Thanks for your comment.
Actually, I didn’t do any effects. This is just a colour image converted to black & white. The ‘effect’ is merely the late afternoon sun reflecting on the water surface and grass reeds. This post here on my Nature Blog shares the same scene (in portrait size), of the same area, in colour. It’s a great time of day to do photography in this area near my home.
Love this shot VIvki, the B&W is incredible ~ more mysterious than the green. Just the other day I was commenting on a series of photos by Tina Schell, telling her how much I love water…but really have never seen or shot a wetland or swamp land. They are fascinating places.
Thanks Randall. I only have tiny ‘wetlands’ near my urban home, but it was shooting straight into the bright afternoon winter light which gave me the image in this post. I aught to try it again some time.
I just went back to that post and realized which one of the photos you transformed into B&W. The colored version portrays a very different atmosphere, but I can’t really say which one I like better.
To be honest, I thought it looked good either way. That’s not always the case. I usually prefer colour OR B/W, but on this occasion, both are different (but the same) if you know what I mean 🙂
What an atmospheric image! B & W works really well, Vicki!
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Thanks Pete.
(this image worked well as both colour AND B&W)
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That is really nice light! Beautiful image!
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Thanks Terry.
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Beautiful photography. I like the effects you did
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Thanks for your comment.
Actually, I didn’t do any effects. This is just a colour image converted to black & white. The ‘effect’ is merely the late afternoon sun reflecting on the water surface and grass reeds. This post here on my Nature Blog shares the same scene (in portrait size), of the same area, in colour. It’s a great time of day to do photography in this area near my home.
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Oh wow! that’s amazing to know. The black and white is awesome, it captures the reflections perfectly.
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Love this shot VIvki, the B&W is incredible ~ more mysterious than the green. Just the other day I was commenting on a series of photos by Tina Schell, telling her how much I love water…but really have never seen or shot a wetland or swamp land. They are fascinating places.
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Thanks Randall. I only have tiny ‘wetlands’ near my urban home, but it was shooting straight into the bright afternoon winter light which gave me the image in this post. I aught to try it again some time.
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Dramatic light and beauty 🙂
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Thank you Joshi.
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I think the black and white creates a wonderfully mysterious atmosphere.
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It certainly does, Tanja.
It’s an interesting place as it falls into shadow from the nearby cliff relatively early. There’s a gap in the treelike and the dying sun casts a stream of light in just one section of the reeds and water. The images in this post give some more views……. https://vickialfordnatureblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/the-elusive-white-plumed-honeyeater-lichenostomus-penicillatus/
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I just went back to that post and realized which one of the photos you transformed into B&W. The colored version portrays a very different atmosphere, but I can’t really say which one I like better.
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To be honest, I thought it looked good either way. That’s not always the case. I usually prefer colour OR B/W, but on this occasion, both are different (but the same) if you know what I mean 🙂
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Nice capture and composition. B&W was a great choice here … it may have been a bit busy in color.
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Thanks Denise
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