I live near several small lakes, one of which has a swan family:
ISO 640 78mm f/16 1/500sec
This image is one of the first I captured of the whole family. I first posted about this family last week and my aim there was to keep the images as true to the original scene as possible. For this post, I am wandering out to a bit more creative territory. First a black and white edit:
ISO 640 78mm f/16 1/500sec
The first thing I did with this edit was to crop it. I wanted to really bring the swan in the foreground to an almost uncomfortable closeness. This swan was acting in a very protective manner and I think the crop helps tell that part of the story. I then brought the highlights in the image down and the shadows up. I wanted this black and white version to be a bit smoother than its original as shot exposure. I then added a vignette, darkening the corners.
I like this image and the crop, so I decided to create another color version:
ISO 640 78mm f/16 1/500sec
For this version, I started with a preset that was suggestive of a film camera. I kept the brightness of the original exposure though. It has a completely different color cast to it than the original. The luminance sliders for yellow, green, aqua and blue have all been boosted, and the color temp of the overall photo was also increased.
I’m sorry to say that one of the swans went missing shortly after these photos were taken. I posted the sad news on my Instagram:
How do you like the edits? Do you have a favorite? Feel free to comment below.
Cheers!
Added to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.
Picfair versions: Black & White and Color.
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