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Weekly Black and White Photography thread #4 for (23 Feb 2025)

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Feb. 22, 2025
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    tprevatt
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    Feb. 22, 2025, 11:17 p.m. Feb. 22, 2025, 11:17 p.m.
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    Welcome to the Black and White Photography thread #4 for (23 Feb 2025).
    We’re dedicated to fostering discussions about Black and White photography. This open peer-to-peer forum allows critical feedback on images, leading to discussions on techniques, styles, interpretation, and storytelling. The first few weeks response has been outstanding - keep them coming.

    It’s easy - To participate: post an image or essay with a title, short description, and explanation. All comments must include the image or essay as a quote. Replies may or may not include quotes.

    THREAD GUIDELINES:
    1. This thread is for learning about Black and White photography.
    2. Post one image or photo essay for comments.
    3. Entries can be single images or short photo essays (3 to 10 connected images that tell a story).
    4. Give your entry a clear title and explain why you took it and the story it tells.
    5. Provide constructive feedback on others’ images/essays.
    6. Go beyond simple praise or dismissal.
    7. Explain why you like an image or essay.
    8. Negative feedback is welcome (be polite, honest, and constructive).
    9. Stay on topic and avoid politics or distractions.

    We refine our skill-craft through feedback - Analyzing prints pinned on the virtual wall is our approach, but discussions of styles and techniques are also acceptable. While most images are captured digitally, Black and White film can also discussed. The focus is on image.

    Post a photo or photo essay and get comments and feedback. In return, give honest but constructive opinions of others’ images. A simple “like” is insufficient. There are multiple levels of feedback: composition, technique, emotion and storytelling, etc.
    What caught your eye about an image and why? What draws you in and what distracts you? What changes would you make? Does the photographer tell their story? Does the image communicate their viewpoint or emotion? As W. Eugene Smith said, “A photo is a small voice, at best, but sometimes – just sometimes – one photograph or a group of them can lure our senses into awareness.” Does the image meet Smith’s criteria?

    Explore the image in your head, considering composition, perspective, toning, balance, exposure, and tonality. Consider the story, emotion or opinion the artist is trying to communicate. Provide feedback.

    Downloading and reposting - (please note: clear instructions are required).
It’s often challenging to verbalize useful comments about images. Instead, it’s easier to “show.” Unless the original poster specifically states otherwise, participants are free to download, alter, and repost images in replies to express their analysis and critique. The reposted image may remain permanently or be removed after a short period. Downloaded and altered images shall not be used for other purposes or uploaded elsewhere.

    Encouragement - When I first pinned a print on the cork-board for the professor and class to analyze, I was apprehensive. However, it proved to be an effective way to learn and develop my skills and vision. Well reasoned analysis and comments aid the artist in improving their vision, skill, and style. The goal is to promote and encourage people to enhance their artistic vision and skill in Black and White Photography by providing constructive feedback. General feedback is also welcome. Sharing techniques for capturing or processing images that aid in creating good Black and White images or photo essays is appreciated in replies.

    Why focus on Black and White - As Elliott Erwitt said, “Color is descriptive. Black and White is interpretive.” It’s an abstraction that simplifies photography by focusing on composition, forms, shapes, tonality, textures, and emotions. Ansel Adams famously said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make a photograph.”

    Clyde Butcher talks about the hundreds of photographers who flock to Inspiration Point in Yosemite National Park for the “golden hour.” However, the composition at sunrise is poor. For Black and White, it’s not about the color of the light, but the quality of the light. Ansel Adams arrived midmorning when the light was “right” to produce his iconic images. His iconic book, “Yosemite and the Range of Light,” had a significant impact on conservation and environmental movements in the West. It also attracts thousands of photographers each year to capture the “Range of Light.”

    clydebutcher.com

    Nick Ut’s “Napalm Girl” captured the horrors of the Vietnam War and profoundly impacted the United States. Stripped of distractions, the image exposed the terror in the children’s faces, prompting critical questioning of government actions. W. Eugene Smith’s “Minamata” warned the world. It exposed a corporation poisoning water and killing residents, highlighting the suffering of the Minamata community for profit. William Henry Jackson’s photographs convinced Congress to preserve Yellowstone as the first national park, leading to the creation of the National Park Service and commitment to wild land preservation.

    aboutphotography.blog/blog/the-terror-of-war-nick-uts-napalm-girl-1972
    www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/w-eugene-smith-minamata-warning-to-the-world/
    www.pbagalleries.com/first-photographic-images-of-yellowstone/

    Black and White strips away distractions to expose emotions. It tells unique stories in various photographic genres, from landscapes to social documentaries to portraiture. Check out Annie Leibovitz’s Black and White work.

    blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/why-artists-choose-black-and-white-photography/
    fstoppers.com/fashion/why-its-still-important-shoot-black-and-white-48141
    www.designspiration.com/save/1600176374707/

    Another resource is the “Daybooks of Edward Weston,” though dated, still relevant.

    Additional Resources - It is encouraged to discuss additional resources on Black and White photography in posts, whether in your images or commenting on others’ when those resources aid in the goals of the thread.

    Growing Together - The Black and White thread focuses on growth and learning together. Be active, honest, and respectful.

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    tprevatt
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    Feb. 22, 2025, 11:20 p.m. Feb. 22, 2025, 11:20 p.m.
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    Walk Way

    FL Poly_NZ82306-20240511-024.jpg

    Engineering building at Florida Polytechnic University.
    Taken with Nikon Z8 and converted with Silver Efex Pro

    FL Poly_NZ82306-20240511-024.jpg

    JPG, 3.3 MB, uploaded by tprevatt on Feb. 22, 2025.

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    Bryan
    Members 1433 posts
    Feb. 22, 2025, 11:44 p.m. Feb. 22, 2025, 11:44 p.m.
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    @tprevatt has written:

    Walk Way

    FL Poly_NZ82306-20240511-024.jpg

    Engineering building at Florida Polytechnic University.
    Taken with Nikon Z8 and converted with Silver Efex Pro

    Wow!

    Geometry, light, shadow - tick, tick, tick...

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    Bryan
    Members 1433 posts
    Feb. 23, 2025, 12:16 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 12:16 a.m.
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    Jet stream and clouds

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    JPG, 2.6 MB, uploaded by Bryan on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    stevet1
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 1:04 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 1:04 a.m.
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    Bryan,

    That's a nice picture.

    Talk about leading lines!

    Steve Thomas

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    stevet1
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 1:09 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 1:09 a.m.
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    Truman,

    Walk Way

    Really, really nice work.

    Steve Thomas

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    tprevatt
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 1:27 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 1:27 a.m.
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    @Bryan has written:

    Jet stream and clouds

    P1060657b.JPG

    Brian, nice composition. This brought back memories of art school - and studying Alfred Stieglitz portfolio called Equivalents where Stieglitz studies clouds with his camera. The combination of cumulus "connected by" cirrus clouds really makes this work.

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    MikeFewster
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 5:42 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 5:42 a.m.
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    Peanut Butter. London.

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    Peanut Butter. London.jpg

    JPG, 1.7 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    stevet1
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 6:50 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 6:50 a.m.
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    Mike,

    That's a really nice photo. He blends in so well.

    Steve Thomas

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    NCV
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 7:57 a.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 7:57 a.m.
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    Grand Union Canal, London

    This was an Agfachrome slide, that had heavily degraded colour after all these years. It must have been shot in 1976. The only solution was to make a B&W copy.

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    Times change. Who would go fishing in a suit today?

    london24.jpeg

    JPG, 6.1 MB, uploaded by NCV on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    stevet1
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 1:06 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 1:06 p.m.
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    Lonely Day in Winter

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    Steve Thomas

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    JPG, 265.6 KB, uploaded by stevet1 on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    ArvoJ
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 1:21 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 1:21 p.m.
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    Estonian Open Air Museum, Tallinn, 2010

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    JPG, 6.2 MB, uploaded by ArvoJ on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    tprevatt
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 2:39 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
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    @MikeFewster has written:

    Peanut Butter. London.

    Peanut Butter. London.jpg

    Great shot Mike.

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    AlanSh
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 3:12 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
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    I went on a photowalk yesterday where the topic was light & shadow. So, naturally, we dd B&W. Here's some of the images I took.

    DBCF0033-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0036-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0049-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0053-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0061-1-2_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0064-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0066-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0081-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0088-1 (Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0097-Enhanced-NR-1-2_(Superlarge).jpg

    Enjoy - and feel free to give feedback.

    Alan

    DBCF0097-Enhanced-NR-1-2_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 2.8 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0088-1 (Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 2.6 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0066-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 1.2 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0053-Enhanced-NR-Edit-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 2.3 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0081-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 1.1 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0064-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 2.5 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0036-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 2.8 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0061-1-2_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 2.3 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0049-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 1.7 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

    DBCF0033-1_(Superlarge).jpg

    JPG, 3.3 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    minniev
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 4:03 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 4:03 p.m.
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    Again away from home but had this one on my phone left over from a slide show about minimalism in nature photos. Cormorants guarding the channel markers at a local lake.

    dambirdclass%20(12%20of%2054).JPG

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    JPG, 2.2 MB, uploaded by minniev on Feb. 23, 2025.

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    tprevatt
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 10:22 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 10:22 p.m.
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    @minniev has written:

    Again away from home but had this one on my phone left over from a slide show about minimalism in nature photos. Cormorants guarding the channel markers at a local lake.

    dambirdclass%20(12%20of%2054).JPG

    I like it and I think it is a good representation of minimalism. The only thing I would do is change the aspect ratio by cropping off some of the bottom making the leading line closer to the diagonal.

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    tprevatt
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 10:25 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 10:25 p.m.
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    @AlanSh has written:

    I went on a photowalk yesterday where the topic was light & shadow. So, naturally, we dd B&W. Here's some of the images I took.

    DBCF0081-Edit_(Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0088-1 (Superlarge).jpg

    DBCF0097-Enhanced-NR-1-2_(Superlarge).jpg

    Enjoy - and feel free to give feedback.

    Alan

    Alan, I really like these three. The all are well composed using the natural leading lines in the scene. Good work.

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    AlanSh
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    Feb. 23, 2025, 11:03 p.m. Feb. 23, 2025, 11:03 p.m.
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    Thank you - they are my three favourites too.

    Alan

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