Black and White Landscapes!

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#181
Sporgon said:
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Done a quick stitch of this in B&W but can't decide whether I prefer the 2x1 or 2.5x1 version. On my panos I am beginning to favour 2x1, but for a 'proper' landscape shot maybe 2.5 x 1 is better ?
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Sorry, IMO, math has not much to do with art.
Go with your gut, your emotions, crop as each unique scene and image capture call to you, YOU have the innate sense to do it right, never mind formulaic math rules.

You have repeatedly demonstrated excellence in your work, I strive to emulate.
Always enjoy seeing your output, you know how to do 'IT'.
 
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#182
tolusina said:
Sporgon said:
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Done a quick stitch of this in B&W but can't decide whether I prefer the 2x1 or 2.5x1 version. On my panos I am beginning to favour 2x1, but for a 'proper' landscape shot maybe 2.5 x 1 is better ?
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Sorry, IMO, math has not much to do with art.
Go with your gut, your emotions, crop as each unique scene and image capture call to you, YOU have the innate sense to do it right, never mind formulaic math rules.

You have repeatedly demonstrated excellence in your work, I strive to emulate.
Always enjoy seeing your output, you know how to do 'IT'.
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Thanks for that. I know where you are coming from on this but don't really agree. I am actually quite formulaic in my pictures and I tend to see a scene as either a potential 1.5x1, 2x1 or 2.5x1. Three formats is enough for any display of pictures IMO, I find galleries of work get very untidy if there is no rhyme or reason to the formats.

This is an image that I saw as a 2.5x1 but I think it may be better when tightened up.
 
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#187
dhr90 said:
Took these about a year ago, may have already posted them on here but I don't recall doing so. Comments and criticism welcome :)
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The one with the boats looks nice. Maybe you could cut off a little more of the boat on the left. Did you try a sepia/vintage look for it?

The second one does not look so great to me in B&W. Mind you I am a B&W fan. It probably looks better in colour. Maybe in B&W you could try and get some contrast in the sky. I think B&W is about a main subject with a lot of contrast. It is missing that.
 
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#188
rpt said:
dhr90 said:
Took these about a year ago, may have already posted them on here but I don't recall doing so. Comments and criticism welcome :)
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The one with the boats looks nice. Maybe you could cut off a little more of the boat on the left. Did you try a sepia/vintage look for it?

The second one does not look so great to me in B&W. Mind you I am a B&W fan. It probably looks better in colour. Maybe in B&W you could try and get some contrast in the sky. I think B&W is about a main subject with a lot of contrast. It is missing that.
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Thanks. I wanted to keep a 16:9 ratio so I couldn't get rid of that boat without losing the masts of the boats in the centre of the shot. Couldn't crop any further to the right either if I remember rightly. I would like to go back when the water is still one day so I'll see what I can do again.

Personally I thought it didn't work in B&W, I should still have the RAW file so I'll have a play some time.
 
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#191
A cloudy morning near Ounagha, Essaouira Province, Morocco
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#195
Someone might argue that this isn´t really a landscape, but I would disagree. This picture is taken from a usually very scenic place near Bergen, Norway, but this is what it looked like in a snow storm late april this year. I appreciate the graphic look you get from the white out. Taken with my 6D and 24-70 f/4 L IS.
 

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