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Post by VickiD on Sept 2, 2022 2:29:34 GMT
I treated myself to a Turkish coffee today which was served as a cup, the pot, and a dish with sugar cubes. B/W was done in-camera with a Fuji X100v, Tri-X Push film simulation. Modest crop and contrast boost in ACR. The table was on a slant, but when I straightened it in post, the coffee in the cup was slanted and looked ridiculous. Sometimes you can't win, but the coffee was delicious. Bill, that coffee does look delicious! This is a perfect example of how the three items don't have to be the same. Thanks for that. I love the conversion you used...great contrast and really intense blacks! One from the archives - a local singing trio that I did some publicity shots for a couple of years ago - they were sitting in a pew in a church which explains the interesting wood patterns. Tony, thanks for this photo of three lovely ladies. I'm sure their concert was well attended and that your publicity had something to do with that. Beautiful conversion!
...on a side note, are they local to you in Canada? Because they look familiar to me.  Street shooting makes it difficult to apply the rules of composition. As I looked through my images, I wondered how often did I recognize a grouping of three and did I manage to capture it. Here I was able to capture a group of three musicians. I cropped and framed within the frame. I used Silver Efex Pro to convert to B&W. Pete, wonderful subject...was that taken at the Mummer's Parade? Your focus on them is well done and using the vignette to white out the edges works well with this one. What a fun shot! |
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Post by VickiD on Sept 2, 2022 2:31:02 GMT
Beautiful example, Vicki. Your frame really complements it also. Thanks, Jim. |
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Post by photomono on Sept 2, 2022 3:00:27 GMT
... Here I was able to capture a group of three musicians. I cropped and framed within the frame. I used Silver Efex Pro to convert to B&W. A fine capture that has been finished nicely. That fellow with the banjo looks suspiciously like a Philadelphia Mummer. Could it be? It's been almost 42 years since I moved from Philly to Houston. The Mummers Parade on New Year's Day is one of those things – along with scrapple and hoagies – that I miss. I do not miss the winter cold. |
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Post by photomono on Sept 2, 2022 3:10:36 GMT
Three doves puffed out on a cold day.  |
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Post by VickiD on Sept 2, 2022 3:38:16 GMT
Three doves puffed out on a cold day. Don, this is perfect for the challenge...and it also tells a story. Looks to me like the dove on the right had a fight with the other two and won't look at them. LOL You've done a great job rising to this challenge! |
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Post by dandc on Sept 2, 2022 4:50:44 GMT
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Post by PeteB on Sept 2, 2022 14:12:36 GMT
... Here I was able to capture a group of three musicians. I cropped and framed within the frame. I used Silver Efex Pro to convert to B&W. A fine capture that has been finished nicely. That fellow with the banjo looks suspiciously like a Philadelphia Mummer. Could it be? It's been almost 42 years since I moved from Philly to Houston. The Mummers Parade on New Year's Day is one of those things – along with scrapple and hoagies – that I miss. I do not miss the winter cold. This was not a Philadelphia Mummers parade. Rather it was a parade in Easton PA (about 70+ miles north of Philly). The parade group is known as The Big Easy Easton Brass which is a community band bringing the New Orleans second line parades to Easton. I think the banjo player is a Philly Mummer who participates in the The Big Easy Easton Brass. For me, the parades are fun photo opportunities. I am posting a color OOB of the group in the Share Your Work group. There the banjo player can be seen in a different costume. |
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Post by VickiD on Sept 2, 2022 14:43:05 GMT
Dan, great image! Love that the jugs are silhouetted in the window and that you can see through the window to the outside world. Fits the topic perfectly! |
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Post by photomono on Sept 2, 2022 16:01:41 GMT
Good old W.B. Pratt had himself buried between his two wives. While both wives have lesser monuments, Sue Ermine – wife number two – does have a larger one than does wife number one, dear Elizabeth. W.B. died some years before Sue Ermine. It is said it took the undertaker two days just to get the smile off his face.  |
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Post by VickiD on Sept 2, 2022 16:22:55 GMT
Good old W.B. Pratt had himself buried between his two wives. While both wives have lesser monuments, Sue Ermine – wife number two – does have a larger one than does wife number one, dear Elizabeth. W.B. died some years before Sue Ermine. It is said it took the undertaker two days just to get the smile off his face. Haha, Don...love the story that goes with this image. Great capture and caption! |
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Post by photomono on Sept 3, 2022 2:31:31 GMT
A fine capture that has been finished nicely. That fellow with the banjo looks suspiciously like a Philadelphia Mummer. Could it be? It's been almost 42 years since I moved from Philly to Houston. The Mummers Parade on New Year's Day is one of those things – along with scrapple and hoagies – that I miss. I do not miss the winter cold. This was not a Philadelphia Mummers parade. Rather it was a parade in Easton PA (about 70+ miles north of Philly). The parade group is known as The Big Easy Easton Brass which is a community band bringing the New Orleans second line parades to Easton. I think the banjo player is a Philly Mummer who participates in the The Big Easy Easton Brass. For me, the parades are fun photo opportunities. I am posting a color OOB of the group in the Share Your Work group. There the banjo player can be seen in a different costume. Thanks for explaining it to me. Since Easton is just an hour or so up the Northeast Extension, I suspect your banjo player just might walk up Broad Street on New Years Day with one of the string bands. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Sept 3, 2022 21:01:25 GMT
Three Ross's geese...not snow geese. This was tricky for me to convert as the shoulder whites are white (but were not blown out in the original). After desaturating (and I later used gradient map to do the final conversion) the image was basically black, white or grey. (Grey being mainly the sky and underwings). It's okay, but think it should be better. Comments welcome. Thanks. EDIT: Now that I see it in the post it looks okay.   |
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Post by VickiD on Sept 3, 2022 22:21:10 GMT
Three Ross's geese...not snow geese. This was tricky for me to convert as the shoulder whites are white (but were not blown out in the original). After desaturating (and I later used gradient map to do the final conversion) the image was basically black, white or grey. (Grey being mainly the sky and underwings). It's okay, but think it should be better. Comments welcome. Thanks. Clive, it's definitely white in spots, but not blown out. Sometimes, conversion to black and white is a delicate balance, but you've done a fine job with this one.. I really like how you placed the geese in the image and the 2/1 separation. I've heard some judges say that having subjects merge is a bad thing...but not here! Great image! (BTW, I've never heard of Ross's geese. I'll have to check to see if we have them here or if they migrate thru. They have a lot of personality!) |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Sept 3, 2022 22:44:25 GMT
Thanks Vicki.
Mergers can be unwelcome, but sometimes they work okay.
Ross's geese usually fly with snow geese, but are separate species. Cute as buttons. From a distance they are indistinguishable but Ross's are smaller, have rounder heads, shorter bills and lack the snow goose silly "grin."
I've never been able to pick them out in flight to photograph, so when you see these smaller white geese in an image it is pure luck.
The spring and fall snow goose migration are special events for me. I live just 40 minutes from two staging lakes. Nice.
I am going to look for some snow goose photos as I recall converting one to B&W a few years ago. The sky worked better...I think.
Clive
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Post by tonyw on Sept 3, 2022 23:13:16 GMT
Seeing Clive's geese reminded me of this one - three swans a fishing. They are very much merged as one had just caught a fish and the other two were hoping for a bite.  Tony |
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