Black & White Boardwalk in the Woods

alhpro · 05-05-2010, 02:28 PM

Please give me your opinion on this photo. The noise in the photo is on purpose. I wanted to simulate a film look. Thanks for your comments and tips!! Andrew

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GingeM · 05-05-2010, 03:46 PM

To my, absolutely untrained eye, I find it to be a little dark with no reason to be so. Cool boardwalk though.

jimH · 05-05-2010, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by alhpro

Please give me your opinion on this photo. The noise in the photo is on purpose. I wanted to simulate a film look. Thanks for your comments and tips!! Andrew

Potentially a good subject. I too think it's too dark, and I'm not sure that I like the grain simulation, B/W film doesn't have to look grainy to be good. Pay attention to the contrast, but an expansion of the tonal range might be good. In my opinion you should try to expand the tonal range and I think it might look better if you reduced the grain simulation. I think you have a potentially good image here, but I think it might need a few alterations.

alhpro · 05-05-2010, 05:22 PM

I have taken both of your advice. I have raised the exposure a touch. I agree it may have been a bit underexposed. But i do like the film grain look. I have reduced that a slight bit to compare. I think I may have had it a little to intense before. What do you think of this new version of the photo?

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jimH · 05-05-2010, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by alhpro

I have taken both of your advice. I have raised the exposure a touch. I agree it may have been a bit underexposed. But i do like the film grain look. I have reduced that a slight bit to compare. I think I may have had it a little to intense before. What do you think of this new version of the photo?

I think that's an improvement. I like a full tonal scale on b/w. I think that it's important to retain black blacks and white whites and a full tonal scale in between. It's not easy to obtain, but when you get there it's worth the trouble.

GingeM · 05-06-2010, 02:37 PM

I think there is a world of difference between the two... and the second gets my vote.

svsrao · 05-06-2010, 07:39 PM

very good attempt. looks like a decades old photograph. nice capture of light.

05-05-2010, 02:28 PM	#1
alhpro Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: florida Posts: 105	Boardwalk in the Woods Lens: Sigma 28-80mm Camera: Pentax k200d Photo Location: Florida ISO: 1600 Shutter Speed: 1/4s Aperture: F13.5 Please give me your opinion on this photo. The noise in the photo is on purpose. I wanted to simulate a film look. Thanks for your comments and tips!! Andrew Attached Images

05-05-2010, 05:22 PM	#4
alhpro Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: florida Posts: 105 Original Poster	Revision I have taken both of your advice. I have raised the exposure a touch. I agree it may have been a bit underexposed. But i do like the film grain look. I have reduced that a slight bit to compare. I think I may have had it a little to intense before. What do you think of this new version of the photo? Attached Images

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05-05-2010, 03:46 PM	#2
GingeM Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North of Canada Posts: 612	To my, absolutely untrained eye, I find it to be a little dark with no reason to be so. Cool boardwalk though.

05-05-2010, 04:28 PM	#3
jimH Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Central Nebraska - USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,771	Originally posted by alhpro Please give me your opinion on this photo. The noise in the photo is on purpose. I wanted to simulate a film look. Thanks for your comments and tips!! Andrew Potentially a good subject. I too think it's too dark, and I'm not sure that I like the grain simulation, B/W film doesn't have to look grainy to be good. Pay attention to the contrast, but an expansion of the tonal range might be good. In my opinion you should try to expand the tonal range and I think it might look better if you reduced the grain simulation. I think you have a potentially good image here, but I think it might need a few alterations.

05-05-2010, 05:32 PM	#5
jimH Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Central Nebraska - USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,771	Originally posted by alhpro I have taken both of your advice. I have raised the exposure a touch. I agree it may have been a bit underexposed. But i do like the film grain look. I have reduced that a slight bit to compare. I think I may have had it a little to intense before. What do you think of this new version of the photo? I think that's an improvement. I like a full tonal scale on b/w. I think that it's important to retain black blacks and white whites and a full tonal scale in between. It's not easy to obtain, but when you get there it's worth the trouble.

05-06-2010, 02:37 PM	#6
GingeM Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North of Canada Posts: 612	I think there is a world of difference between the two... and the second gets my vote.

05-06-2010, 07:39 PM	#7
svsrao Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: HYDERABAD Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 38	very good attempt. looks like a decades old photograph. nice capture of light.