Gasworks 2

[jeeperman]

I had planned on posting these a week ago, but when I got robbed the new series went with the laptop. Luckily a friend was able to recover the deleted files from my flash card. So here is the re-shoot of the Gasworks park that I promised. If you remember my first try had a bad sky, disrupting background and poor perspective. I am hoping I learned something. C&C welcome.









Showing up on the first nice day in some time I found a photography club on a teaching outing. There must have been 20+ tripod and cameras. I found it somewhat difficult and time consuming with so many running around so will likely need to return for #3 shoot.




Someone wrote on the side of this equipement. "Memorialize Industrial Collapse"

[MiniChris]

These are begging to be B&W's...really, I heard them.

[bambleweeney]

Yep, they so are. Especially nos. 3 & 6. Great lines, nice composition. Monochrome for sure.

[jeeperman]

Thanks guys I thought so as well and already started to play with them a bit. Here is the first.

[bambleweeney]

That's a good start ! What did you use to convert them by the way ?
Note - if it was mine I'd probably clone out the people but that a personal (anti social) thing.

PS good crop as well

[jiro]

I agree. The conversion really made the image pop! Nice work, Paul!

[jeeperman]

I have the same pic sans people, just liked that one better although that could change tomorrow. I use Gimp for my PP.

Thanks Jiro. Here is another.

[bambleweeney]

Again for me a much stronger image than the colour. Just a thought - with that blue sky and the warm rust colour of the gasworks maybe a red,orange or yellow filter might produce something interesting with these shots in the bw conversion.

[Donald]

Again for me a much stronger image than the colour. Just a thought - with that blue sky and the warm rust colour of the gasworks maybe a red,orange or yellow filter might produce something interesting with these shots in the bw conversion.

Agreed.

Lovely stuff, Paul. Beautiful subject matter. Perfect for your practice on B & W conversion work.

[MiniChris]

I have the same pic sans people, just liked that one better although that could change tomorrow. I use Gimp for my PP.

Thanks Jiro. Here is another.

I love this photo, but didn't like all the extraneous crap on the right and the road in the foreground...so, you know me, I played...but I did this before you started the conversions, so pease forgive the intrusion...

I also used a Silver Efex setup I made called "Chrome." I like the way it handles metallic surfaces.

[jeeperman]

No worries Chris. I like what you have done. It cleaned things up nicely. I had thought about the road myself.

[Njbowman]

I LOVED YOUR PICTURE. I HOPE YOU DONT MIND IF I PLAYED WITH IT.

[ilovelucydog]

Fun photo outing, Paul I like the last 2. I always like different ones than everyone else. I like the B&W but also like the richness of the colors. I'm sorry about your laptop.

[jeeperman]

Donald, thank you. The learning is definetly ongoing.

Gerald, no worries. It is always fun and educational to see things through anothers eyes.

Mary, Thanks. I wish that were all they got. lol However I think...though it is the easiest to replace...it held much that cannot be replaced. Unfortunately my brand new external hard drive failed and I lost my back-up data. On the plus side the camera was with me.

[MiniChris]

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