I’ve been busy with other activities recently and had less time to spend on photography, but I’ve always wanted to try some landscapes and nature photography in Black and White.
Yesterday I had the chance (albeit brief).
On a roadside stop while up at the nearby Dandenong Ranges (the range of hills overlooking the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne), I was lucky enough to make some images of large toadstools on a grassy roadside edge and in the nearby field. While I made the photos in colour, I tried converting a few to B & W and this is the result. The lens used in these two was my 50mm f1.4 – at f3.5 and then I tried f1.4 on a toadstool hidden in the grass.
Unfortunately, a barbed wire fence stopped me getting on the other side of the patch and I shot mainly into the light (resulted in some over-exposed areas in some images).
I’ll look forward to trying again sometime. I must admit, getting up off the ground was extremely difficult with my stiff back and neck, so I don’t think I’ll be getting this low down next time though. The ground was covered in pine cones and twigs from a nearby tree, so it was a bit prickly and uncomfortable too. At least now I know what it feels like to lie on a bed of nails!
Now these go well in B&W… don’t ask me why…
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I’m pleased to hear you like them in B & W.
By the time I lay flat on my stomach, I found it difficult (and painful) to try and wiggle backwards so felt i was a bit close using the 50mm f1.4 lens. But had the 18-200mm zoom lens on the other camera body next to me, so you’ll notice the diff. in image results and how they’re framed.
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Really like these Vicki, lovely control over focus and DoF. Very effective.
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Thank you Mark.
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Great series – especially the last one.
David.
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Thank you David.
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I like these a lot. 🙂
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Thanks Lisa.
Hopefully I’ll get another ride up to the country to take some more soon.
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Those are really cool shots!
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