At your service

At your service · 05:06 PM

Ok, so I think it's about time I share something with you all. Here's a shot of the 2 TD centres that my mother worked at as a cleaning lady for many years. She has since passed and I find myself returning to this location on several occasions for some odd reason. Not exactly my best memory of her, but still a memory.

Pentax K100D with DA 18-55mm lens. It was originally shot in colour and I converted it to black and white.

Duh_Vinci · 12-30-2006, 05:13 PM

Nicely done! I really like your B&W conversion!

Regards,
D

clarenceclose · 12-30-2006, 05:26 PM

Metal and glass giants with extreme perspective. Love it.

Flaco · 12-30-2006, 05:29 PM

Amazing shot.. Looks great.. Keep up the good work

Scott Rylance · 12-30-2006, 05:32 PM

Very cool shot..and love the B&W conversion.

Photochop · 12-30-2006, 10:38 PM

Thanks D! I'm glad you like the B&W conversion, it's my first try at doing it through the RGB channels. Usually I convert my images by de-saturating but it didn't look the way I wanted it to when I tried it with this particular one.

Originally posted by Duh_Vinci

Nicely done! I really like your B&W conversion!

Regards,
D

Photochop · 12-30-2006, 10:39 PM

Thanks Clarence! I like the way you put it..Metal and Glass Giants, I think that's what I should title it.

Originally posted by clarenceclose

Metal and glass giants with extreme perspective. Love it.

Photochop · 12-30-2006, 10:40 PM

You're too kind

Thank you Flaco!

Originally posted by Flaco

Amazing shot.. Looks great.. Keep up the good work

Photochop · 12-30-2006, 10:43 PM

Thanks Scott

I'm really happy that you like the conversion, I wasn't sure if I did it right but your comments, as well as others gives me some confidence.

Originally posted by Scott Rylance

Very cool shot..and love the B&W conversion.

joele · 12-30-2006, 11:20 PM

very good composition and the B&W conversion adds to the atmosphere... I like it ;-)

Tom Lusk · 12-31-2006, 06:45 AM

I too have memories of the Towers. Back in the 70's, I worked for the TD Bank and spent many hours 3/4 of the way up one of those buildings.

I always considered my time living/working in the big city as sort of a prison sentence. I needed the good money I was being paid to make my break to the country where my heart called home.

The photo is very well done, as it gives me a chill and confirms I made the right decision in choosing the simple life.

Thanks!

roscot · 12-31-2006, 06:47 AM

Very nice composion. Love your B&W conversion. Care to share your technique?

JCSullivan · 01-01-2007, 08:22 AM

You do the TD Towers justice - they're ugly as hell but your BW conversion has given 'em "life". Out of the 4 sets of towers at Queen and Bay they're the ugliest but then, they're the oldest.

Guys, the big city ain't so bad especially when you consider ALL the neighbourhoods and different cultures. The busniess area has it's own culture and so much to capture on "film".

Photochop · 01-01-2007, 10:04 AM

Thanks Joele :-) I'm glad you liked it.

Tom, I wish I could call the 1000 Islands home. I yearn for the simple life out in the country and I'm still waiting for my big break. Thanks for stopping by and commenting :-)

Photochop · 01-01-2007, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by roscot

Very nice composion. Love your B&W conversion. Care to share your technique?

Thanks Roscot!

I converted it to B&W by creating a new channel mixer layer. Then I went into the blue channel, (not sure if this makes a difference) and clicked on monochrome. From there I just started adjusting the RGB sliders until it felt right.

One detail that I left out is that I did a sky replacement, the sky was shot some time ago with my Sony H1. The picture size was a bit smaller so I did a little bit of cloning to fill in the gaps, and I adjusted the levels on the sky on a separate layer.

Cheers,
V.

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12-31-2006, 06:45 AM	#11
Tom Lusk Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 973	Memories! I too have memories of the Towers. Back in the 70's, I worked for the TD Bank and spent many hours 3/4 of the way up one of those buildings. I always considered my time living/working in the big city as sort of a prison sentence. I needed the good money I was being paid to make my break to the country where my heart called home. The photo is very well done, as it gives me a chill and confirms I made the right decision in choosing the simple life. Thanks! Last edited by Tom Lusk; 01-01-2007 at 10:04 AM.

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Duh_Vinci Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,300	Nicely done! I really like your B&W conversion! Regards, D

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clarenceclose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,506	Metal and glass giants with extreme perspective. Love it.

12-30-2006, 05:29 PM	#4
Flaco Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Outside Chicago Posts: 218	Amazing shot.. Looks great.. Keep up the good work

12-30-2006, 05:32 PM	#5
Scott Rylance Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia/Geelong, Vic Photos: Gallery Posts: 420	Very cool shot..and love the B&W conversion.

12-30-2006, 10:38 PM	#6
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455 Original Poster	Thanks D! I'm glad you like the B&W conversion, it's my first try at doing it through the RGB channels. Usually I convert my images by de-saturating but it didn't look the way I wanted it to when I tried it with this particular one. Originally posted by Duh_Vinci Nicely done! I really like your B&W conversion! Regards, D

12-30-2006, 10:39 PM	#7
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455 Original Poster	Thanks Clarence! I like the way you put it..Metal and Glass Giants, I think that's what I should title it. Originally posted by clarenceclose Metal and glass giants with extreme perspective. Love it.

12-30-2006, 10:40 PM	#8
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455 Original Poster	You're too kind Thank you Flaco! Originally posted by Flaco Amazing shot.. Looks great.. Keep up the good work

12-30-2006, 10:43 PM	#9
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455 Original Poster	Thanks Scott I'm really happy that you like the conversion, I wasn't sure if I did it right but your comments, as well as others gives me some confidence. Originally posted by Scott Rylance Very cool shot..and love the B&W conversion.

12-30-2006, 11:20 PM	#10
joele Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308	very good composition and the B&W conversion adds to the atmosphere... I like it ;-)

12-31-2006, 06:47 AM	#12
roscot Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Beach VA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,363	Very nice composion. Love your B&W conversion. Care to share your technique?

01-01-2007, 08:22 AM	#13
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	You do the TD Towers justice - they're ugly as hell but your BW conversion has given 'em "life". Out of the 4 sets of towers at Queen and Bay they're the ugliest but then, they're the oldest. Guys, the big city ain't so bad especially when you consider ALL the neighbourhoods and different cultures. The busniess area has it's own culture and so much to capture on "film".

01-01-2007, 10:04 AM	#14
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455 Original Poster	Thanks Joele :-) I'm glad you liked it. Tom, I wish I could call the 1000 Islands home. I yearn for the simple life out in the country and I'm still waiting for my big break. Thanks for stopping by and commenting :-)

01-01-2007, 10:17 AM	#15
Photochop Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 455 Original Poster	Originally posted by roscot Very nice composion. Love your B&W conversion. Care to share your technique? Thanks Roscot! I converted it to B&W by creating a new channel mixer layer. Then I went into the blue channel, (not sure if this makes a difference) and clicked on monochrome. From there I just started adjusting the RGB sliders until it felt right. One detail that I left out is that I did a sky replacement, the sky was shot some time ago with my Sony H1. The picture size was a bit smaller so I did a little bit of cloning to fill in the gaps, and I adjusted the levels on the sky on a separate layer. Cheers, V.