A Black & White Foray

[Mad Aussie]

[AntZ]

Wow MA, these look great to me. But B&W is not my forte either.

[Iguanasan]

If *any* appeal? They *all* appeal!

Post#2, Shot#2 is the most appealing because the stark landscape just screams B&W. Gives it a real desolate feel.

Great set.

[casil403]

Love these MA....They work well in BW....I especially am drawn to the tree and thelandscape image and the castle as looking from below it. I love how BW enhances the cloud detail.
I find I am starting to convert to BW more and more frequently these days as for me it can hide things I don't want seen (like distracting Backgrounds) and enhance things I do (such as texture and cloud detail)...kind of like wearing a little black dress...

[Bambi]

well I guess that these are all right

seriously they all work but some really stand out for me:
#2, #4, the trees, and all the ones in the last post.

[Marko]

WOW MA and many of these do appeal in BW

here's the ones i really like
- Post 1 shot 3 (trees)
- Post 2 shots 1, 2, and 3
- Post 3 shot 1 is a gorgeous and classic beauty of VERY VERY high quality and it will be nominated in 5 minutes.


If you would talk about your conversion strategy, I know many members would appreciate that.

Thx

[Foots]

MA - all I can say is WOW!!!!

[mbrager]

For me Black and White is about enhancing the details. A few of your shots have dark shadow, or objects at a distance, where the BW doesn't contribute to the detail. But most of your shots have close up details, like brick or stones, that are definitely emphasized by the BW conversion.
My two favorites are the ones of the brick and stone buildings, (post 3, pictures 2 and 3) where there is a lot of complex detail visible and made clearer without color. I also like the first one in that set that Marko nominated.
I love this topic, and the discussion about a separate forum for Black and White is interesting at the same time.
Mike