Just for fun sometimes I like to pull out my kids toys and think of ways to shoot them. I have never tried to then process them in black and white. So, yesterday I tried just that. Here is my favorite:
ISO 100 50mm 0ev f/5.6 1/80
It’s a lone wolf lurking in my front yard. For this photo I went with an f-stop of 5.6 because I wanted the whole wolf to be in focus but I was OK with the background not being in focus. I cropped the image in Aperture and then chose a blue filter in Photoshop, then I sharpened the image a bit.
Thanks so much to Sonel for hosting this challenge. I usually leave my images in color, so this is a fun chance to try black and white.
Cheers!
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What a beautiful wolf PJB! Great capture hon and thanks so much for taking part in the challenge. Much appreciated. 😀 *big hugs*
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Thanks 🙂
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This is a good one…. it looks like the wolf need some company .☮
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I agree, it does look like he needs some company, made for a more dramatic black and white image though 🙂
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and what a great result you got… I love it… love also your explanation of how you processed the photo… helps others like me struggling with the B&W .. it was so much easier years ago when that was all we got from the little Instamatic etc that I used… they either worked or they didn’t.. LOL
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You are right, these days you can spend hours attempting to “fix” a photo. I don’t do a lot of black and white, so I really like the challenge because it is actually trying something a bit different.
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I’m glad you tried B&W with this image and thanks for sharing your details about settings and processing. I learn so much from reading blogs like yours. 🙂
Lisa
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Thank you! I appreciate your comment.
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This is such a fun idea! At first glance, and in black and white, I almost thought it was a wildlife photo!
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I think that is why I liked the blue filter for this particular photo, it was the one that looked the most “real”
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Now that’s a very different toy indeed. 🙂
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🙂
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Excellent picture!
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Thanks!
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Now thats cool, since I have no kids I have to go to wal-mart for my toys to photograph..thanks for checking out my blog..:-)
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Yeah, I pretty much just went on a raiding party 🙂
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Great shot of Little Howling Wolf ! Works well in B&W .
Taking even more notice of your image settings info now PJB !
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Thanks so much:) This image really was much stronger in black and white than color, funny how sometimes there is just such a big difference. Glad you find the settings helpful, it is helpful for me to talk about them so I can be more aware of them when I am actually taking photos.
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Fun image, and it works well in black and white, reminds me I must dash off and post an entry!
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Thanks!
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Going to try this tomorrow with some of my grandchildren’s toys. Fun post. Like it a lot.
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Thanks!
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