Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The color version is here: http://www.leica-gallery.net/wajsman/image-73479.html In all fairness, I have not edited it much--just the standard conversion from RAW and some levels adjustments. I decided pretty much on B&W from the get-go, so I concentrated my efforts there. Nathan Phong wrote: > I really like this: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37alt3.jpg > > I wonder what the color version looks like. > > - Phong > > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >>This week I am trying to be Geebee... >> >>My office is near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, and from our smoking >>terrace on the roof we have a pretty nice view: >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37.jpg >> >>Some people have a pretty strange hobby: like birders, they watch and >>take notes, but what they watch is planes. There are special >>"spotterplaatsen" set up around the perimeter of the airport: >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37alt1.jpg >> >>Then we shift gear...last Sunday morning I took a drive around my >>neighbourhood and came across this field with bales of hay: >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37alt2.jpg >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37alt3.jpg >>I converted these two pictures to B&W using the method suggested by B.D. >>I am quite pleased with these, they are certainly better than my >>previous efforts in this area. >> >>Near my house is a group of trees called "The Green Cathedral". It is >>really a piece of concept art, a bunch of trees planted in a church-like >>layout; according to the explanations on the info boards these trees >>only live about 10 years, so in a couple of years this work of art will >>presumably be gone since they were planted in '96: >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37alt4.jpg >> >>Finally a view under a bridge less than 1 km from my house. I like this >>spot very much because of the always chaning light: >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_37alt5.jpg >> >>The complete PAW index is at: >>http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html >>and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com