November Still Life

[Rick Tardiff]

Ebony 4x5, 150mm lens, Fuji Instant B&W. My learning curve continues!

[cjbroadbent]

4x5 Ektachrome Gandolfi 135mm Sironar.

[cjbroadbent]

Worked over with Photomatix and converted to BN. Stronger?

[Jim Cole]

Worked over with Photomatix and converted to BN. Stronger?

Actually, as much as I like the B&W, I think in this case the soft muted colors work better for me, more suited for the subject.

Jim

[ustas]

[QUOTE=Christopher Broadbent;647764]4x5 Ektachrome Gandolfi 135mm Sironar.
Dear Christopher, always look at your pictures with admiration! Thanks for sharing!

[Ken Lee]

What is "BN" ?

[Richard Wasserman]

bianco nero Italian for black and white–I assume as I'm not Christopher.

[Ken Lee]

Thanks.

At the risk of offending, here's a version where the background and table get a saturation adjustment of -60%... ?

I think it's a beautiful image, just that the background and table were a bit too... pink.

In toned monochrome, a tighter cropping (ouch) and sharpening only the shavings and the edge of the basket ? Again, I'll gladly delete these if I am stepping over the line.

[sly]

The pink didn't bother me - I kind of like it a smidge better. Definitely colour over BN.

[mdm]

Sorry Ken, but in your version it looks like it was taken in morgue, the only thing missing is a cadaver on the slab.

David