zebra in black and white

[peter delaney]

D3 600mm lens f8 1/1250 iso 640

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Peter, nice to see you posting again.

The B/W conversion really does give the image impact and a striking quality. There is a lot to take in from the image, but to have the two fighting in the centre works well and focuses the attention to me. Your recent postings I feel, do have an almost illustrative quality about them, which gives a nice twist IMHO to the presentation.

Although not really distracting and it doesn't take anything away from the image, I might be tempted to tone down the darker shapes to the left in the FG, but NO big deal, but just MY thoughts.

TFS
Steve

[Hilary Hann]

Peter, you really are a master of the b & w environmental wildlife image and this is no exception. Great choice of subject matter here, lovely graphic detail and as Steve has said, quite illustrative. I like the shadowy image of the antelope in the background and the central focus point on the rearing zebra.

[Rachel Hollander]

Peter - incredible action, very well captured. The b&w conversion works well and I love the cloud of dust.

TFS,
Rachel

[Ken Watkins]

Peter,

Good stuff, judging by the rocks and ET's must be Etosha, nice Kudu in the BG.

I think that I would like a little more space on RHS, but no big deal.

[Jay Gould]

Simply outstanding! The crispness of all of the animals and the perfect contrast speaks volumns about your abilities. TFS; always enjoy your images.

[Charles Glatzer]

Peter,

Superb image, lending itself very well to your B&W conversion AND PANO FORMAT.

Chas

[Morkel Erasmus]

a lovely B&W conversion Peter...I agree the pano works well, and I also feel that (nit-picking ) it would have been ever-so-slightly improved had the space on the RHS been equal to the LHS, which would emphasise the central placement of the fighting zebras.

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image Peter , you are master of B & W for sure , love the action here
TFS

[peter delaney]

Hi Peter, nice to see you posting again.

Your recent postings I feel, do have an almost illustrative quality about them, which gives a nice twist IMHO to the presentation.

thanks Steve, I have been trying to get away from the norm and create my own style.. so appreciate the comment.

agree about toning down the FG ..did try it but it just didnt look quite right

Morkel and Ken tried adding canvas but chose not to as it looked too balanced I know that might seem odd ...
Thanks Hilary,Rachel,Jay,Chas and Harshad I love black and white as a medium , for a change I did this using photoshop and not Nik silver fx .. and was very pleased with result.

thanks again to all for comments

peter

[Hilary Hann]

Peter, I'm interested to see that you have done this without Nik silver and achieved a beautiful result. I've been experimenting with my b&w without Nik as well, but without this sort of quality and certainly nothing that I wanted to post. I agree with you, b&w is an awesome medium when 'done right' and I'm glad that you are sharing some of your results with us here. Inspirational!

[peter delaney]

Thanks Hillary..

There has been a lot of trial and error, but I think having dabbled in a wet dark room in my film days has helped.
I love silver fx but there is more control over image in PS ,sometimes I use both on one image .. its all about experimenting at the end of the day.. I have seen some of your images in black and white and they are very good so I am sure it wont be long before you get to grips with PS .. good luck and looking forward to your results.

[Grady Weed]

As always Peter, you deliver! The zebra is a real study in b&w, contrast and shadows. An excellent choice for b&w. Love the play action, bucking. Not too busy or crowded.