9th: Concrete Mart by © Cat by ctfchallenge

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29th Sep 2007	© Cat

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Canon DSLR Challenge		10-Oct-2007 14:27
Thanks TV, Rod and Lee. I apprecite all the discussions on this and I agree with pros and cons of contrasts. It boils down to matter of personal taste. I have given a thought to Aam's suggestion and I think there is possibly some room to play with the contrast. Although I could not get it done in time, I think I'll push the contrast for printing. Thanks Aam. -Cat

Guest		08-Oct-2007 01:25
well done Cat. Your effort really has paid off.

Rod		06-Oct-2007 21:48
Good points Tommy & I had the same problems getting good a tonal range from my B&W in the darkroom. I could get good blacks & good whites with not many tones in between or vice versa, I can get a lot better results now with digital. (As can millions of others) Normally I would go along with Aamms suggestions about more contrast in this shot but what I keep in mind is Cat produces picys that have a delicacy about them & this seemed in keeping with that.

ctfchallenge		06-Oct-2007 13:43
Back in the darkroom ages, I would wonder why my shots never had punch. I found I had to keep on hand six different contrast grades of Kodak paper and learn some burning, dodging, and solarizing techniques. Only one in ten tries seemed to work however and the most difficult variable was my own faulty judgement about how much was enough. Now I'm finally into digital photo processing and still having and hearing from others about the same delemma. So, it is reassuring to go to a gallery and see some masters at work. I agree that not every subject needs to have the extreme range from black to white, but when that subject can tolerate it, the image itself always seems to benefit from pushing the tonal range. -tv

ctfchallenge		05-Oct-2007 21:44
Thanks Rod, I see Aam's POV and still contemplating on his suggestion. But I am glad you see why I choose this to be on the lighter side. I have posted the original as captured in pending. My skills are not that great, but I tried to process this to make it look like not much PP was done. -Cat

Rod		05-Oct-2007 20:28
This shot works great, goodun Cats. I can see what Aamms on about so I just used the burn tool to darken the shadows somewhat & liked the look but somehow this lighter look adds a delicacy to such a solid structure that the darkened one lacked. Plus it's harder to see the silly sig in this lighter one:-)

Guest		05-Oct-2007 17:02
This one is saturated with pattern. Nice find. -COAmature

aam1234		05-Oct-2007 16:53
Check Pending Cat, and let me know what do you think.

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Oct-2007 16:35
Thanks CJ. Its all yours Aam. Let me know if you post it. -Cat

aam1234		05-Oct-2007 16:23
I'll play with it a bit and let you know, Cat. Hope you don't mind. Won't post the result nor keep it on my PC for long.

ctfchallenge		05-Oct-2007 15:59
Wonderful geometric lines here Cat - very nice! :-) CJ

ctfchallenge		05-Oct-2007 15:56
Thanks Aam. I know your point of view and understand it perfectly. There was not a dot of black on the building face anywhere, so my take is the photo should not have a complete black at all either. The shades are dark gray but not black. If I put more contract, then the dark gray will become black, which is not to my liking in this case. -Cat

aam1234		05-Oct-2007 15:45
Geometry at its best. I might play with levels/contrast a bit, though. Still excellent work.

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