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 by biggerry on Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:39 pm
Well, in this case they are all in BW. All of these images have colour counterpart for comparison, however I am interested in peoples thoughts about these BW versions without be prejudiced by the colour scourge  BW has never been my strong point and I am trying to develop some expertise in this area along with this concept of creating 'mood' within my images. The dog  Husky Sunrise by Gerard Blacklock, on Flickr The falls  Wattomola by Gerard Blacklock, on Flickr the bum  Watcher by Gerard Blacklock, on Flickr and the lastly the tree.  Its closing in by Gerard Blacklock, on Flickr
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by Matt. K on Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:34 pm
Hi Gerry
Your technical conversions are excellent as are your aesthetics. I love the last image best for its grand simplicity.....the subject is so elemental yet it takes its space with dignity and demands to be respected. It is a beautiful image. I like the first image but would have loved to see the dog on its hind legs being embraced by its master. But then, that's just me.
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by zafra52 on Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:11 am
They show on my monitor a bit on the dark side specially the third one, which just happens to have, in my view, excessive vignetting. The other three I like them as they are and the fact that are black and white make you focus on the subject and the excellent composition of each photo. My solution for the third one would be a severe cropping to a square format in the copy of original, applying a more subtle vignette and a conversion to b&w. It might also be that because my monitor is not calibrated I am missing the fine details and there nothing to be done.
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by TonyT on Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:12 pm
Hi Gerry
The last one works for me.
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by chrisk on Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:07 am
All beautiful big man. For me they look a bit dark on the mid tones but that may be the look you're after. Excellent stuff. I really like the bum and the tree.
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by ozimax on Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:03 pm
2&4 are, IMHO, spectcular. Moody. Great BW interpretation.
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by sirhc55 on Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:31 am
Gerry, you go from strength to strength. Your perspectives and B&W treatments are exemplary. Keep it up and you will be gallery hanging in no time at all.
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by Geoff M on Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:29 pm
All of them are great images, would not like to pick a favourite but if pushed I would go with the last.
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by Killakoala on Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:45 pm
The waterfall and the last one with the tree hit the spot for me Great images all round. Steve. |D700| D2H | F5 | 70-200VR | 85 1.4 | 50 1.4 | 28-70 | 10.5 | 12-24 | SB800 |Website-> http://www.stevekilburn.comLeeds United for promotion in 2014 - Hurrah!!!
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by biggerry on Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:02 am
cheers guys, they are a bit on the dark side - this is mainly due to me editing pictures in the dark  hence they always seem to come up a bit on the dark side. That said, I am trying for more of the 'less you can see' approach
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