Black and White Group

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For members who wish to explore the world of Black and White photography as a unique form of photographic expression.

Scheduled field trips, workshops, and the exchange of ideas will help members work towards their personal goals in photography.

Members: 13
Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2019

Started by Avril Kirby. Last reply by 1azfxavecsiod Nov 22, 2017.

Started by Patricia Page. Last reply by Simon Henson Apr 4, 2017.

Sony A7r, 50mm, 0.8 seconds @ f-16, ISO 400, TripodContinue

Started by Larry Citra. Last reply by Avril Kirby Feb 25, 2017.

Started by Simon Henson. Last reply by Avril Kirby Feb 25, 2017.

Comment by Avril Kirby on November 8, 2016 at 8:33pm: Elehna--I like your composition in this, the oval of hazy light so evenly spaced from three edges and the diagonal of tree on the fourth, ending where the geese are heading. Also the grey instead of a real white gives it a softness in keeping with the mood.

Comment by Avril Kirby on November 8, 2016 at 8:34pm: And for me the grey tones of the woods works well and it wouldn't work at all, I don't imagine, in the whisks.

Comment by Elehna de Sousa on November 8, 2016 at 9:40pm: thanks, Avril. BTW, this wasn't taken on a B&W setting or converted. As the camera saw it.

Member Honorary Comment by Simon Henson on November 9, 2016 at 6:37am: I also like the composition for leading the eye to the top right and thus out of the picture.

Symbolically, I see the geese flying across the moon, very poetic.

Comment by Elehna de Sousa on November 9, 2016 at 7:54am: Thanks, Simon. I tried to get a nice circular shape, indeed thinking of the moon, but my rudimentary iPhoto software could only come up with an oval. Maybe that's better in the end.

Member Honorary Comment by Simon Henson on November 13, 2016 at 7:01am: Beautifully lit.

Was it your intention to have the composition low down approaching the bottom frame?

Comment by Avril Kirby on November 13, 2016 at 8:37am: Kahsia-- I like the pears being near the bottom. Seems to give them weight and substance, and as Simon says, beautifully and subtly lit.

Larry--The railing stitches the two halves together with the white in the black and vice versa. Leads my eye out of the picture, makes me think of journeys that did not go exactly as planned, despite being black and white.

Comment by Avril Kirby on November 13, 2016 at 8:43am: Ann--Nik is great to explore for b&ws, isn't it? And yet some I've tried maybe haven't had enough variance to work well. You need a photo like this to really appreciate what it can do.

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