Jock Elliott
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Troy, NY
On Monday, my wife and I went to one of our favorite places on earth: Peebles Island. It sits at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers in upstate New York.
As we stepped around the corner of the Waterford Visitors Center, I took the following photo with the FZ150 at its widest focal length:
I liked the composition (the leading lines of the sidewalk and the bridge) but it looked kinda flat to me.
So I edited it in Picasa, which is a freebie photo editing tool from Google. One of the settings is called HDR-ish. It used it and some other adjustments to get this:
I like the way the bricks and bridge look really sharp but the sky has gone a bit wonky and the hills under the bridge have gone blue. Nevertheless, it has a kind of punch to it.
So then I wondered what would happen if I convert it to B&W. Here's the result:
It reminds me a bit of some of the excellent high-contrast monochrome that some of the folks display here on seriouscompacts.
Anyhow, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
As we stepped around the corner of the Waterford Visitors Center, I took the following photo with the FZ150 at its widest focal length:
Join to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
I liked the composition (the leading lines of the sidewalk and the bridge) but it looked kinda flat to me.
So I edited it in Picasa, which is a freebie photo editing tool from Google. One of the settings is called HDR-ish. It used it and some other adjustments to get this:
Join to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
I like the way the bricks and bridge look really sharp but the sky has gone a bit wonky and the hills under the bridge have gone blue. Nevertheless, it has a kind of punch to it.
So then I wondered what would happen if I convert it to B&W. Here's the result:
Join to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
It reminds me a bit of some of the excellent high-contrast monochrome that some of the folks display here on seriouscompacts.
Anyhow, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.