JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Old is Beautiful
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 14 January 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Here is a quote that has nothing to do with today's photograph, but it seemed terribly appropriate for me, at least, to hear.
I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone, are guilty of the war. Oh no, the little man is just as guilty, otherwise the peoples of the world would have risen in revolt long ago!
- Anne Frank,
The Diary of a Young Girl
Jean-François from LES ISSAMBRES, France
FANTASTIQUE !!!!!! le temps est là .................... éternel et éphémère ... que d'histoires .....
14 Jan 2009 6:48am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
A nice contrasty subject. best...jerry
From yesterdays post. I only do import sharpening on RAW files in Lightroom > Develop module, using the masking option. Hold option/alt while dragging the slider to control the effected edges. For export to AM3 I choose Outout Sharpen > Screen from the export dialog box options. I use Print module for printing > Print Job to apply the output sharpening for effect and media type. In Lightroom 2 the PixelGenius algorithms, which I use in Photoshop, were incorporated into the Print output sharpening. If only we had softproofing!
14 Jan 2009 7:46am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Magnifique rendu de la texture usée du bois et très beau cadrage
14 Jan 2009 9:52am
Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States
Striking. The figure is full of narrative. There is something like physical love there.
14 Jan 2009 10:49am
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
vieille souche usée des tempêtes, torturée, à vif..stygmates du temps, lesardes de son derme..très belle texture bien rendu par le B&W.
bonne journée John.
14 Jan 2009 10:51am
ninni from Belo Horizonte, Brazil
I agree;) Beatiful, both the light and the object.
14 Jan 2009 12:44pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
The more you look, the more shapes you see. Full of character and the light is amazing. There has just been a five part Anne Frank dramatisation shown on TV this last week, incredibly well done and very moving. Neat post, Jack
14 Jan 2009 1:04pm
Barry from Kingwood, United States
Hi Jack....Worn & weathered! Simple beauty- I love it!
14 Jan 2009 3:22pm
Steve Rice from United States
This gnarly stump is very beautiful. The B&W is superb.
14 Jan 2009 3:35pm
zahai from Berlin, Germany
Fascinating structure, nice composition and contrast. Neat :)
14 Jan 2009 4:42pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Magnifique B&W! Très belle lumière, superbe composition!
14 Jan 2009 6:21pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
beautiful B&W and lighting ! I love this subject, the wood texture so well done !
14 Jan 2009 7:13pm
zOOm from Paris, France
A distorted piece of wood... incredible shape for a dead wood.... !
14 Jan 2009 7:53pm
kerfendal from Paris, France
what is beautiful is the way you shot it with a strong contrast
14 Jan 2009 9:36pm
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, CA, United States
This old wood has so much character I didn't even notice the snow at first.
14 Jan 2009 9:57pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
So beautiful, wonderful B&W post, and I do agree with the quote it makes a very relevant point
15 Jan 2009 2:31am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The light is superb, you are masterful with these high contrasts, textures and shadows. Great work!
15 Jan 2009 4:16am
One from Açores, Portugal
An excellent image in B & W !
Magnificent brightness and contrast !
15 Jan 2009 4:27am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
The b/w is so perfect for this. Shows the nuances of the shapes and shadows so perfectly. Excellent!
15 Jan 2009 5:16am
@amy: Thank you. I tried it both ways, but like you, I preferred B&W.
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Excellent shot, Jack. It is beautifully weathered. Nice processing.
16 Jan 2009 4:17am
Nikon D80
1/250 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
54 mm (35mm equiv.)