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Knut S

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Black & white
« on: March 10, 2016, 18:14:22 »
From the famous Skagen beach in Lofoten. D2Xir 12-24mm
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Black & white
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2016, 19:31:08 »
Very stylish and clean. Just thinking about what this scene might look like if done in landscape instead of portrait orientation? As now, the foreground looms large without much content to it.
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2016, 20:33:12 »
Thanks for your response, Bjørn.
When I "saw" this, I saw it vertical. Did actually just take one shot. I thougt about crop top/bottom in pp, but like the space. Here is another from the same place. But this is with my D200ir with a 665-filter. The first is with Bjørn J's D2Xir (720-filter). 
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2016, 23:58:02 »
Ah, the famous Skagsanden beach. I like this one a lot, but I think a bit more contrast for a slightly more dramatic look would suit this photo.
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2016, 02:07:03 »
Knut, I viewed the first one on my mobile last night but could not reply.  The "Black"   and "White" really caught my attention.  I like the composition.  The rock drew my attention first then the light/reflections leading to the  mountain.  Maybe the other way around for others.  I really like it but the second image is just so far outside what I do and is visually a stunning, high visual impact image for me.
Many thanks for sharing both.
Tom
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2016, 04:50:03 »
Knut, I really like the yin-yang like contrast of the first image.
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Knut S

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Re: Black & white
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2016, 10:43:36 »
Halla, Bjørn. The FAMOUS Skagstranden. A never ending story.  ;D Tom & Akira, thank you.
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Black & white
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2016, 10:58:19 »
I must have missed something on my Lofoten visits :D
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2016, 11:10:50 »
Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 11, 2016, 10:58:19
I must have missed something on my Lofoten visits :D

You didn't miss it, here you are on Skagsanden:

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Re: Black & white
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2016, 11:13:11 »
Perhaps I didn't shoot in IR then ...
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2016, 13:25:13 »
Fantastic images! I like the editing in the second one as is, yes you could do a more contrasty version but you would alter the whole feeling and atmosphere,,,,
Very nice clean looking files.
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2016, 13:37:24 »
Wow! I'm especially taken by the second shot, the sky and beach works really well together.
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2016, 18:15:20 »
Jørgen & Erik, thank you. I think Erik has a point. I think it is a tendency towards exaggeration in editing. Like photography is a competition. More colour, more flashy images. It's all about making an impact. (500px..) I don't like that. I tend to like the more natural style. That is one of the reasons I like NG. Quality pictures as a result of good ideas, composition and technique.
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2016, 18:54:57 »
Knut, these are really nice.
I like the grey processing of the 2nd image.
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Re: Black & white
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2016, 04:40:43 »
#1 is soooo clean. Great shot.
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