Coffee at Crew Café. Montreal, Canada.
These were all taken with the Pentax K-1 I was using back in October. Along with either the 28-105mm lens or the 50mm f1.4 lens. I photographed in color (Jpegs) and converted to black and white in Adobe Lightroom. It's fun to see them in a different way. One of the pleasant things about seeing new work and then setting it aside for a few months before coming back to it fresh.
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What lovely rendering of the range of grays. You have a wonderful feel for what makes a great B&W photograph. Thanks for sharing and continuing your blog. Happy new year!
Thanks Don, That's a wonderful compliment. Made my day! Still writing a blog a day (on average) I'm happy you're still here reading them. Happy New Year! Kirk
I totally approve of the desire to simplify; I'm doing it myself. But I do suspect that if you come to miss any of the cameras you've sold off, it will be the K-1. Not that missing something means you have to have it back, of course.
I don’t usually like B&W (other than AA!) but these work nicely... esp #2 = portrait
I remember the original versions. (See ... we readers do pay attention.) I like what you did with the B&W much better.
You do your best work when you are on vacation.
Simon and Garfunkel got it wrong. Almost everything looks better in black and white. At least in the hands of a master such as yourself.
Thanks Kirk,
Eric
When did it suddenly happen that everyone in public spaces is diddling with their phones? I guess we notice the phenomenon more in photographs than when just walking around.
Great job! Colors can be a dominant part of a composition. When textures, lines, shapes and emotions are the most important then B&W is the best and not distracted by colors - the focus is better, no pun intended. Though I like shooting in B&W, the digital age allows us the possibility of deciding how colors are rendered and therefore gives us possibilities beyond what B&W alone can create. I think you rendered that philosophy here.
At first I was thinking you must have a bright monitor, but as I let my eyes adjust to the look I appreciated the tones, in particular the shot of the woman on her phone sitting at the fountain.
Really lovely images. Excellent B/W film'ish conversion (speaking as a great fan of both film and the K1).
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