Black and White Pics

empire23 · 26th Jun 2008, 09:33 PM

We all know that monochrome = insta-art. So let's post black and white pictars so that we may relive the days of Ilford Delta, T-Max and Tri-X from Kodak. Plus i feel that Black and White retain stories and backgrounds better because they lack the distracting colors of color photos, letting the viewer concentrate on the moment at hand.

Above all, shooting BW makes you more sophisticated and classier leh. You dun believe. Try it lah.

Anyways here's some pics to get the ball rolling. Haven't posted some of these anywhere else and some are re-edited, so i'd appreciate the critique.

Adrian Wong · 26th Jun 2008, 09:51 PM

You are right! So much classier.

Hmm.. Lemme go dig up what I have. Did you take these directly in black and white... or did you use desaturate in Photoshop?

empire23 · 26th Jun 2008, 10:34 PM

Camera doesn't have Monochrome feature in RAW so i have to use Lightroom's BW feature and then tweak it.

Now interested in a Voigtlander Bessa coupled with T-Max 400, but see how lah.

Adrian Wong · 26th Jun 2008, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by empire23

Camera doesn't have Monochrome feature in RAW so i have to use Lightroom's BW feature and then tweak it.

Now interested in a Voigtlander Bessa coupled with T-Max 400, but see how lah.

Wah.. You really high-end la!

iModAMD · 27th Jun 2008, 03:10 AM

Nices pics bro

Mac Daddy · 27th Jun 2008, 07:59 AM

Sweet pics I have always loved the classic effect of black and white .. for some of us we had black and white televisions as kids lol

empire23 · 30th Jun 2008, 11:37 AM

Just got back from the Bunya Mountains and Danabah National Park. Will post more in a few days, staying here for 3 hours before i run off to the Goldcost and then Brissy.

Adrian Wong · 30th Jun 2008, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by empire23

Just got back from the Bunya Mountains and Danabah National Park. Will post more in a few days, staying here for 3 hours before i run off to the Goldcost and then Brissy.

Looking forward to them!!

empire23 · 2nd Jul 2008, 07:59 AM

Back with pics of the Gold Coast, shot with a manual Leica Summicron. It isn't supersharp, but it allows for me to accurately prefocus and unlike my Canon Ls, the Infinity doesn't "run" when it's cold.

I shoot by Cartier's adage that "sharpess is a bourgeouis value". So mind the lack of sharpness and focus

Mac Daddy · 2nd Jul 2008, 08:43 AM

Cool pics THX for sharing them

26th Jun 2008, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
empire23 BRB. Attacking Russia Join Date: 4 Feb 2006 Location: Ze Fatherland Posts: 273 Reputation: 390 Rep Power: 6	Black and White Pics We all know that monochrome = insta-art. So let's post black and white pictars so that we may relive the days of Ilford Delta, T-Max and Tri-X from Kodak. Plus i feel that Black and White retain stories and backgrounds better because they lack the distracting colors of color photos, letting the viewer concentrate on the moment at hand. Above all, shooting BW makes you more sophisticated and classier leh. You dun believe. Try it lah. Anyways here's some pics to get the ball rolling. Haven't posted some of these anywhere else and some are re-edited, so i'd appreciate the critique. __________________ I'm in Ur Forums, Spamming Ur Boards.

26th Jun 2008, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,390 Reputation: 2830 Rep Power: 63	You are right! So much classier. Hmm.. Lemme go dig up what I have. Did you take these directly in black and white... or did you use desaturate in Photoshop? __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

26th Jun 2008, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
empire23 BRB. Attacking Russia Join Date: 4 Feb 2006 Location: Ze Fatherland Posts: 273 Reputation: 390 Rep Power: 6	Camera doesn't have Monochrome feature in RAW so i have to use Lightroom's BW feature and then tweak it. Now interested in a Voigtlander Bessa coupled with T-Max 400, but see how lah. __________________ I'm in Ur Forums, Spamming Ur Boards.

27th Jun 2008, 03:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
iModAMD Warming up Join Date: 14 Apr 2008 Location: Montréal,Québec,Canada Posts: 134 Reputation: 71 Rep Power: 1	Nices pics bro __________________ ---Stealth-Box--- Case: Antec Sonata 3 / Mobo: Gigabyte MA790FX-DQ6 / CPU : AMD ATHLON X2 6000+ w/t Zalman 9700 / GPU : ATI 4850 / Ram: (4X2GB) OCZ AM2 Optimised DDR2-667 / PSU: Antec EarthWatts 500W / HDDs:4X Western Digital 250GB 2500 AAKS SATA2 (RAID 0) / Mouse:Logitech MX1000 / Keyboard: Logitech G11 / Speakers: Altec Lansing Satelite 300.1 (2.1) + Creative CS 120 (2.0)

27th Jun 2008, 07:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,048 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 11	Sweet pics I have always loved the classic effect of black and white .. for some of us we had black and white televisions as kids lol __________________

30th Jun 2008, 11:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
empire23 BRB. Attacking Russia Join Date: 4 Feb 2006 Location: Ze Fatherland Posts: 273 Reputation: 390 Rep Power: 6	Just got back from the Bunya Mountains and Danabah National Park. Will post more in a few days, staying here for 3 hours before i run off to the Goldcost and then Brissy. __________________ I'm in Ur Forums, Spamming Ur Boards.

2nd Jul 2008, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
empire23 BRB. Attacking Russia Join Date: 4 Feb 2006 Location: Ze Fatherland Posts: 273 Reputation: 390 Rep Power: 6	Back with pics of the Gold Coast, shot with a manual Leica Summicron. It isn't supersharp, but it allows for me to accurately prefocus and unlike my Canon Ls, the Infinity doesn't "run" when it's cold. I shoot by Cartier's adage that "sharpess is a bourgeouis value". So mind the lack of sharpness and focus __________________ I'm in Ur Forums, Spamming Ur Boards.

2nd Jul 2008, 08:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,048 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 11	Cool pics THX for sharing them __________________

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