Stormy Skies ~ A Study In Monochromatic Emotionalism (just so pretentious)

[JBW]

ISO 100 ~ Shutter Speed 1/160s ~ F/16 ~ Natural Light ~ Sony Alpha a58 ~ Tamron 90mm 272E ~ Capture 1 Sony Pro v11

[rachel]

I'm not normally a B/W person but I like the drama of that.

[JBW]

I'm not normally a B/W person but I like the drama of that.

I have been dipping into B&W of late. There is a power that cannot be found in full colour.

[Geoff F]

You have to think a little bit differently when shooting for B&W.

This sky is good; but I wonder about cropping a fraction closer from the bottom and right side so all that dark foliage isn't competing so strongly against the sky?

[JBW]

You have to think a little bit differently when shooting for B&W.

This sky is good; but I wonder about cropping a fraction closer from the bottom and right side so all that dark foliage isn't competing so strongly against the sky?

I'll give it a try.

[Manfred M]

I have been dipping into B&W of late. There is a power that cannot be found in full colour.

Sometimes B&W works better. Sometimes colour works better.

In B&W it's all about tonality and the separation of tonal values, but that being said, the image still has to work on an organizational and emotional impact level, just like a colour image.

From a technical standpoint, you have sacrificed details in the trees and leaves in order to get the textured sky, bu unfortunately it's not an either / or situation. You need to manage both well and in this shot, you were so busy working the sky, you seem to have forgotten about the trees and leaves.

[Wavelength]

This is nice; but nicer ones you are sure to capture .....

[JBW]

Sometimes B&W works better. Sometimes colour works better.

In B&W it's all about tonality and the separation of tonal values, but that being said, the image still has to work on an organizational and emotional impact level, just like a colour image.

From a technical standpoint, you have sacrificed details in the trees and leaves in order to get the textured sky, bu unfortunately it's not an either / or situation. You need to manage both well and in this shot, you were so busy working the sky, you seem to have forgotten about the trees and leaves.

Forgotten? No. Paid enough attention? Apparently not.

[JBW]

ISO 100 ~ Shutter Speed 1/160s ~ F/16 ~ Natural Light ~ Sony Alpha a58 ~ Tamron 90mm 272E ~ Capture 1 Sony Pro v11

I played around today and came up with this version. Comments? critiques?

[Geoff F]

Looks like a night scene now, with the moon just out of sight on the right side.

[Manfred M]

The histogram suggests a significantly underexposed image now.

[Shadowman]

Nice effort.

[JBW]

Okay I have most assuredly lost the drama of the first shot. Instead of a humongous storm about to break I have a softly lit moonlit night. Fair enough

Manfred I started out with a nicely balanced latish afternoon shot that was well exposed. To come up with either a massive storm or a moonlit night the the exposure must go down. That is unless there is a technique that I'm not aware of and there may well be

[FinlayCole]

This is very amazing photo!

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[Dave Humphries]

Absolutely agree. And the angle, and the colors ... It's just gorgeous.

Err, it is monochrome!