Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd darken the foreground bright spot. Aside from that, I like it. Are you familiar with the work of Eddie Ephraums? He's a british photographer who often photographs similar scenes and prints them in a style with darkened edges and a lot of contrast, with extensive dodging and burning to keep the highlights and shadows from blowing out or blocking up. It gives the images a gritty look (emphasized by the fact that he mainly shoots 35mm film, often Delta 3200, and prints big). His work is near impossible to find online because he does not have a website. This is the only one I could find to show you. http://www.dl-c.com/discus/messages/2/1944.jpg Try and find a book called Creative Elements. It details his exact techniques with actual images, showing the negative, a straight print, and the steps he took to get the final image. Though his style is not my thing, I learned an immense amount about darkroom printing from his book (which I bought 15 yrs ago when I had a darkroom). http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qisbn=9780817437169&qwork=1384791#search- anchor Your photo reminded me of Ephraums, but not quite 'finished'...needs more contrast and burning of the bright spots to achieve the look...which is why I suggested him. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 5/20/12 4:30 AM, "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: >I have never really considered myself a landscape photographer, and I >certainly con't consider myself as a monochrome black and white >photographer, but I took this image in colour (raw) in 2009 and did not >really know how to work it although I felt there was something there. I >have just reprocessed it and would be grateful for comments as to whether >it worked or not: > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/_09W8231.jpg.html > >Gerry > >Gerry Walden >+44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >+44 (0)797 287 7932 >www.gwpics.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information