Lightroom and mono conversions...

What I really like about modern photography -  and digital capture in particular - is the freedom of what I can do with the image once the shutter has been fired, and the ease of how I can achieve it. One thing that stands out is the ability to dodge and burn-in in colour (try doing that with wet prints); the ability to increase / decrease contrast or saturation locally within the image, or a whole host of treatments that can be applied to a digital file.

Of course, [ideally] all this has to be done so that the viewer is not consciously aware of any manipulation, but the real freedom comes with black and white photography, where the subject really is open to the interpretation of the photographer. Rather than an old fashioned approach, monochrome is more popular than ever, and I am having a great deal of fun watching online tutorials; learning new tricks and techniques, and rummaging through the archives for suitable images.

The photo of Boscombe pier was made yesterday afternoon, shortly before sunset.





24-70mm f/2.8G AF-S Nikkor. 1/200 second at f/11. ISO 400. Monopod. Converted in Adobe Lightroom.



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