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Week 07 - Black Ice
Week 07 - Black Ice
Ken


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: St. Joseph, MI
Date: Feb 16, 2008
Aperture: F/7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5, 0.8, 3.2
Galleries: Black and White, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Feb 22, 2008

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Comments: 13
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Taken during the ice carving festival. Just before sunset we decided to head down to the lake to catch the sunset. The trip was longer than we thought and I ended up going by myself since we had the stroller and the girls were cold. This is an ice-encrusted walkway with water on both sides that run parallel with a lighthouse on the other side of the harbor. I was amazed at how many people were out there navigating the ice and snow. This was well after sunset and I was on my way in and there were people still heading out!

I was trying to capture how much ice was really out there, both on the walkway and in the water.

Lots of editing (color version):
hdr/tonemap (-2, 0, +2)
tons of color adjustments
levels
dodge/burn
nik efex glamour glow filter
rotate/crop
resize

Convert to B&W:
Tiffen Dfx high contrast B&W filter (15 day free demo!)

Color version:


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03/10/2008 08:27:55 PM
Great contrast on this! The b&w enhances the texture on the ice and sky.
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03/02/2008 11:25:19 PM
Strongly feel the BW speaks, as if all the ice and iced over elements are about to rise in some tympanic grumbling rumbling symphony. (Keeping the filter?)
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03/02/2008 02:14:34 PM
I'd probably have stopped with the colour version as 'the shot'. as people have said the 2 versions are poles apart in what the viewer sees. Fantastic descision to convert to B&W. might be fun to print them both large and hang on your wall (if there is any space left lol).
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03/02/2008 07:55:01 AM
Wow, and I thought we had it cold here. I feel for you guys. I like it much better in b/w although the colors in the color version are beautiful!
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03/02/2008 04:34:44 AM
Makes me feel cold just looking at it.
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02/26/2008 12:31:40 AM
really neat! like some deserted wastland...the color version is to die for as well
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02/24/2008 01:16:15 PM
Man, this is good. Awesome textures here. I would love to photograph a scene like this. Another good option for this shot would have been a closer view of the structure to the right off in the distance.
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02/24/2008 11:49:30 AM
I prefer the B&W version here. Why? Because by removing the color, you've focused on the form and the light, and the way that ice looks is far more impressive (to me, anyway) in B&W. Excellent compositional choice.
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02/24/2008 01:07:35 AM
This rocks, I feel it is much better and more dynamic than the color version. Beautiful scene and well done!
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02/23/2008 12:45:29 PM
This is wicked cool. The only reason I'd say that I wish it were ever so slightly brighter is because I wasn't exactly sure what it was at first. None-the-less I love it. Beautiful display of textures in the conversion. Question: Is the water on each side frozen or is the water just rough?
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02/23/2008 05:03:44 AM
I love this and it is much more impactful than the color image. I think the B&W gives a sense of the texture of the ice and it communicates the coldness much better.
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02/23/2008 01:34:54 AM
Ken, this is awesome! The black and white photo looks completely different -- and so much more dramatic. The impact of the black and white one is so strong! The color one is pretty, but the black and white one is striking and has a strong impact -- both from the thumb, and even more so when it opens up.

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02/23/2008 12:23:12 AM
Wow, that's a lot of ice! Beautiful photograph. Your B&W conversion is excellent...love the tones in this, and the composition is nice as well.
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