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03-JUL-2004 Lonnit Rysher

One Hand by Lonnit Rysher

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/90s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 with Flash full exif

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Guest 13-Jul-2004 00:45
Lovely tones
Guest 10-Jul-2004 04:48
That's the side of the black formica coffee table he's leaning on. ~ Lonnit
Guest 10-Jul-2004 00:04
Lonnit, what is the black at the bottom of the frame? -- Victor
Canon DSLR Challenge07-Jul-2004 03:54
That's a beauty Angela. Yes, I know I can do it in camera, and when I'm shooting with BW in mind from the start, and I want the grain, I go to ISO1600. I find that ISO3200 is too much b/c for whatever reason, my 10D shoots dark. I'm always having to brighten in the post-processing to bring the exposure up. When that happens it really brings up the grain, but not in a good way - too much data is lost. At ISO1600 I've pretty much got enough leeway to adjust the RAW exposure in PS and not destroy the shot. What I really was looking for was a way to get that in-camera grain look later in the post processing for those times that I don't shoot with BW in mind and it's an afterthought. :) ~ Lonnit
Guest 07-Jul-2004 02:06
Lonnit, one thing I can offer as far as getting grain is to shoot at a high ISO. I shoot at ISO 1000 (the highest the D60 will go) all the time, especially when I know the shot will be toned to sepia. AND it makes grain that looks similar to film grain, also more prominent in the shadowed areas, and finer to non-existant in the lighter highlight areas.

Here is a shot that shows a good example of what I'm talking about:


With the 10D, I'd try shooting ISO 1600, or if you really want serious grain and grit, shoot at ISO 3200 (I'm so JEALOUS you have that high ISO speed!!) ;), then when you post process in PS, make sure to channel mix to go to B&W rather than desaturating, as this really seems to bring out the grain in the red and blue channels more.

Others may have different suggestions, but this is what I've found to give really good grain, and it's so much easier than messing about with filters and things in PS! If I can help in anyway, email me at tiphoto@wi.rr.com. :)
Canon DSLR Challenge07-Jul-2004 01:54
Thanks guys. I took this shot when I took the others, but this was the one that made me a bit more motivated. I saw that hand go down once on the table and I missed the shot - poor exposure b/c of the backlighting. He moved before I could fire off another. When I saw him near the table again I aimed for the spot and waited for the hand to arrive! Bingo, there it landed - CLICK! LOL! Later I kept flip-flopping on it thinking that I liked it but it probably s*cked, so I didn't post it. I'm trying to develop a method of adding grit to a BW shot but getting the grit to stick more in the darker areas than the lighter, so it's just not an obvious, boring, unnatural, PS grain. I yutzed around with this shot for an hour until I got it this far, but it's still not the grit I want. I like the real darkness in the shadows but I want more grain.

But, all in all, as you guys have pointed out, it was glaringly obvious that there was no passion in those other shots, and here I had a spark. No, not my best work, but I was emotionally involved again, not just going thru the motions. :)

Thanks - I do really appreciate your not letting me get away with that. I needed the smack and you really are good friends to call me on it. Gotta love you guys! :) ~ Lonnit
Guest 07-Jul-2004 00:01
Beautiful. I like the tones.... the surroundings are simplistic in blacks, greys, light greys, and whites, and then all of the wonderful tonal range on the arm and hand.
Guest 06-Jul-2004 23:01
Stronger.
falphotography06-Jul-2004 22:11
falevine: I always like your work. The simplicity in this one is powerful.