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22-MAY-2005 David Mingay

May 22: Swing

Under a beech tree in a garden somewhere in the south of England. This is why I usually shoot B&W jpgs and like to use a prime lens. I shot this in colour with a zoom, but instead of concentrating on the composition, I was fiddling with the zoom ring. Should have used the 24 f2.8, as then I'd have noticed the ropes / fence posts, and got more tree into the right of the frame. Then there was all the fiddling around with the b&w conversion in Photoshop. Just as well I didn't shoot raw mode or I'd still be trying to get it right. Is this better that this, or maybe I'll just tweek that slider. No wait, back to where I was... Next time I'll use FP4 and Rodinal... much easier!


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Cheryl Hawkins26-May-2005 22:55
It looks a little lonesome to me. Very thought provoking.
Antonis Sarantos23-May-2005 21:10
Awesome image, very tranquil and perfectly done. Voted!
Sarah 23-May-2005 19:05
I love this photo! Please can I use it with my class as a stimulus for writing and discussion??
JeremyGood23-May-2005 18:34
Great simplistic b&w. A nice mood.
Si Kirk23-May-2005 17:09
very nice Dave, i agree with your thoughts on composition sometimes less is more.
Guest 23-May-2005 15:25
This may be my favorite picture you have ever taken.
Guest 23-May-2005 14:33
Beautiful composition..
Josy's Pics23-May-2005 13:33
I like the composition here, good choice for b&w.
Josy