thompsonkirk Posted July 3, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 3, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island. These are 2 of the double Interior doors that separate the administrative areas from the cell blocks. When I posted pictures of Alcatraz before, some folks liked color, & some BW. So I'm posting both again. Kirk M9, 35 Nokton 1.2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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allamande Posted July 3, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 3, 2010 I was one of those who preferred BW with earlier pairs of images. No different here. Somehow, for this setting, the emotional and historical baggage is so much more powerfully present in BW. Great series. Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted July 3, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 3, 2010 Kirk, I like both versions! Abandoned buildings always catch my imagination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 3, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 3, 2010 Kirk - Excellent. #1 either is my choice. #2, I prefer B&W. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 3, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 3, 2010 Kirk, Both are great shots in either version but I prefer the b&w versions for both. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter.S Posted July 17, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 17, 2010 Kirk, Like the warmish tone of your B+W. Would you mind telling us how you achieved that, or, if you want to keep your secret, give us some hints and tips ? Thanks Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted July 17, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Kirk, it's bw all the way for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkirk Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted July 18, 2010 Thank you all & hello Peter – The toning is Greg Gorman's method, which I learned here on the forum. Just google his name in a search here. Specifically, the mix of RGB is 50-40-20. Then I lower the opacity of the Fill layer to around 22-38%. 38% looks like 'real' selenium toning of a gelatin-silver print. A lower % looks like diluted selenium toning for archival preservation. If you print on Harman Warmtone Glossy, the results look a lot likeo 'classic' Portriga Rapid 111. Kirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted July 18, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 18, 2010 Kirk- As with your other Alcatraz series, these are superb. I prefer the B&W versions here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveleo Posted July 18, 2010 Share #10 Posted July 18, 2010 Kirk these are excellent and dramatic even though the grayscales are not done harshly in very high contrast. (i too have to sign up for the B&W's) . . #2 in B&W strikes me as the gate to hell. also thanks for sharing that information on tweaking the layers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 20, 2010 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2010 Kirk, fascinating work. Were these handheld, or are you allowed to set up a tripod? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_hutton Posted July 20, 2010 Share #12 Posted July 20, 2010 Unsettling in every way - A nice spareness to the shots too. To me the colour in this case is an essential component of the 'institutionalness'. Best Graeme Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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