Coexistence.

[jiro]

My kids feeding a dolphin at the SeaWorld complex in San Antonio, TX.



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Nikon D70, Nikon 18-70mm lens set at 44mm, Exposure at ISO 200, f8 at 1/400 second, Matrix Metering at Aperture Priority Mode, Color Processed in LR 3.

[Rasbury]

Stunning b&w image Willie.So much detail on the kids and dolphin.

[jiro]

Thank you very much, Ron.

[rob marshall]

I have to hand it to you, you sure have the clarity, contrast and pop-factor going there, Jiro.

[Steve S]

Great action shot willie. That conversion rocks.

[jiro]

I have to hand it to you, you sure have the clarity, contrast and pop-factor going there, Jiro.

Thanks, Rob. That is so kind of you to say that.

[jiro]

Great action shot willie. That conversion rocks.

Thanks a lot, Steve.

[abhi]

Another nice one, Jiro.

[jiro]

Another nice one, Jiro.

Thank you very much, Abhi.

[Donald]

I have to hand it to you, you sure have the clarity, contrast and pop-factor going there, Jiro.

That sums it up perfectly. An excellent conversion to B & W - Rich tones, perfect contrast across the image.

[jiro]

That sums it up perfectly. An excellent conversion to B & W - Rich tones, perfect contrast across the image.

Thank you very much, Donald.

[jupiterlush]

A picture of joy. It's fun to look at them.

[jiro]

A picture of joy. It's fun to look at them.

Thank you very much, Al.

[Shambhala]

Great job as always, I could look at this picture all day..

[jiro]

Great job as always, I could look at this picture all day..

Thank you very much, Shannon.

[esteah]

Ditto on Donald's comments - nice one!

[Wirefox]

Jiro

You dont get b/w much better than that. It is not a scene that you would automatically assume was taken with b/w in mind but it works very well. I have noticed though that some of your recent images are bordering on over processed (says me). It seems to be the combination of sharpening and the PP processes. Like I say it is just verging but just a shade more and it could have taken the life out of the image.


I hope you appreciate that I am giving you C&C at a different level on your images now...starting at perfection and working back

[jiro]

Jiro

You dont get b/w much better than that. It is not a scene that you would automatically assume was taken with b/w in mind but it works very well. I have noticed though that some of your recent images are bordering on over processed (says me). It seems to be the combination of sharpening and the PP processes. Like I say it is just verging but just a shade more and it could have taken the life out of the image.


I hope you appreciate that I am giving you C&C at a different level on your images now...starting at perfection and working back

Thank you very much, Steve. I need a critic for sure, and thank you for being one. I'd probably back off a little bit on the sharpening side and I'll post another version of this one. I could probably eliminate the last sharpening process and see how it works. Thank you very much, Steve. Cheers.

[jiro]

Jiro

You dont get b/w much better than that. It is not a scene that you would automatically assume was taken with b/w in mind but it works very well. I have noticed though that some of your recent images are bordering on over processed (says me). It seems to be the combination of sharpening and the PP processes. Like I say it is just verging but just a shade more and it could have taken the life out of the image.


I hope you appreciate that I am giving you C&C at a different level on your images now...starting at perfection and working back

Steve, How's this for the edit?



Better?

[ucci]

Can't add to what has been already said. Excellent work Jiro. I prefer softer 'better' image. Do you think snipping a small strip of concrete off the bottom edge would get us more closely involved within the family activity, less standing on the outside looking in?
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