Monochrome mini competition #33

[carregwen]

Monochrome Mini Competition #33

Here's how it works ...

- You good folks post MONOCHROME images in the thread (please change your post title to a name for your picture) (Click the "Go Advanced" button)

- When we get 10 images we will attach a voting poll

- After 3 days the poll closes and the winner is declared!

- If you would especially like some critique after the competition poll closes, please make it known in the post

Too easy eh?

Limit of 1 image per post, and 2 image posts per person.

If there are already 10 in the current comp, please start a new thread in this forum

[carregwen]

[wilgk]

[Donald]

40D, 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Kit @ 41mm. ISO 100. 1/6@f16. Manual. 17:45

[ScoutR]

[carregwen]

Nice!

[Mike in UK]

D300s, 50mm AF-S G, 1/200s, f10, -1EV, AE, Spot Metering.
RAW file straight from the camera just converted to B&W.

[carregwen]

D300s, 50mm AF-S G, 1/200s, f10, -1EV, AE, Spot Metering.
RAW file straight from the camera just converted to B&W.

Recognised that straight away - Stowe gardens in Buckinghamshire. Great garden, and great for photography.

[Mike in UK]

Spot on Rob.
Nice weather last weekend too, unlike today when I've been cleaning out gutters in the pouring rain!
I got quite a few shots on the day, the camera was never out of my hand!

[Barb]

This was taken from my campground at Mt. Rainier. Didn't have alot of color so thought I'd try it as a B&W. C&C always helpful.

[wilgk]

Nice!

I second that! - the backdrop of the trees just discernible through the mist/fog tops off the foreground!

p.s I would have said Gorgeous Wendy!...but have learnt my lesson!

[Dave Humphries]

Gorgeous Wendy

[Shadowman]

You are developing an excellent series of images with these horses.

[Colin Southern]

40D, 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Kit @ 41mm. ISO 100. 1/6@f16. Manual. 17:45

Good stuff Donald

Just wondering if you've ever considered resampling shots like that into something more panoramic? (eg 2:1 aspect ratio) - images like that often tolerate it VERY well.

[arith]

D300s, 50mm AF-S G, 1/200s, f10, -1EV, AE, Spot Metering.
RAW file straight from the camera just converted to B&W.

Clever how you lined the top with the side. Does -1EV mean it is on some sort of automatic, I only use manual unless I'm just messing around with the birds. I would have chosen about 1/250 @f8 to ensure I didn't reach luminance diffraction limits but I don't know what that limit is in a D300s.
What does the place look like in real life, where is it?

[Wirefox]

I only use manual unless I'm just messing around with the birds.

Steve, You may find manual best for glamour photography, keeps your mind off the obvious.

There are some outstanding B/W images in this thread but I will chuck one in anyway

[Mike in UK]

Clever how you lined the top with the side. Does -1EV mean it is on some sort of automatic, I only use manual unless I'm just messing around with the birds. I would have chosen about 1/250 @f8 to ensure I didn't reach luminance diffraction limits but I don't know what that limit is in a D300s.
What does the place look like in real life, where is it?

Steve,
The location is Stowe Landscape gardens in Buckinghamshire. Its a National Trust property which you can Google and has a good website with maps and panoramas.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main...owegardens.htm
I had the camera set to -1EV to compensate for the graduated ND filter, even though it was removed when I took the shot! Thanks to the full frame viewfinder I was able to line the shot up to prevent the need for any cropping later. I liked the way the lines worked and the way the light varied on each of the columns.
The place looks like this in real life! (photo courtesy of National Trust)

[arith]

Cheers, it looks like a big place. Not too far from me either.

[RonH]

[Donald]

The man is back in action ... which is absolutely wonderful to see.