MrEd Posted July 9, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Fish market/Oyster Bar. D2 Thanks for looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Hi MrEd, Take a look here Fish.... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jmr Posted July 9, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2006 Ed, nice capture of an interesting scene. Some of the highlights, on the notice boards for instance, seem a little blown on my monitor. Perhaps the camera has taken too much notice of the general darkness of the shopfront. I guess that's an issue with digital sensors, they don't have the latitude of B&W film, so it's hard to recover from "issues". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddh Posted July 9, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 9, 2006 As I've said many a time, I love a good story and this tells a good story. I hadn't noticed the blown areas until I read jmr's post. Nevertheless nice work. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted July 9, 2006 Hi John, The answer to your question is yes, sometimes it's unavoidable to have blown highlights, The good news is it doesn't happen when I shoot RAW files. It only happens on JPEG mode. When we talk about "general darkness" it is good to remember that it's normal in B&W, otherwise we'll have bland grayish dull images. Thanks. Ed. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted July 9, 2006 Hi Daniel, Thanks, I guess I was typing when you posted. My previous comment explains it. I appreciate you taking time to look and comment. Thanks. Ed. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 9, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 9, 2006 Ed, I agree. Your shot is anything but bland, greyish and dull Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_oneal Posted July 9, 2006 Share #7 Posted July 9, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) On my monitor, the white board, the poster to the left of the door and the sidewalk are blown out. Cropping to just below the pad on which the bike sits directs more attention to the subject. It does tell a good story. Makes me want a salmon lunch. ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuna Posted July 10, 2006 Share #8 Posted July 10, 2006 Well done store front. Life moving on... Tuna Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r_smith Posted July 12, 2006 Share #9 Posted July 12, 2006 Ed I think this is a great shot. You seem to be finding your corner of the photographic world where you can create a distinctive style and interesting themes. I wouldn't worry overmuch about the highlights issue - this is just one of those things that seems to be part and parcel of digital B/W. I have exactly the same problem all the time, and really miss the latitude of film in the highlight areas. One thing you could try is a little selective burning-in of the poster highlights with PhotoShop, just to see if you can recover detail - even if you don't, you can bring them down to say 245 - 250 for a very light grey rather than dead white (leaving some highlights elsewhere at 255, of course). John Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share #10 Posted July 12, 2006 JR, Ed, Tuna, Thanks! I'm glad you all like it. John, Thanks for the PS tip. Ed. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
templar Posted July 18, 2006 Share #11 Posted July 18, 2006 These shots are a forte of yours. W Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share #12 Posted July 19, 2006 Thanks William. I enjoy taking pictures like this one. Ed. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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