Safari in B/W

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited July 15, 2012 in Wildlife
Hi y'all,



My first love in photography was B/W shooting. Unfortunately the wildlife captures I've gotten in Florida haven't really worked as B/W images. :rolleyes



However the photo ops provided in Africa are a different story. :ivar

D800E with the 70-200 2.8 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800
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D4 with the 200-400 f/4 ISO 1600
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D800E with the 70-200 2.8 + 1.4 TC ISO 640
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D4 with the 200-400 f/4 ISO 2000
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D4 with the 200-400 f/4 ISO 2000
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Fuji X100 ISO 200
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D800E with the 70-200 2.8 + 1.4 TC ISO 1600
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Harry
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"

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  • JohnDCJohnDC Registered Users Posts: 379 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    Harry,
    Until I saw your B&Ws, I thought that color did a better job of separating focal subjects from backgrounds. But your animals standout so well they look like they are in 3-D. Was your Fuji film shot somehow processed with HDR to get that standout combination of sky, trees, grass, cheetahs, etc.?
    ---John
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2012
    You think that I, in my non-native English, can find words the describe the awesomeness of your work?

    ...and again, I'm impressed thumb.gif
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2012
    Wow Harry those are some outstanding conversions. Look like the new Nikons are adequately fulfilling their duties
    Welcome back
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2012
    JohnDC wrote: »
    Harry,
    Until I saw your B&Ws, I thought that color did a better job of separating focal subjects from backgrounds. But your animals standout so well they look like they are in 3-D. Was your Fuji film shot somehow processed with HDR to get that standout combination of sky, trees, grass, cheetahs, etc.?
    ---John


    Thanks John glad you liked them. As for the Fuji capture it was a Nik production. I applied the Detail Extractor and Tonal Contrast filters from Nik's Color Efex Pro and then converted to B&W with Nik's Silver Efex Pro.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2012
    Dick on Aruba wrote: »
    You think that I, in my non-native English, can find words the describe the awesomeness of your work?

    ...and again, I'm impressed thumb.gif


    Thanks Very much Dick.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2012
    Harry,

    Very nice images and processing. I enjoyed looking at these.

    I seem to prefer the even numbered images. headscratch.gif

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2012
    "As for the Fuji capture it was a Nik production. I applied the Detail Extractor and Tonal Contrast filters from Nik's Color Efex Pro and then converted to B&W with Nik's Silver Efex Pro."

    Wonderful pics Harry! I like NIK!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2012
    DsrtVW wrote: »
    Wow Harry those are some outstanding conversions. Look like the new Nikons are adequately fulfilling their duties
    Welcome back

    Thanks much Chris. I am delighted with my cameras especially the D800E.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2012
    Sam wrote: »
    Harry,

    Very nice images and processing. I enjoyed looking at these.

    I seem to prefer the even numbered images. headscratch.gif

    Sam

    Thanks Sam but I felt that you usually would go with the odds. :grin
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2012
    FlyNavy wrote: »
    "As for the Fuji capture it was a Nik production. I applied the Detail Extractor and Tonal Contrast filters from Nik's Color Efex Pro and then converted to B&W with Nik's Silver Efex Pro."

    Wonderful pics Harry! I like NIK!

    Thanks and the NIK plug-ins are the best.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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