Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Black and white in black and white

More experimentation with converting some of my previous photos to black and white. Choosing a photo of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse seemed to make sense, since the light tower is black and white to begin with.

The tower was moved inland about a half-mile a few years ago and I wanted to capture the “inland-ness” of its new location. Where once the light stood on the open beach, it is now bordered on three sides by brush and trees. I squeezed into an opening in the brush to create a frame of foxtails, branches and leaves, making what I think is a unique view of the lighthouse.

My philosophy has always been that if you’re willing to do what 90% of the rest of the world is unwilling to do, your work will emerge in the top 10%.

Cape Hatteras Light, Outer Banks, North Carolina. Conversion to black and white from a color negative, levels adjustments and vignetting with Gaussian blur applied in Photo Shop. Conversion back to color and blue tones applied. Click on picture to enlarge. Photograph © 2006 James Jordan.

5 comments:

SuzySnoo said...

This is fantastic! I love the framing so much. Awesome.

engloy said...

Wonderful framing, James. The black and white effect works well too! This definitely belongs to one of those top 10% shots :)

Anonymous said...

Another great shot James. The blue tint works very well, and as already mentioned, excellent framing.

James said...
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James said...

snoo, thanks very much!

engloy, glad to see you back to posting again. Hope the exams go well.

philb, thanks, also!

empress, I loved the Hager twins photo. Would have been great if you could have faked the magic glasses onto them! Thanks, as always!