Lensbaby

Had to convert this one to B&W since parts were blown out.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/25/2008 11:53PM by susabell.

Ok I have no clue where the photo went. It was there yesterday. Will try again.

Forgot to mention critique welcome.

Thanks!
Susan

There it is!
I love it, Susan, a perfect shot for B&W, it's going right in my Favorites.

Kathleen

www.kathleenclemonsphotography.com
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Ah! I'm very glad you found it. I'd thought my monitor needed a radical calibration.

My advice ... stop taking color photographs immediately and stop trying to not blow highlights. If all your B&W is a good as this then why do anything else?

Seriously, this photograph has many fine qualities, and one of them is what you lament as blown highlights. If they were not "blown", if for example the image was one of those execrable High Dynamic Range abominations, where every tonal value is rendered with equal weight and fidelity, then the photograph would be very much diminished. The charm of the image is in large part due to the ethereal rendering of the girl, and the contrast (both figuratively and graphically) of that with the nearly Gothic background.

I am convinced that the great magic of photography is the lack of fidelity that it's capable of (in the right hands). What's left unsaid is an important part of the art of it. It makes a bridge between your imagination and mine, and when it's done so well as this photograph, I simply must cross the bridge. Magic!

beautiful, what more needs to be said. I love everything about this image.
Scott

Susan,

This is absolutely gorgeous work.

Rich

LOL! Next time I'll make sure the photo uploads :-)

Thank you Kathleen, Paulo, Scott and Rich for the kind comments.

I am definitely going to try more B&W images. They seem to work well with the lensbaby.

Very lovely image
David

David Akoubian
www.bearwoodsphotography.com

"Time is a wonderful healer, but a really bad beautician" - Unknown

Thanks so much David :-)

Terrific photo, and indeed suited beautifully for B&W!

Regards,
D

Thank you D :-)

This is fantastic. I love the mood.

Great image. I like the look in B&W.

Thank you Benjamin & Keith :-)