B&W Challenge No. 20 - Abandoned

Helen

"Layer >> New adj layer >>> gradient map with foreground and background set as B&W. "

Someone told me about this perhaps 10 or 12 years ago. It's a but fussy once "inside" but allows you to adjust mid tones very well. 

Found this .... 
www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/black-and-white-tutorials/gradient-map-adjustment/

Clive

An abandoned Leica IIIc. 

The Leica IIIC was both produced during and after the second World War. Based on the serial number, this camera was pre 1948, but probably post war.

My uncle Chuck, another uncle and my father were in the Canadian Army in WWII in the UK and on the continent. Chuck married a German lady after the war and they lived in Germany for a while before moving back to Canada. He purchased this Leica while there and somehow my dad ended up with it and he gave it to me when I was in university in the 60s. I took hundreds of photos for the faculty yearbook over four years with this camera. In about 1969, I took it to Oregon and managed to drop it on the marble floor of the Portland airport. (Not sure why I never took my fancy Minolta SRT 101 SLR....just as well.) The lens elements separated in the fall as can be seen in the photos. 

Shot in the dining room on a piece of foam core board using a soft, bounce flash and a slave fill flash with a white Kleenex draped over the unit to mute the light....highly technical stuff.    They are lighted differently.  


Abandoned, but it brings back fond memories.

Pete.....perfect processing for this old warehouse. I like how the leafless trees add to the feeling of abandonment.

Clive....glad to see that your camera wasn't completely abandoned as I imagine it now has found a permanent place to be displayed in your home. Thanks for including its backstory.

Andy......looks like an interesting location for photography. The subject, snow and shadows make this a great candidate for B/W photography. Because we read from left to right, some pictures may be more visually appealing if they are flipped horizontally. Sometimes this is difficult for the person who took the picture
to see as it is not how it was photographed. I took the liberty to flip your picture. See what you think. I will certainly delete it if you want me to.

Thanks, Clive. No limit on entries, keep 'em coming!

The abandoned Blue Heron Paper mill at Willamette Falls in Oregon City.


Thanks for the theme Helen!

Looks like a huge piece of property, Bill. Just did a quick search and found this article from 2012.  Looks like they haven't decided what will be done with it yet.  Does look like there are many photo ops if they allow
you on t he property.

Margaret...your processing seems appropriate for the subject.....good choice.