Now that all the colourful leaves are gone I am back to experimenting with my photography. This series is about high ISO as well as in-camera black and white. I really like the grainy effects and overall look of these...

These first two were taken at 800 and 1600 ISO respectively, f/5.6 and converted to black and white in PP






These were taken in JPEG with the camera set to monochrome, ISO 800 400 and 800 respectively, f/5.6

I blasted the first so went to -1 ev - it was a dreary day so this ev issue must be related to JPEG or in camera setting as in RAW 0 ev would have been fine










Even though I missed the focus on this I quite like the photo, ISO 400 f /2.8 --- this was shot in RAW and converted to black and white

[chicagojohn]

I like the series and especially the eyes of the second dog, which I guess is maybe part border collie?
I have the same lens you used on these -- Tamron 90 mm f/2.8 macro, and my tests show it has outstanding resolution as is demonstrate in your images. By shooting at 5.6, I'm guessing you wanted to use DoF to get bring the eyes into sharpest focus and direct the viewer's attention? If so, I think that was pretty effective.
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[Rupert]

Love them, but you knew I would! There is no such thing as a bad Doggie shot, but yours are always exceptional! Your Doggies are all Stars!

The B/W is very good, true blacks on my screen...the second is my fav.....but I love them all!
Regards!

[deaning]

Wish my experiments would look so good. Thanks for taking the time to share your shooting info as well. I love B/W and these are lovely!

[Bob Harris]

nicely done Tess, I notice that the black really brings out the whites in the photos. Have you shot in b/w using the in-camera mode instead of converting afterwards? I wonder if there is much of a difference for you

[chicagojohn]

Love them, but you knew I would! There is no such thing as a bad Doggie shot, but yours are always exceptional! Your Doggies are all Stars!

The B/W is very good, true blacks on my screen...the second is my fav.....but I love them all!
Regards!

It's a doggie-dog world.

[tessfully]

I like the series and especially the eyes of the second dog, which I guess is maybe part border collie?
I have the same lens you used on these -- Tamron 90 mm f/2.8 macro, and my tests show it has outstanding resolution as is demonstrate in your images. By shooting at 5.6, I'm guessing you wanted to use DoF to get bring the eyes into sharpest focus and direct the viewer's attention? If so, I think that was pretty effective.
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Thanks for having a look and for the comments John! The first two are pure bred border collies and the third is a lab cross golden retriever. That Tamron has spoiled me and I rely on it whenever I want really good shots. I have taken everything from moon, macro, portrait, landscape, abstract with it. Lately I have been forcing myself to use the other lenses, so I can understand them the way I understand the Tamron. I find the lens is best at 5.6 and I do focus on the eyes. Macros however always need f stop adjustments. Thanks again for the nice comments!

Love them, but you knew I would! There is no such thing as a bad Doggie shot, but yours are always exceptional! Your Doggies are all Stars!

The B/W is very good, true blacks on my screen...the second is my fav.....but I love them all!
Regards!

Thanks Rupert! I think of you every time I shoot the dogs, which is a lot over the last few days. When you have dogs, you always have something fun and challenging to photograph Thanks for the encouragement!

Wish my experiments would look so good. Thanks for taking the time to share your shooting info as well. I love B/W and these are lovely!

Thank you Dean! I was surprised how much I like the black and white mottled effect. Maybe it is the change, but it does seem to suit the subjects.

nicely done Tess, I notice that the black really brings out the whites in the photos. Have you shot in b/w using the in-camera mode instead of converting afterwards? I wonder if there is much of a difference for you

Hi Bob, both shots of Kenzie are done with the in-camera black and white setting, but the camera setting says monochrome. I thought they turned out very nice. I had to make adjustments for the whites though, which the in-camera setting blasted, whereas the RAW file did not. There seems to be a difference between PP to B&W and in-camera B&W, but I need to do a few more to see for sure.

It's a doggie-dog world.

It sure is, especially around here

[slowpez]

Can't believe the in-camera settings rendered the B&W so well. The old fellow sure looks stately in these. Those eyes scream that he has some lab in him.

[atupdate]

Tess,

I love the subject matter and the compositions but I think the B&W conversions look a little muddy (gray), especially the whites. Bumping the contrast just a little will help give the images a little more depth.



Tim

[riff]

Thanks for posting these tess! Lovely to view, tripper looks kinda grumpy The camera loves Kenzie (sp?) what an expressive face. Dreamer, wise and kind, what a handsome fella! TFS!!!!!!

[tessfully]

Tess,

I love the subject matter and the compositions but I think the B&W conversions look a little muddy (gray), especially the whites. Bumping the contrast just a little will help give the images a little more depth.



Tim

Ah! those darned grays! I never see it till it is corrected. Thanks for pointing it out Tim and for taking the time to rework the image

Thanks for posting these tess! Lovely to view, tripper looks kinda grumpy The camera loves Kenzie (sp?) what an expressive face. Dreamer, wise and kind, what a handsome fella! TFS!!!!!!

You are most welcome riff! Trip just wanted me to stop taking photos and pick up the football! Kenzie was staring at the tennis ball I held in my hand just above the camera (one handed shooting!) and Dreamer rarely changes his expression. I am glad you liked them. thanks so much for having a look and for your nice comments on my pack