B&W Challenge No. 32 - Chairs and Benches

[tonyw]

Seeing Billz bench along the river on a rainy day I had to stop by this bench today and get a picture as, for a welcome change, the sun was out! Still ice on the river but it's going fast. Post processed in LR and converted using the B&W6 profile with some local graduated and brush adjustments.



Tony

[hmca]

Beautifully framed, looks like a perfect spot to sit and enjoy. Nice, Tony!

[hmca]

Leaving soon for the day but just took this quick picture as I liked the shadow on the wall from the chair. Wasn't sure about how much of the table to include or if I should have included it at all. Thoughts?

[billz]

Mar 7, 2020 19:18:48 GMT hmca said:

Leaving soon for the day but just took this quick picture as I liked the shadow on the wall from the chair. Wasn't sure about how much of the table to include or if I should have included it at all. Thoughts?

Helen -

I often leave 'compositional elements' extending into and out of my frames.  In this case especially I think that the arc of the table leg, intersecting with the chair and the chair shadow works very well.

That's just me, but I like it.

[hmca]

Thanks, Bill. I appreciate your reply. I often find it hard to evaluate my own photography.

[blackmutt]

bench on the porch
i.ibb.co/vJZd49K/DSC-7797.jpg

[hmca]

Interesting how the lines of the bench match the bricks of the wall, Judy.

[blackmutt]

Didn’t even notice that. I thought it was a little busy

[hmca]

I see what you mean, Judy. I wonder what it would look like if you darkened the wall so tohe bench might stand out better against it.

[ritage]

I took this shot at Nottoway, an antebellum Plantation House in Louisiana.

Converted to BW in Photoshop.

[hmca]

What an exquisite chair, Rita. Black and white brings out the texture and the details.

[hmca]

Another bench....took this while we were in Florida. Converted to B/W in Photoshop and then enhanced with a filter from SE which was modified with a mask.