Painted with fire
by tristalisk

Comment:
B/W Club!

this is a striking shot and i totally agree with you that the color is much stronger than the b/w. gorgeous gorgeous color here -- no reason to mess with it.

Deadwood
by Truegsht

Comment:
B/W Club!

good range from black to white while limiting the "blown out" areas. i like the rule of thirds for the composition, but it could even be shifted left or right even more to break up the balance a bit.

a little more detail in the clouds and the bark would help as well. i think there are more tones in this that we can improve upon.

It just breaks your heart....
by Truegsht

Comment:
B/W Club!

this is a great photo. the full-frame works well, and the focus and composition are dead-on.

like others have said, it is quite dull and gray. i plan to use this as an example for the group because there is a TON of potential here that we can draw out. you'll have a real winner of a print on your hands soon!

Intimate Setting
by aboutimage

Comment:
B/W Club!

i think this is a nice still life. i'm not sure that it makes the best duotone shot for a couple of reasons.

1) still lifes are normally color. i'm all about breaking rules, but one kind of "expects" to see them that way.

2) there are a couple of things in the photo that also are "expected" to be in color: the wine, flowers, and the oranges particularly. again, anything CAN be in black and white -- the challenge is deciding what SHOULD be.

i think the tones and contrast in this are pretty good. yeah, there are blown-out bits, but i have no problem with those.

The Thinker
by Kavey

Comment:
B/W Club!

great shot and great title. the composition is good, but i would like to see deeper tones throughout -- it looks a little gray. i think having the solid black border so near the photo makes it look plain as well. making the shadows a bit darker and the highlights an oh-so-little-bit lighter would make the formation itself "pop" more.

i took the liberty of doing a few contrast adjustments. i'm not saying that my version is "better," but i think it more accurately describes what i'm talking about more than words could:

Old Panes
by Kavey

Comment:
B/W Club!

i really enjoy the lines in this shot. it DOES look like the reflection is cut off to the left, but i understand why. i think a bit of a wider shot showing the reflection tapering off might help "explain" that to the viewer.

i don't know what's under the window, but i keep finding myself wondering. and i like the texture on the glass but would like to make it a bit more prominent. at this point in time, i can't see if it's etched or if there's like a grassy hill back there or what. and it seems rather gray. i think you could bump up the contrast a bit in the window to make the whites "whiter."

overall i love a good window shot, which this is.

Three in One Macro
by Falc

Comment:
you're on quite a roll here lately, sir. congratulations.

Water curtain
by Bela45

Comment:
this is totally out of focus

Flower Spin
by ty_roni

Comment:
cool effect. i hope this was done in-camera.

Dreamcatcher
by bravo six

Comment:
out of focus