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Morkel, I like the effect a lot. Simple and strong contrast, and the kudu makes for a good silhouette. One nit, that clump of brush that is in front of the kudus back leg is bothersome, it looks as if it is attached to his leg. I think you may need to lift your self-imposed cloning ban for this one, seeing as you have already turned the kudu pitch black!
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Effective silhouette here Morkel, nice use of the contrast with B&W, agree on the back leg/bush issue.
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Hi Morkel,
Beautiful silhouette image.
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I am afraid this doesn't work for me. I feel that all those NIK effects and B&W are over used in WILDLIFE for some reason. If I will post a B&W image in the AVIAN forum it will probably be moved to OUT OF THE BOX - where it belongs IMHO.
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Ofer, just wondering why going back to b&w (where many of us began our wildlife photography days) should be considered OOTB. Is b&w not still a legitimate method of presenting our photographs, where the form, texture and tone can be shown without the distraction of colour? I sometimes wonder why there needs to be different camps who should niggle at each other for lack of artistry, or lack of purity, or for using different tools to extract out of their image what they, the photographer chooses to show the public. I would have thought that there was room for us all, without fear or favour.
As for me, I really enjoy seeing how different photographers show what they have seen out there in the great outdoors and the different perspectives and presentations are part of the experience.
As far as this image goes, it is perhaps a little stark for my tastes and I feel more drawn to the out of camera shot which shows a little more detail.
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Besides the bit of "gardening" already mentioned.....I like the B&W effect!
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Hi Morkel,
The approach is inventive and neat. As mentioned the bush does spoil, but I am sure you will have another image up your sleeve. Well done and TFS.
Best wishes,
Mark.
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Morkel - I have looked at this a couple of times now and think that I prefer the straight out of the camera post. The OP feels a little harsh to me, maybe because there is so much open white sky. I think the b&w might work better for me as more of a pano crop with some of the space from the top removed.
TFS,
Rachel
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I agree with Rachel, I prefer the OOC version. Its the warm color of the grass that provides just a touch more depth and detail that works for me.
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"Ofer, just wondering why going back to b&w (where many of us began our wildlife photography days) should be considered OOTB. Is b&w not still a legitimate method of presenting our photographs, where the form, texture and tone can be shown without the distraction of colour? I sometimes wonder why there needs to be different camps who should niggle at each other for lack of artistry, or lack of purity, or for using different tools to extract out of their image what they, the photographer chooses to show the public. I would have thought that there was room for us all, without fear or favour.
As for me, I really enjoy seeing how different photographers show what they have seen out there in the great outdoors and the different perspectives and presentations are part of the experience. "
Hi Hillary, I have no problem with B&W and or any other significant effect as long as it is presented in the right forum. I am sure the OOTB forum is there for a reason so why not using it? In my opinion colour is an integral part of nature and it can not be considered as"distraction" as you put it. In this forum as well as in the AVIAN forum we supposed to present our photos as close as can be to the way they were taken. B&W is a radical manipulation as nature doesn't look like that.
Not long ago I have seen an image in here that was manipulated in a way that made me wonder where we draw the line. It was a B&W portrait with the eyes in full colours. Lovely image but it doesn't belong in this forum IMHO.
Having said that, this is how i feel and I respect different opinions of others.
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Other than the bush, everything works for me and I would of approached this image in the same exact way. Maybe I would of lightened the sky a bit to get rid of the grayish tint but again, this is my personal taste.
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Originally Posted by
Ofer Levy
I am afraid this doesn't work for me. I feel that all those NIK effects and B&W are over used in WILDLIFE for some reason. If I will post a B&W image in the AVIAN forum it will probably be moved to OUT OF THE BOX - where it belongs IMHO.
Totally agreed with Ofer & Plus one here
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Originally Posted by
Harshad Barve
Totally agreed with Ofer & Plus one here
TFS
Thanks for your views, Bhai...
But I still don't agree with either you or Ofer. None of the BPN guidelines state that B&W conversions per se need to go to OOTB. If a substantial amount of changes had been done to make the image content differ from the original capture, yes. :)
I have even posted B&W images in Avian which weren't moved to OOTB by the mods there.
You are welcome to engage with the greater BPN community by starting a thread about this in the General section.
Last edited by Morkel Erasmus; 02-22-2012 at 02:55 AM.