qualities in plants. The lighting here is just perfect and the negative space on the left creates some real drama!
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Post by Peterj on Nov 3, 2017 23:30:15 GMT
Processed entirely using ON1 Photo RAW 2018 beta3  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 3, 2017 23:41:15 GMT
Flossing the pumpkin (does a pumpkin count as a plant?) Used Silver Efex 2 Pro, Fine Art preset and selenium toning.  |
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Post by Peterj on Nov 4, 2017 0:43:49 GMT
On1 just released beta4 - first edit was an iris for this challenge  |
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Post by Peterj on Nov 4, 2017 18:12:13 GMT
This was captured on my deck - all natural lighting ... ON1 beta4 processed  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2017 19:09:13 GMT
Thank you Pete for your submissions! I particularly like your last submission; the detail of the flower petals is very nice and thanks to the conversion to B&W the veins come out really clearly.
Tom, considering that like any fruit and veg the pumpkin started off as part of a plant I will allow it! I like the way the desk lamp is putting the spotlight on the activity!
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Post by ritage on Nov 4, 2017 21:23:13 GMT
I decided to dare and present one of my point&shoot products. Converted in Photoshop with Topaz Restyle and manual tweaking.
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Post by Peterj on Nov 4, 2017 21:52:25 GMT
It's not the camera, but rather the camera pointer, holder, & vision ........nice job
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2017 22:06:05 GMT
Rita, that is a fabulous shot and works really well in B&W. The contrast between the two differnent colours makes for a really interesting look!
Don't every think P&S images are not worth using, they are!!!
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