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Bill Mellen

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #75 on: March 05, 2016, 00:48:15 »
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A very strong image, especially when you consider the hazards of being a bird in a modern world.
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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #76 on: March 05, 2016, 09:53:14 »
Amazing shot,  Bjørn, not only the theme but also that beautiful oranges.  Assume you used a long lens for this composition?

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #77 on: March 05, 2016, 10:21:38 »
It was taken with the 200/2 AFS and a D2X. I and my field assistant spent several hours at the location, a hot-spot on the migratory bird routes to Norway, while the sun set and made the open landscape and sky awash in rich warm colours.

I am familiar with the scenery and knew the sun would set over the sea, so the the shots obtained the afternoon were just an exercise of patient waiting. After all the main subject was pretty stationary.

Although much of the landscape here is a Nature Preserve because of the migratory birds, in true Norwegian style a huge aluminium melter works has been put straight into the location leading to power lines criss-crossing the locality. This probably to maximise profit and collateral damage to birdlife, I suppose.

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #78 on: March 05, 2016, 17:55:52 »
Alders are photogenic in winter. (D200, 25-50 Nikkor)

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #79 on: March 05, 2016, 23:09:03 »
Thanks for your explanation, Bjørn.

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #80 on: March 06, 2016, 11:18:19 »
Sands of Dumont, Mohave.

Sand buggies are allowed to ravish the beautiful landscape, leaving their tyre marks criss-crossing the dunes.

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #81 on: March 06, 2016, 12:55:01 »
Damn! These are some seriously good pictures.

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #82 on: March 06, 2016, 13:05:06 »
Sands of Dumont, Mohave.

Sand buggies are allowed to ravish the beautiful landscape, leaving their tyre marks criss-crossing the dunes.

Bjørn、where's Andrea?  :D

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #83 on: March 06, 2016, 13:27:05 »
Bjørn: The dunes are a masterpiece!
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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #84 on: March 06, 2016, 15:03:51 »
Bjørn、where's Andrea?  :D

Shooting on  her own, just by my side ...

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #85 on: March 07, 2016, 04:14:56 »
Layers - from Mount Takao, near Tokyo. With Df and Zeiss 135/2.0.
Mike Selby - Sydney

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #86 on: March 07, 2016, 04:46:59 »
Mike, the gradation of the mountains are simply beautiful.  I like your choice of geometry, too: the mountains seen between the shadow of the closest mountain and the cloud as well as the inclusion of the blurred plant as foreground.
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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #87 on: March 07, 2016, 07:34:31 »
Thanks, Akira. A little serendipity here - the cloud rolled over just as I was about to leave, and the rain came down shortly after. Mount Takao is beautiful despite the weekend Tokyo crowds.
Mike Selby - Sydney

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
« Reply #88 on: March 07, 2016, 08:04:14 »
Sands of Dumont, Mohave.

Sand buggies are allowed to ravish the beautiful landscape, leaving their tyre marks criss-crossing the dunes.

It shows like denim fabric on my screen, serious moire?

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Re: Monochrome scenes, not black and white conversions
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