I took an early walk yesterday, so early that this west-facing scene of utility meters behind a sushi restaurant got no direct light from the brightening eastern sky and very little from the still dark sky overhead. So I had to shoot at such s slow shutter speed that I was quite lucky that the shots weren't way out of focus due to hand shakes.
Took it into Camera Raw and increased exposure 100%, then into PSE for more exposure adjustments followed by extensive noise reduction. A little USM here and there gave me this...
I think it turned out slightly interesting but I wasn't happy with the colors so I converted it ti grayscale and slightly tweaked the value contrast for this B&W version. Not sure if it 's an improvement...
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
Nikon D7500 with Nikkor 18-300 mm; PSE2021, PSCS5 Ny Flickr Albums
Thanks for starting the daily Dave. Not sure which of the images I like best - both are interesting and somewhat abstract (at least to me). Could have been used in the "What is it" thread. I don't know that I could have identified what it is without you saying, especially the black and white image.
I developed 3 rolls of 120 B&W film and 6 sheets of 4x5 B&W and finally got them into the computer yesterday. Ended up with a lot of dust spots on the final images, which I think I traced back to the glass that I lay on top of the negatives to keep them flat while I photograph with a macro lens. If it wasn't so much trouble I would start over - still might do that.
Didn't really get any "great" photos this trip, other than the mill which I think is pretty good. Lots of historical sites where we were, abandoned coal mining towns, etc. We were near the newest National Park, the New River Bridge National Park and Preserve. Many of the old towns are now part of the N.P. and so are protected. I'll share a few of those images in days to come.
Meanwhile, here is a shot of the mill with my pinhole camera, the New River Gorge Bridge, an old train station in the town of Prince (still in use by Amtrak).
"A moment in time
Immortalized forever
With silver and light"
I am off to swim and will have to comment on today's entries after I return.
I do not want to be late.
Here is the second diptych that I submitted. I like this one more and also changed one of the photos that I shared in yesterday's diptych.
Bar far, the one below is my favorite.
Greetings all!
A great day here as we are getting some rain and is predicted until Sunday evening. We have been very dry with high temps so this is welcomed.
Dave, well spotted! I like them both but the color one wins out. I think it has more impact with bacically a monotone look.
Don, That pinhole shot of the mill is a killer! Well done!
The Amtrak station has awesome perspective!
Excellent point of view for the bridge.
All well exposed!
I have used my scanner to scan large format negatives and I have a film holder for 35mm and 120 size. Works great but dust is a problem there too but not bad.
Lorell,this is an awesome arrangement and presentation!
Well done!
Dave, glad that you are well enough to take your morning walk. I like the colored one more because I can see more of the details.
Don, One thing about this B&W image is that I LOVE the softly flowing water. I Did not notice that in the other colored shot. This is a real plus.
Although I prefer the colored version of the mill more than the B&W one I think you achieved a different style using the PINHOLE camera effect. The Prince railway stop is really cool. Fabulous perspective shot. The bridge is really impressive. Your perspective definitely accentuates the height of this bridge. OH MY!.
Thanks, Rich, I really appreciate reading your comments.
Thanks for the comments guys. Lorell, as I recall, the exposure for the mill was about 11 seconds, so yeah, the water will have that silky look. When we go to the Smokies, I will usually take several slow shutter speed shots to achieve that effect when shooting waterfalls or rapids.
"A moment in time
Immortalized forever
With silver and light"
09-21-2023, 05:01 PM (This post was last modified: 09-21-2023, 05:07 PM by Rich.)
Thinking about going down to the Palace after sunset tonight to shoot a couple of photos. They have started to decorate for the 2024-25 season murals. This time the theme is famous South Dakotans! One is Bob Barker of the Price is Right. He spent his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation where his Mother was a school teacher.
EDIT TO ADD: . The famous South Dakotans are - Billy Mills, Mike Miller, Becky Hammon, Wild Bill Hickok, Joe Foss, Oscar Howe, astronaut Charles Gemar, Bob Barker, and Laura Ingalls Wilder
Well, actually they just follow a computer generated paint by corn road map as you shall see later, probably Saturday. I went down last night but was bummed because they didn't have the dome lights on. Got a photo anyway and will take a day shot closeup today so you can see the process. The road map is done by art students at the college.
