Thread: Black & White, monotone and sepia

Originally Posted by pdh

I notice you're using a much darker palette of greys and much stronger contrast since you've started using the DP, Barrie

Perhaps a reflection on the improved quality of our light, which has indeed raised my spirits considerably. I've also found that the "zone bar" in Silver Efex Pro 2 is very useful to judge the low and high zone placements, the histogram being used to help judge contrast and there are the results of more careful work in the "darkroom", as well as using a camera that produces a "negative" that contains so much detail.

Barrie

Having said that this is from a GH2 image, so perhaps my darkroom technique is where the major improvement is to be seen.




Barrie

Berkshires area of Massachusetts. E-PL1 and 45mm 1.8. Aperture and Silver Efex Pro 2.

Fuji X-E1 Voigtlander 40 by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Ripleysbaby

A room in a castle. Voigtlander 40mm

R0013639 by sucofni, on Flickr

Lovely shot. Like the composition and the light.

DP1M


DP1M


Barrie

1450 blows off steam whilst awaiting the starter signal


Sunlight filtered by the steam

You'll have to imagine that magical smell produced by wet steam and the fumes from the coal fired boiler


Barrie

Great trains, Barrie. How about another recipe?

Gary

Originally Posted by Gary

Great trains, Barrie. How about another recipe?

Gary

There's a few more to come, either here or on mu-43, that follows on from some interesting and not often seen branch line working during the school half term holidays, then maybe I'll branch out in another direction, however remember I am some way from civilisation

Barrie

PS, I thought you meant another photographic direction, suddenly I've seen the light, you mean a FOOD recipe