Fishing in Mono

Model - NIKON D40
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 5.00
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
DateTimeOriginal - 2007:04:27 01:37:57
DateTimeDigitized - 2007:04:27 01:37:56
MaxApertureValue - F 4.76
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
LightSource - Cloudy weather
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 125.00 mm
ExposureMode - Auto
White Balance - Manual
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 187 mm

Full Size Image: http://pix.rwven.com/albums/Nikon%20...y/CSC_1923.JPG

Original Color Capture: http://pix.rwven.com/albums/Nikon%20...x/DSC_1923.JPG

Hickeroar - Technically good. I would shave a little bit of the space off the right. Artisitically, it is a bit plain to me; seems to be missing a punchline. I like the color version better, but there's still something missing.. but I don't have the patience for fishing lately either - maybe that's the reason :D

GB

Agreed about the right-crop. I'll admit the photo doesn't deliver a punch, it just strikes me as though it ALMOST does...and could with some improvement.

Maybe punch up the contrast a bit and darken the shawdows?

OK, I'm thinking of shaving a some off the right side, and a little bit off the top and bottom to preserve the aspect ratio. I'd like to follow the above advice and raise the shadows a little bit and up the contrast as well. I'll do that and mess with it a little and eventually repost it...

A few technical suggesions. The photgraph appears to need some level adjustments to increase the apparent contrast as the color version indicates there some actual blacks and whites that need more delineation via dynamic range.

The lower right could be darkened or just cropped via the right and lower edge of the image to reduce the amount of out of focus and light area in the composition. Even cropped it could be selectively darkened.

The rocks and fisherman need not only the increase in contrast either from level adjustment or from contrast increase, but the photograph would be strengthend with sharpening in this area as well as the water would be punched up by some sharpening too.

The conversion to B/W seems to be biased towards the wrong type of filtering. The plaid shirt, the red object (a cooler?) with the white swoosh, and the rod case should all pop more with the right complimentary color as the filtering/conversion bias to b/w.

There is some lens abberation/corner darkening in the upper left and right that could easily be brightened.

Nice lines formed by the framing of the rock and water moving from lower left to upper right.

Thanks for showing this one.

I think the color version, original, is the way to go here. The rocks are many colors and very interesting in color. i agree with drg in that the conversion to b&w looks as if you have favored a filter effect that does not bring out the best here. More contrast could help, but in the end I feel the colored version is best. good framing, and sharpness seems ok. Nice going

Thanks for the replies. I reposted this after some touch-up yesterday so you can see the newer version here: http://forums.photographyreview.com/...ad.php?t=32325

It's still B&W. I might revisit the color version as well.

Thanks very much for your comments and suggestions...