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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Manchester
Posts: 1,419
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Personal taste BC, I rarely let reality get in the way of what a photo looks like!
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Kit 1 Nikon D700 Nikon MB-D10 Battery Grip Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 VR Nikon micro AF 200mm f/4 |
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My Compact/P&S: Fuji X100 |
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: West Yorkshire, UK
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The variations are infinite and we all have our own likes and dislikes. Perhaps as well, life would be boring if we all liked the same thing.
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Kit 1 Panasonic Lumix G5 Panasonic 14-140mm Panasonic 100-300mm Panasonic Leica DG 25mm f1.4 Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro |
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Brisbane Australia
Posts: 358
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Number 3 is the only one that works for me. Sorry.
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Kit 1 Canon EOS 650D EFS 18-55 IS II EFS 55-250 IS II EF 50mm 1.8 |
Kit 2 Lumix FZ-28 (not quite an SLR but more versatile) |
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My Compact/P&S: Lumix FT-10 |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Bradford, UK
Posts: 123
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The thing with black and white is you have to make sure you get a good balance of correct tones. I've been learning to get it right for 6 years and i think i'm nearly there.
It's not good with the simple check box that monochrome or to simply desaturate the image, you have to work on different sections of the image with layer masks and curves, it takes time to master this but once done you'll never look back.
It's not good with the simple check box that monochrome or to simply desaturate the image, you have to work on different sections of the image with layer masks and curves, it takes time to master this but once done you'll never look back.
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Kit 1 Started with a Canon 350D and now own a Canon 50D Canon 18-55-IS kit lens Canon 55-250-IS lens Canon 50mm f/1.8 mk2 Sigma macro 105mm f/2.8 NEW, Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 Kenko auto extention tubes, canon fit |
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: 3rd planet on the left
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I love 1,3 and 4............... weird but 2 does nothing
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lincolnshire UK
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Think I prefer the sepia one no 3 - find 4 a bit to crisp for me nature is not that harsh well not to me it isn't. Of the true Black and white I prefer the original.
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Kit 1 Pentax K7 Pentax 60-250mm Sigma 105mm Macro Pentax 12-24mm Pentax 50mm 1.4 Sigma 50-500mm (Bigma) |
Kit 2 Pentax K20d Lens as other body |
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My Compact/P&S: Nikon P80 |
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Morecambe
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I think even mono's need to be chosen to match the subject. Example the sepia tone adds to the canal scene. The others seem too clinical and sharp for the subject.
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Kit 1 Olympus E510 |