a close shave

[Beth]

the old barber's chair in bannack state park, montana. i went there in june expecting sunshine and ended up with snow showers that day.

fuji 50r & 32-64mm

 

[Ben Egbert]

So wheres the gun check? Nice historical.

 

[Jeffrey]

Nice. Contrast is a bit much, but still powerful.

 

[JimFox]

I love the contrast in this, before I had read any comments I looked at this photo and really liked how you pushed the Black and the White in this. I really am looking to try and make sure I get a real Black and White feel to my photos. It's too easy to have a Black and White actually be a Dark Grey and Light Grey instead, which for me I don't like.

So nice job Pepper with working the light, and including the window so that the light source is obvious.

 

[AlanLichty]

I like the heavy contrast for this scene. Nice.

That was probably still in use the last time I visited a barber shop

 

[Beth]

So wheres the gun check? Nice historical.

thanks ben. it's montana, the guns usually aren't optional. i think it's a will carry state instead of may.. but even so, i left mine in the car.

Nice. Contrast is a bit much, but still powerful.

thanks jeff, some people love it, some hate it. but i like the heavy contrast this week. next week i might change it.

I love the contrast in this, before I had read any comments I looked at this photo and really liked how you pushed the Black and the White in this. I really am looking to try and make sure I get a real Black and White feel to my photos. It's too easy to have a Black and White actually be a Dark Grey and Light Grey instead, which for me I don't like.

So nice job Pepper with working the light, and including the window so that the light source is obvious.

thanks jim. i generally like a good black and a good white in my images. right now i like this edit, but i might change my mind later. that's the nice thing about digital, it's so easy to re-edit later.

i used an rni (really nice images) b&w film preset and tweaked it. i forget what preset it is but i'll let you know.

I like the heavy contrast for this scene. Nice.

That was probably still in use the last time I visited a barber shop

haha! that made me laugh. thanks alan.

 

[Beth]

@JimFox the preset was rni films 4 ilford pan f plus

 

[Linda Combs]

Very nice, I like this.

 

[JimFox]

@JimFox the preset was rni films 4 ilford pan f plus

Now that's interesting. I don't know if you have seen, but I recently picked up a couple of old 35mm film camera's, the bodies were only $5 each!!! So on my trips I decided I will take one roll of film for each, one color and one B&W that I will stretch out throughout the trip. The B&W I got was Ilford B&W. When I used to shoot film way back in the dark ages, TMax was what I shot for B&W, so this Ilford will be a different feel for me.

 

[Bob Denton]

I like this

 

[Beth]

Very nice, I like this.

thanks so much linda.

Now that's interesting. I don't know if you have seen, but I recently picked up a couple of old 35mm film camera's, the bodies were only $5 each!!! So on my trips I decided I will take one roll of film for each, one color and one B&W that I will stretch out throughout the trip. The B&W I got was Ilford B&W. When I used to shoot film way back in the dark ages, TMax was what I shot for B&W, so this Ilford will be a different feel for me.

i haven't shot too much film, mostly cinestill color film. it'll be interesting to see your ilford film and how it matches up in terms of tones to the presets. rni has a wide range of ilford b&w film presets, i haven't been through all of them yet.

I like this

thank you bob

 

[Jim Dockery]

Well done. I too like the contrast - there are still nice tones in the wood, but the blacks are rich.

 

[Beth]

Well done. I too like the contrast - there are still nice tones in the wood, but the blacks are rich.

thanks jim

 

[Joe Colozzo]

Love this shot, Wood grains and patina is made for B&W!!! B E A U T I F U L

 

[Beth]

Love this shot, Wood grains and patina is made for B&W!!! B E A U T I F U L

thanks joe, much appreciated.