JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Foam and Sky
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 29 April 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
When converted, Foam becomes Foam and Sky. Putting this in B&W really makes a difference with the sky.
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"For me photography is a mirror of life, and every photo that is even worth looking at must be a reflection of life -- of reality, nature, man and his activity, from art to war."
Andreas Feininger
Bill Jennings from Los Altos (Bay Area Calif), United States
Great quote and even better image - the detail in the foreground is stunning. Well done.
29 Apr 2009 5:18am
@Bill Jennings: Thanks, Bill. Sometimes it amazes me what a difference a simple conversion to B&W makes.
Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld (Old Pembroke Dock boy,Wales), Germany
Amazing textures and detail,great shot !!
29 Apr 2009 6:21am
@Anthony Morgan Lambert: Thanks, Anthony.
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
beautiful -- you could call it foamy sky!!! :) lovely work, although i think the color version is my favorite -- however the sky is so much more dramatic here!!
29 Apr 2009 6:42am
@dj.tigersprout: I love posting both just to see people's preferences.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
WOW!!! I LIKE it!!! Nice work Jack!!!
29 Apr 2009 6:58am
@Linerberry: Thanks, Caroline.
k@ from Paris, France
Fabulous textures of your B&W, I love it a lot and a lot !!!
29 Apr 2009 8:02am
Sof from Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Cela donne très différent de celle en couleur... un autre monde... j'aime
29 Apr 2009 8:31am
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
Simplement fabuleux! dans le style des gravures de Gustave Doré!!!
29 Apr 2009 8:37am
@Mathilde Collot: Thank you.
Denise from Perry, United States
Wow, what a beautiful photo! B&W is perfect here.
29 Apr 2009 9:53am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Just beautiful! The details are amazing. Very well done.
29 Apr 2009 10:13am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent b/w. Really draws out the detail.
29 Apr 2009 10:29am
zOOm from Paris, France
Foam and sky look like coton ! Incredible rendering Jack ! A great mono indeed.
29 Apr 2009 10:36am
@zOOm: Thanks, Florence.
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
oh it's a beautiful landscape ! It looks like a dream !
29 Apr 2009 10:55am
@Peggy M.: Thank you, Peggy.
"Marie" :-) from perth, Haiti
Detail is really strong in B&W..... great processing Jack.
29 Apr 2009 11:48am
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
A lot of texture in this shot. I am a colour person as you may know, but I love this shot. Great processing Jack.
29 Apr 2009 12:08pm
@Lee: Thanks, Lee.
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
The sky is stunning and the foam and rocks also so all this make a great photo !
29 Apr 2009 12:14pm
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
Along with the sky, I think the conversion really brings out the detail in the rocks in the foreground. You asked a couple of days ago why I liked a shot in b/w as opposed to color. I think I tend to focus on colors when they are present and judge an image in regard to the quality of those colors. When there are no colors, my eye is drawn to textures and subtle changes of light. I think I find those things more interesting since they aren't things I see every day.
29 Apr 2009 12:27pm
@Chris Parr: I agree.
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Canada
A dramatic landscape shot, enhanced by the b/w treatment, bravo!
29 Apr 2009 2:40pm
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
The sky definitely becomes more dramatic, but I'm still a sucker for the real color of the ocean and skies, so my fave is still the original......
29 Apr 2009 2:49pm
@Susan: That's because you are a colorful gal!!
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
HDR works wonders, the record is so amazing,a strong and dramatic light, another world that shine so hard, without pain, without words, just in view of the ocean exploding. It's so wild here, I remain to forget ... great job Jack, you are very talented .. thank you
29 Apr 2009 3:09pm
@Alivia: Thanks, Dane. Actually the HDR type of effect was created in the color version. This is pretty much a simply conversion to B&W of the color version.
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
It's you're interpretation after all, but I find it so sharp and graphic as to remove the atmosphere. best...jerry
29 Apr 2009 3:09pm
@ordinaryimages: That may be why it comes off better in color. The conversion was pretty much a simple, straight conversion. This is one of the reasons that one should go back to the original NEF file to do the B&W conversion. In the future, I'll keep that in mind. (PS - when I went back to start from scratch, I found that I had done something that I almost never do, at least not until it is on a disc; I had trashed the original NEF file. So I'll just have to call this a learning experience.)
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
WOW!!!! This one is absolutely fabulous!!!! The processing makes it feel "edgy" and sharp. It makes the whole subject feel very stormy...I love it!
29 Apr 2009 3:25pm
@Tracy: Thanks, Tracy. As I mentioned earlier, it is a pretty straight conversion from the color version, which has a bit of an HDR effect. People tend to either strongly like the effect; or strongly dislike it. Jerry dislikes what it does to the atmosphere. I like what it does to the clouds.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
I read your comment about trashing the original. That is the good thing about RAW. The original stays intact unless you actually delete it.
I am a big b+w fan and like this even though the sky seems slightly overdone.
29 Apr 2009 4:19pm
@Michael Rawluk: The problem was, Michael, that I did delete it. The best that I can figure is that it was an accident. I almost never delete RAW files until they are on a disc; and I certainly don't delete a RAW file that is the basis for work done on what might be a keeper. I still have tons of files from that trip that deserve to be deleted.
LauraS from Chico, United States
This is incredible. Love the popping white of both clouds and surf.
29 Apr 2009 4:38pm
@LauraS: Thanks, Laura.
Barbara from Florida, United States
Tremendous drama with this in B&W.
The color version looks tame compared to this one.
Both are exceptional.
29 Apr 2009 4:46pm
@Barbara: Thanks, Barb.
Ajay from Pune, India
Oh yes, it does. The sky looks ever more powerful here. I love this mono tone really.
29 Apr 2009 4:58pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Turbulent sky and water. A great photo.
29 Apr 2009 5:06pm
shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway
like the bw here, little to contrasty for my taste but great impact
29 Apr 2009 6:28pm
@shallowregret: Nothing reveals our human diversity more than photography does. Furthermore, much of what I post, I would not print and put up on my wall.
Sarah Schneider Photography from Lancaster, United States
I love it both ways. =)
29 Apr 2009 6:55pm
@Sarah Schneider Photography: Thanks, Sarah.
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
I see what you have done and I like it, either way its great
29 Apr 2009 8:06pm
@P J W Miller: Thank you, Peter. The only way that sometimes can make a decision is to print it; my preference seems more clear with the hard copy.
@Christian: Thank you, Christian. What really created the post-processing look is the way the color version was processed. The conversion to B&W was fairly straight forward from the color version. To be honest, I was surprised at how that simple conversion to monochrome looked.
chrissy from uk, United Kingdom
what brilliant processing and a superb image for black and white
29 Apr 2009 8:39pm
@Ana Lúcia: Thank you, Ana.
Bill Brown from California, United States
Excellent B&W image. The shart foregroung really brings out the depth of the image.
29 Apr 2009 10:16pm
@Bill Brown: Thanks, Bill.
observing from North West, United Kingdom
Superb highlight contrasts, and great definition and sharpness.
30 Apr 2009 1:51am
StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada
An instant fave..wow! this is absolutely lovely.. a great b&w capture.. i do like this ...superb scene..that cloudscape is awesome...
30 Apr 2009 4:16am
Momo from Montpellier, France
amazing pp...clouds look like steel floating in the sky...the ocean and land also look like metal, well, at least on my laptop's screen...very cool...
30 Apr 2009 9:14am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! Excellent b&w conversion! Love the contrast level, which brings my eye to the detail and texture of the surroundings. The sky is incredible!
30 Apr 2009 5:02pm
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Really love the high contrast with this in b/w... Excellent!!!
1 May 2009 4:09am
willow from Chelsea, United States
The B&W makes the scene kind of surreal. Very cool.
2 May 2009 1:05am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
You are right--the focus of the image changes when in B&W. Lovely to have two different images from one photo.
3 May 2009 10:53am
Nikon D700
1/1000 second
F/10.0
ISO 200
70 mm (35mm equiv.)