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BB18
13th of February 2010 (Sat), 05:56
A couple from around Manistee.

1.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/BB_Michigan/Trains/IMG_9400.jpg

2.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/BB_Michigan/Trains/IMG_9402.jpg

3.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/BB_Michigan/Trains/IMG_9407.jpg

4.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/BB_Michigan/Trains/IMG_9408.jpg

5.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/BB_Michigan/Trains/IMG_9415.jpg
Bansheercr
13th of February 2010 (Sat), 06:04
Nice shot. The conversion in #2 works for me.
PhotosGuy
13th of February 2010 (Sat), 09:17
Good locations for the series! The conversion in #2 works for me. Not so much for me after shooting B&W for decades. I'm a sucker for color.
I don't really understand what the attraction is for converting to B&W. It's MUCH harder to get a good B&W image than it is a color one. For one thing, you no longer have color to separate the values in the image, so you have to be very careful when you're shooting. For another, it's harder to get a good print from a color printer.
Way back when, we used to use filters to help with that when we used B&W film. #5 looks like you might be able to use a blend mode to pull more separation out of the clouds in the sky.
Anyway, have fun. I like your composition in #3 best.
Woolburr
13th of February 2010 (Sat), 17:45
I would love to see the color version of #1.....
Swiss Toni
14th of February 2010 (Sun), 07:59
I don't really understand what the attraction is for converting to B&W.
Neither do I, we live in a colour world.

There seems to be a view particularly in railway photography that black and white makes it somehow "authentic". :rolleyes:
FA_Productions
14th of February 2010 (Sun), 14:24
Really like the B&W
James Salenger
14th of February 2010 (Sun), 14:40
I really like the conversions. I do that quite a bit for scenes with that much snow.
James Salenger
14th of February 2010 (Sun), 15:33
There seems to be a view particularly in railway photography that black and white makes it somehow "authentic".

I am not a railroad photographer, per se, but I think it may be used
more with older equipment (steam). This may be an attempt to
convey the era of the scene.

I like B&W for certain applications. The light in these shots was
pretty flat with no shadow details. I find that in these situations
quite often B&W can add drama to an otherwise drab scene.

All of the above is of course my personal opinion. We all know
what opinions are like, don't we?