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Helvic Port before the storm
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Taken last year just before a storm hit, and all safely tied up.
felt that a B&W conversion suited and adds to image mood.
C&C welcome,
Mike
What strikes me about your shot that there is not nearly enough sky in your photo to imply that there is an impending storm. Otherwise your shot is well exposed and converted.
thanks tex,
maybe I could have called it something different, its mainly about the conversion which I had been playing around with.
I appreciate your comments.Hi Mick, Tex I think is right about the sky and is also right about a well exposed image, converting it was a great idea, the moody sky works really well, nice one, Paul :D
thanks Paul,
nothing new of late so just going back over older stuff.
just used PS Elements 7 for conversion…
MikeI just wonder if the image is 100% straight, as it seems to lean ever so slightly to the right, perhaps my eye, but just something that immediately jumped out at me. Am not sure if the composition makes the photo as strong as it could be, in my opinion. Not sure why, just doesn’t grab me.
Would love to see more detail in the shadows, and less less blocked up shadows. To me, this image screams digital black and white, with high contrast and the shadows too bocked up with any sense of detail there a little submerged.
I’m fooling around with black and white conversions amongst other things at the moment, and wonder if a slight reverse-S curve might not bring a little more detail and tonality to the image.
In any case, just my 2 cents :)
Hi Mike, no worries, and did not seem to be harsh above.
A reverse S curve is pretty much the reverse of an S curve. So if you can imagine the tone curve, and the typical S curve that people use to add contrast to an image, darkening the shadow areas and lightening the highlights, the shape of the curve itself resembles a slight S. Just reverse it, so instead of darkening the shadow areas and lightening the highlights, you lighten the shadows a little and darken the highlights a little. Will add a little more tonality, with a little more detail in the shadows and depth in the highlights.
Found a quick example through google images at the following link: http://www.wildscapeimages.biz/storage/BPN-TonalTweaks/Reverse-S-Curve.jpg” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
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