An Elm Grows In Calgary

[JAS_Photo]

This old Heritage Elm is preserved right in the middle of a huge parking lot between the Saddle Dome and the Stampede Grounds.

[tirediron]

Is this a film or digital capture? Excellent black & white.

[kat]

NIce!

[scorpio_e]

I like the texture and the composition. Too bad those pesky power lines are there. Nice b&W conversion.

[JAS_Photo]

It is digital, TI. Scorpio, I actually like the power lines, to me, they reinforce the urban-ness of the location. Thanks for the comments!

[F8&Bthere]

Wow on the black and white conversion! You don't have to share your secrets if you don't want to get into detail but I'm curious to know if it was a simple grayscale conversion that got lucky (ie. camera set to capture grayscale, or simple desaturation in PS, or clicking on grayscale-auto in Lightroom) vs a lengthy process of fine tuning in some editing program. To me, this is one of those shots that is nice but lacking impact if left colour, and really benefits from the B&W treatment. Good job!

[casil403]

This is really lovely Raiven...nice, crisp blacks and whites...it really makes the detail stand out!

[Duane]

The powerlines are perfectly fine in this photo I think. Really well done!