icepics wrote: I think it's a nicely balanced composition that fills the frame well and makes nice use of the lines in the subject.
icepics wrote: You could think about the lighting as that could be done differently, but looking more closely I notice that there seems to be a light source to the left.
icepics wrote: I think too that maybe the fingers are just slighty more sharply in focus than the smaller figures, but I can't tell for sure.
icepics wrote: I don't know if you shot this in B&W or converted it from color. I've done a good bit of B&W film photography and learned how to do darkroom work; I learned to look for a 'black' black and a 'white' white somewhere in the photo (not usually in highlights or reflections). That was usually the starting point and then I'd adjust from there. When I've done some digital B&W I find the conversion tends to make portions of the picture too dark, so I'm finding that instead if I remove color that seems to give me much better gray tones.
icepics wrote: When I shoot B&W I try to look for some contrast of light and dark in the scene I'm photographing as that seems to give me better B&W photos. There seems to be some nice contrast in this picture, it just seems like it's a bit too dark maybe or needs some more adjustment.
BrandyMaeD wrote: I think it's a great shit as is. I'm fond of grainy black and white, but that's because it's my style... Not many people like the grain as much as I do. Your shot is fantastic and soft yet detailed. Great job!
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