Monochrome

[Radtech1]

Out walking the dog tonight before sunset.

On the way back to get the shot in the other thread, I past a different tree. I am not an arborist, so I do not know what kind it is, but there are a bazillion here in Irvine. The bark peels back in layers, and this was from a branch overhead. I took the shot not knowing exactly what I would do with it. When I tried a mono conversion it really caught my eye.

5d
70-300 DO (240.0 mm)
f/5.6
1/100 sec
asa 200

"Bark Study - Mono"

http://h1.ripway.com/Radtech1/Canon/MonoBark.jpg

[Dchemist]

Great image especially in BW. You might crop it tighter. There is a lot of empty black space on the right that (IMO) distracts. Dennis

[getting-started]

There is a lot of black on the left, but I think that the contrast between the dark area and the rest of the bark is what makes the image strong. There's some cool wavey patterns in there....good black and white conversion!

[B.C.]

I really like this, it looks very mysterious. Great shot!

[md_129]

I really like this one, it is very sharp and has a nice feel to it.