Rainbows in Mono

martin-imagesmartin-images Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
edited March 20, 2007 in Landscapes
The title sounds daft but to show light intensity and been a mono man black and white picks up on the light better than colour IMHO
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2007
    Very unique way to look at rainbows!

    First shot is awesome!! clap.gif
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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    Martin

    Two more great onesthumb.gif

    BTW did you learn black and white in a dark room?
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  • martin-imagesmartin-images Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    Marc Muench wrote:
    Martin

    Two more great onesthumb.gif

    BTW did you learn black and white in a dark room?

    Thanks, Yes I am darkroom trained for 30 years. 3 years ago then turned to digital, trying to get the hang of it rolleyes1.gif

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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2007
    martin-images wrote:
    Thanks, Yes I am darkroom trained for 30 years. 3 years ago then turned to digital, trying to get the hang of it rolleyes1.gif

    Martin

    It really showswings.gif
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited March 9, 2007
    Very interesting, Martin.thumb.gif

    I do not think I would have tried to portray a rainbow in monochrome, but your image is lovely.

    I do think I prefer the first over the second, tho.
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  • CatOneCatOne Registered Users Posts: 957 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    Awesome!

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    That's thinking outside the box to do rainbows in B&W...these are awesome! Your darkroom training really shows without a doubt! thumb.gif
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited March 12, 2007
    I'd have never thought B&W for a rainbow either but it works nicely.

    I like how the rainbow highlights the buildings. A very surreal shot.
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    Wow...I just spent some time in your galleries...amazing work! bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
  • bsvirginianbsvirginian Registered Users Posts: 241 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    bowdown.gifbowdown.gif Hello Martin. I'm quite impressed as well. A really interesting niche in this world of digital color. My only question is whether your images started in color and then was adapted to B&W or shot in B&W?
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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2007
    I have to say I really like these. Very cool how it almost looks like the rainbow is throwing a splash of light on the ground in both of them. Very contrasty with excellent tones.
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  • martin-imagesmartin-images Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2007
    bsvirginian wrote:
    bowdown.gifbowdown.gif Hello Martin. I'm quite impressed as well. A really interesting niche in this world of digital color. My only question is whether your images started in color and then was adapted to B&W or shot in B&W?
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    All my images are taken in colour then converted to mono, the reason for this is that one can then use say channel mixer in PS and adjust RGB channels separately to give varying effects to the image, eg, red channel darkens blues, blue channel darkens greens like filters do for BW using film

    Thanks

    Martin
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited March 20, 2007
    I'm not a big fan of B&W, but I have to say these images are positively stunning! You've just proved a rainbow can look good without color too!

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2007
    eek7.gifWow what a brearthtaking photographs
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