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NATURE IN BLACK & WHITE


NATURE IN BLACK & WHITE
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Copyright: Andre Salvador (erdna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5421)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2009-05-28
Categories: HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D90, Nikkor 18-200mm AF-S, VR, Promaster 72mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/8, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-06-28 10:45
Viewed: 159
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is one of the photos I took at the beautiful Zion National Park. The original shown in the WORKSHOP is a color photograph. I find that the pretty Juniper tree is lost through the colors of the background so I decided to turn it to black and white. In the B&W version I made the tree lighter and emphasized the lines of tree barks. Then I made the tone of the background and forground a little bit darker. I am very happy with the result.

Zion National Park is located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile park is Zion Canyon, 15 miles (24 km) long and up to half a mile (800 m) deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park's unique geography and variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones.

Nikon D90
2009/05/28 2:26:44
JPG (8-bit)converted from RAW (12 bit)
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
Color
Lens: VR 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 22mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure Comp.: -0.5 EV
Shutter Speed: 1/30s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: More Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe sRGB)
Tone Comp.: High Contrast
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2009 Andre' Salvador
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To djw: No Noise Software Applicationerdna 1 07-02 08:51
To lilimih33: B&W is More Refinederdna 1 07-02 08:48
To Jonathan: The texture came out very nice.erdna 1 07-02 08:46
To Fortuna: I like this photo too.erdna 1 07-02 08:43
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Ola Andre,

The nature is ever wonderful and your shot here makes justice to it!
Excellent B&W shot with very good light, contrast and sharpness!
Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

Hi Andre,
Nice texture and detail of this tree with excellent contrast.Well done and TFS.
erwin....

Hello Andre!
Beautiful tree and interesting PP work with nice texture!
Look good in black/white, but I like colour version, too!
Best regards!
Lili

  • Great 
  • djw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 55] (873)
  • [2009-06-28 19:13]
  • [+]

Hi Andre, b&w is a good choice for this. Quite grainy compared to the original, but again, not necesarily a bad thing for a shot like this. Thanks, Dave

Olá, Andre!

Great choice for black and white color tones.
Nice texture and very good point of view.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

Saudações,
Bruno

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