Black and White Photography

[Bowwowmeow]

When I was little, my dad developed a darkroom technique which won him some local acclaim. He took black and white photos, and subjected them to a process which removed all the gray tones and left a high-contrast image in black and white only. Then, depending on the subject, he would airbrush some element in a single bright color. It was a painstaking process!

I have done something similar with some of the pictures I have recently taken. Its funny how easy it is to do now, with a computer, that was so difficult then.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/new050.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/Townhouse.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/Pedestrian.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/PurpleBackground.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/Twitcheshc.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/pics001.jpg

[moie]

lovely, and vegan:)

i sold all of my darkroom stuff on ebay... it kinda made me sad.

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks moie!
It is sad, when I think of how much time I used to spend in my dad's darkroom. We never did color, but he taught me to develop my own film, and make prints. We also used to do this thing when we were really little, where we would collect a bunch of stuff like leaves, or nuts and bolts, and scatter them onto photographic paper in the dark. Then my dad would turn on the light really fast, and expose the paper.

I miss the magic of watching the image appear slowly on the paper in the developing tray. :(

[Oracl]

Those pictures look great, Bowwowmeow. :colors:

Now you can have blue eyes for a change! ;) :cool:

[Bowwowmeow]

Brown doesn't look as nice with black and white. :shy:

[moie]

I miss the magic of watching the image appear slowly on the paper in the developing tray. :(


that really was the best part...especially when you made a good image

[Dexter]

very nice :)

[Caprita]

Wow, I love them! Great job! Personal favourite: the cat ;)

[thevegantwins]

:cool: Cool!

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks guys! :o

That kitty was Twitches, a beautiful customer of mine who sadly passed away not too long ago. :(

[Caprita]

That kitty was Twitches, a beautiful customer of mine who sadly passed away not too long ago. :(


Ah, sorry to hear it. :(

[Bowwowmeow]

Here's another:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/SeagullandSunset.jpg

The orange ball is supposed to be the sun setting over the ocean.

[Caprita]

I like it! :D And I like the colour orange! :painting:

[Bowwowmeow]

The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/PalaceofFineArts.jpg

[Caprita]

I love each and every one, BWM! Plus you've given me such a great idea! :excited:


An attempt of my own, although not by far as good as BWM's! :master:

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[Bowwowmeow]

I love each and every one, BWM! Plus you've given me such a great idea! :excited:

An attempt of my own, although not by far as good as BWM's! :master:

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[Oracl]

Lovely pic, Caprita. :colors: :nanakiss:

[Caprita]

Thanks everybody!
BWM: Looking forward to seeing more of your work! :cheer:

Oracl: Thank you!

[Bowwowmeow]

BWM: Looking forward to seeing more of your work! :cheer: In that case . . .

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/YellowDaisy.jpg

[Dexter]

nice:)

[Caprita]

nice:)

Totally agree! :agree:

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks guys!

Here's the Golden Gate Bridge

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/GoldenGateBridge.jpg

[Caprita]

Wow, great job, BWM! This one has to be one of my favorites, out of what I've seen so far. :agree: :thumbsup:

[Dexter]

^
what she said :D

[Caprita]

^
what she said :D
Yep, what I said! :D :curtsey:

What I love about this picture: the contrast, not only between black and white, but also between the middle area, with all the buildings, and everything else.

Almost forgot. I also like the choice of colour! ;)

[Dexter]

once again, On Target :D

[Bowwowmeow]

Yep, what I said! :D :curtsey:

What I love about this picture: the contrast, not only between black and white, but also between the middle area, with all the buildings, and everything else.

Almost forgot. I also like the choice of colour! ;)
Wow! Thanks Caprita. :nanakiss: I couldn't help the choice of color, though. It had to be Golden Gate Bridge Color. :agree::D

[Bowwowmeow]

Dandylions :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/Dandelions.jpg

[Dexter]

:)

[Caprita]

Wow! Thanks Caprita. :nanakiss: I couldn't help the choice of color, though. It had to be Golden Gate Bridge Color. :agree::D

You're welcome!

Well, I've never seen a picture of the said bridge, so I simply liked the colour :agree: :thumbsup:

The dandylions are also sweet. :)

[Willow]

Your photos are wonderful, Bowwowmeow! I really like how they're all black-and-white with a single accent color...very striking and beatiful :) :thumbsup:

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks Willow! Just copying my dad. When I was little our walls were full of his photos, many done in that style, and paintings too, of my dad's, grampa's, and uncle's. We never had to buy art with so many artists in the family. :o

[Bowwowmeow]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/CoitTower.jpg

[Dexter]

once again, very nice
:)

[Bowwowmeow]

:curtsey: :o

[Caprita]

Heheh, what Dexter said! ;) :D

[veggiesosage]

I do like BWM's images, I may have a go at copying them some day :D .

Having just bought a DSLR and Photoshop, one of the things I want to do is get into black and white image making. Here's my very first go,of Durham Cathedral.

http://162.photobucket.com/albums/h8...mCathedral.jpg (http://anonym.to/?http://162.photobucket.com/albums/h85/veggiesosage/DurhamCathedral.jpg)

[thevegantwins]

That's stunning, Andy. I'm sure people would pay money for a shot like that.

[veggiesosage]

Hehe, well its just a pity I didn't have me new kit when I was in Whitby the other week! Thats supposed to be the home of Dracula.

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks Andy!

[veggiesosage]

Another one from me. The website's being updated on a regular basis too :D

[moie]

the clarity!! very nice.. is it abandoned or was it bombed?

[veggiesosage]

the clarity!! very nice.. is it abandoned or was it bombed?



Cheers Moie. No, neither abandoned nor bombed. Its Newstead Abbey http://www.newsteadabbey.org.uk/ and the bit in the photo is the only surviving part of a 12th century priory. The Byron family were given it and they built a stately home around the ruins.

[Caprita]

Wonderful photos everyone! :agree:

By the way, I've checked out your website, Andy, and I like everything I've seen there. The site is also very well made. :agree:

[veggiesosage]

Thanks Caprita.

A tip for anyone else wanting to do a website. www.moonfruit.com is very good (thats what mine is on). You don't need to know anything about web design or html, its all just 'drag and drop' and you can have a free one if you don't mind ads.

[Caprita]

Thank you! I had studied html and web design for a few years but I've stopped due to the exams. This will have to do until I take it up again. :)

[veggiesosage]

Not totally B+W but I'm quite pleased with it so here it is

[Bowwowmeow]

Oh, I really like this one Andy! :yea:

[veggiesosage]

Thankoo!

I've just printed it out and, though I say so myself, it does look good! :D

[moie]

my favoite of yours, thus far....excellent contrast:)

[Caprita]

my favoite of yours, thus far....excellent contrast:)
I totally agree!

:master:

[veggiesosage]

You are all way too kind :D

And Mr photoshop has obviously helped

Cheers guys

Andy

[thevegantwins]

I totally agree!

:master:

I agree as well!

:master: :master:

[veggiesosage]

Here's one of the outside only of Westminster Abbey

[thevegantwins]

Fantastic Andy!
I'd expect to see Count Dracula swooping by in that photo or at least a few bats! Very gothic feel. Have you ever been to Whitby?

[Caprita]

As usual - a wonderful photo, Andy! :agree:

Will have to look up my own photos of the Cologne Cathedral on the outside. :D It wasn't that easy to get it right, and I did not know what to expect, but I'm happy with what came out.

P.S. Agreed about the bats, thevegantwins! :)

[veggiesosage]

Have you ever been to Whitby?

Yep. There are a handful of pics of Whitby on my website (shameless plug alert:D )

Thanks for compliments again all!

[moie]

beautiful pics, as usual, andy.:excited:


andy- are you trying to make some sort of statement with color only being on the clocks? just say yes and make something up:D that's what i always had to do in art school.

[Caprita]

Yep. There are a handful of pics of Whitby on my website (shameless plug alert )

Seen them, seen them! :D Indeed, a beautiful place to take pictures, and yours came out very well, as usual. Gives me an idea what to do when I go to the Bran Castle this autumn.... :bat:

[veggiesosage]

andy- are you trying to make some sort of statement with color only being on the clocks? just say yes and make something up:D

I bet you used the word 'juxtaposition' a lot as well :D

Not really, its just that they're gold so they stand out best. I quite like the idea of a B+W pic with a little bit of colour on it, its no deeper than that I'm afraid :D

[Caprita]

I think I know how you do the coloured clocks, Andy! But I also know that magicians never tell each other's secrets!
:magic:

[veggiesosage]

*sniggers*

Think I've done the churches with clocks thing now :D , gonna try and learn a new photoshop skill tonight which isn't as exciting; 'how to remove stuff'.

That could look like magic if I show you the before and after pics though :yea:

[Caprita]

Well, it *is* magic! :D

P.S. I can do that in PSP. Never needed to do it in Photoshop.

[veggiesosage]

Time to wake this one up again.

This is the Gate House of Newark Castle, which underwent a major siege during the English Civil War.

[Oracl]

:wow: There are some amazing photographs on this thread. :yea: Due to moving house and getting settled again I just realised I had not checked it out for a while and there is some real talent here. :agree: :colors:

[Bowwowmeow]

Wow, Andy, this one is awesome!!! :nanakiss:

[veggiesosage]

Well with newly upgraded pooter making Photoshop run more like it should (ie I don't need to go and make a cup of tea while it processes a command during editing a pic) I celebrated by making this. It tok about a quarter of the time it used to pre memory upgrade.

[veggiesosage]

This one's the little chapel in Buttermere, in the Lake District.

[my3labs]

Gorgeous pictures you guys! My daughter is a photography major in college. I'll have to share them with her.

[veggiesosage]

Here's one of, well tbh I'm not really sure what it is, its like a cottage carved into the rock below Nottingham castle. Check out the curtains

[veggiesosage]

Here's one of a canal boat

[Tabitha]

I didnt even know there was a castle there! I am going to Notts in a couple of weeks - I will visit after my obligatory Newstead Abbey visit.:agree:

[thevegantwins]

That castle/cottage shot is great. What a wonderful place to live though I suppose it might be haunted :ghost:

[veggiesosage]

I done a picture of a rock, next to some other rocks in a circle

[veggiesosage]

Me again :D . Pic of a very starange building...

[Keykeypie]

Very interesting.......looks like it's modern & yet made of wood. What is it
used for?

[veggiesosage]

Its actually a University building, a lot of effort has gone into the architecture of the whole campus.

[Oracl]

Great pics, Andy. :thumbsup:

[Gliondrach]

If I didn't know that last one was a photograph I would swear that it was a drawing. Did you have to use some special technique or filter for that?

[veggiesosage]

Not really. Its a combination of factors, it was a 30 sec exposure at night which does weird things with the sky, its a bit soft on detail because of some of the manipulation, its been converted to black and white etc. If you like the effect its a series of happy accidents, if not its a mess :D

[Bowwowmeow]

I like 'em, Andy, but what's "noise"? (I was reading a "critique" of your work at another site ;) .)

[thevegantwins]

I wonder how come I can't see the photos at work :confused: .

[veggiesosage]

Noise is where you see really tiny flecks in flat areas of colour usually but it can obviously appear in black and white.

See http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/Noise_01.htm for more info.

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks Andy!

[veggiesosage]

This ones for an informal competition on DCM



Ok, I know its sepia but thats sort of black and white :D

[Oracl]

Wow, I love that photograph, Andy! :agree: :yea:

[veggiesosage]

Thanks Oracl.

Here's another inspired by the weekly comp on DCM, although prob won't use it for that.

[Oracl]

Did you cut that beautiful tomato for this picture? :eek: ;) Or is it something else? :bhead:

[veggiesosage]

I did indeed sacrifice the tomato in the name of art Oracl.

But I scoffed it afterwards :D

[Oracl]

:crying: :D

[veggiesosage]

The Humber Bridge in the UK

[thevegantwins]

:master:

You should have a gallery show, Andy.

[veggiesosage]

Cheers TVT. But it would be a lot of work though wouldn't it?:D

[Gliondrach]

That's a good un. You can really see how immense it is from that angle.

[NYC Rocker]

Wow you got some serious talent there, Andy!! What gorgeous photos!! I always wished I could be a good photographer. I do it as a hobby only, I have no idea what I'm doing and pretty much suck at it, but I have fun with it anyway. I love photography and I tend to buy photos out on the streets of NYC when I run into the artists/photographers at their outdoor tables. I see something that really grabs me and I say "Yup, that's coming home with me, thank you."

Such amazing artists we have here. :)

[Cherie]

Wow, I love that bridge one!

[veggiesosage]

Thanks a lot folks. I've got a few more pics of the Humber Bridge on my website.

[Gliondrach]

Yes, there are some really great pics there.

The Hobgoblin in Newark looks very quaint. How old is it. I've only been to Newark once. I went to the castle and the market. Is it near the market? The oldest pub I've been in is the Old Trip to Jerusalem in Snotty.

[veggiesosage]

This is for the latest DCM comp 'Self Portrait'. Couldn't face just doing a normal pic so tried to go a bit spooky

[Bowwowmeow]

That's very dramatic, Andy. I expect they want self-portraits that don't look "normal" anyway. :thumbsup: Though I can't see anything wrong with your normal face. ;)

[thevegantwins]

Wow, that's a wicked looking shot, Andy. Certainly professional enough for an album cover. Wait, they don't have album covers anymore, d'oh! :o

[Bowwowmeow]

Hey Andy, I see you've got "Copyright Veggiesosage" on your pictures now. Is that a legally binding copyright, if its not your real name? Though I suppose you could register yourself as "Doing business as Veggiesosage".

Do you have a link to these competitions? I can find them when I visit the DCM website.

[veggiesosage]

The copyright thing is more to put people off trying to rip the pics off, ie who would want a pic with 'copyright veggiesosage' plastered all over it? Not that effective but its a sort of token effort. If I thought my pics had any real commercial value I'd probably put a bit more effort in. In any case, under most conditions, if I take the phot, I've got copyright over it anyway, I don't need to actually state it.

If you want to find the comps on DCM use the link to my gallery, click on 'forums' then go to the 'post your best here' thread. You'll find the latest 'weekend comp' thread in there along with a separate chat thread about it. There's also a 'rules' thread as a sticky.

You should join up and start entering its fun! :D

[Oracl]

This is for the latest DCM comp 'Self Portrait'. Couldn't face just doing a normal pic so tried to go a bit spooky

Very spooky! :eek:

[pandora]

i think your picturce was amazing its so gud 2 underand whrere some ones strangesness comes from im strange 2

[Oracl]

im strange 2
Hey pandora, we're all proud to be a bit strange here! :agree: :D

[Gliondrach]

We're all a bit strange?! Speak for yourself.

[pandora]

would u want to be "normal" i think not

[Gliondrach]

would u want to be Norman i think not

Who's Norman?

[pandora]

norman is my alter ego

[IndyVegan]

Fuzzy reception, too!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/363331280_95d982fe32_m.jpg

[Gliondrach]

I'm confused now. Is that a picture of you or is it supposed to be Fuzzy? It looks nothing like Fuzzy. Nor does it look like the picture of you to the left, when you had ginger hair.

[Oracl]

Nice pic, Indy. :agree: You look as if you are trying very hard not to smile? :)

Possibly best to ignore Gliondrach, he gets confused quite easily. :dizzy: ;)

[Gliondrach]

Why didn't you ignore me, then? My intention was to get attention. I won.

[Oracl]

:rolleyes:

[IndyVegan]

Nice pic, Indy. :agree: You look as if you are trying very hard not to smile? :)

Possibly best to ignore Gliondrach, he gets confused quite easily. :dizzy: ;)

Haha, thanks. Oh, no, I'm not trying to ignore him. The cat is my daughter.

[IndyVegan]

Here is a more recent picture of me, although I've altered it using the sketch feature on photoshop.

http://a337.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/8/l_3321957810535b625d7716a79555f8d0.jpg

[Gliondrach]

Well, I just wonder what Buttons thinks about all this.

[Oracl]

That's a very interesting picture, Indy. :rubchin: :agree:

[Gliondrach]

You know, it looks like a drawing. I could get that photoshop thing, take photographs, use the photoshop thing to make them look like drawings and then pass them off as my own art work. I could sell them on eba y or at flea markets as genuine works of art. I could even take commissions. People could send me their favourite photographs and I could 'draw' them. £12 a go for a genuine, hand drawn portrait or landscape.

[Fauxmage]

Just make sure you take a stylus, or a dull knife-tip, or something similar, and make hatch-marks on the paper, so that it will look like some sort of actual drawing instrument was used. Or, take some clear acrylic gesso and paint it over the surface to make it look like a painting. ;)

[Gliondrach]

The voice of experience? Are there 'genuine' Fauxmages hanging on Californian walls? Or are you a female version of Tom Keating?

[Fauxmage]

:zip:
I'm gonna have to Gargoyle Tom Keating. :whistle:

[Gliondrach]

A very interesting man.

[veggiesosage]

I've been hanging around graveyards as statues and gravestones is the theme for the DCM comp this weekend.

[veggiesosage]

I've been hanging around graveyards as statues and gravestones is the theme for the DCM comp this weekend.

[Gliondrach]

The sepia-ness gives the scenes a very strange quality.

I often lurk in graveyards, too.

[Oracl]

Those are really beautiful, Andy! :colors:

[Fauxmage]

Those are very compelling, Andy. I get a little disturbed by graveyard images, no matter how beautiful, and yours are very effective. Kinda silly for someone who is wild for horror movies, but the real thing scares me. :o

[veggiesosage]

Thanks folks. Didn't do too well in the comp, only got 2 votes

[Gliondrach]

They are obviously philistines.

[Fauxmage]

:comfort:
Better luck next time Andy. You take great pictures!

[Oracl]

^^ What they said! :agree:

[thevegantwins]

I finally got to 'see' the photos, Andy. I think the graveyard shots are some of your most beautiful work. I can't understand why you aren't a world-famous photographer yet. Philistines!!

[veggiesosage]

Thanks all :D

[veggiesosage]

Southwell Minster in Notts at night

[Gliondrach]

By, that looks unusual. Very atmospheric.

[Oracl]

Beautiful! :colors:

[veggiesosage]

Thanks. I shall soon be updating my website with a load of pics from Southwell Minster.

[veggiesosage]

This will probably find its way onto my website but here is a sneak preview of a daytime shot which I've edited to make it look like its been shot on infra red film.

[Oracl]

Interesting effect. :rubchin:

[thevegantwins]

Looks like a still from a horror movie. :dark: Very nice.

[veggiesosage]

S'me

http://162.photobucket.com/albums/h8.../Irissmall.jpg (http://anonym.to/?http://162.photobucket.com/albums/h85/veggiesosage/Irissmall.jpg)

[Fauxmage]

Wow, Andy, that's really stunning! I think its one of your best so far. I especially like the colored iris, but the lighting is wonderful too. I'm very impressed. :agree: :thumbsup:

[Oracl]

That's brilliant, Andy! :wow:

[veggiesosage]

Thanks both :D

Not the most cheerful of pics I admit but thats kind of what I was trying to get across.

The other point behind taking the pic was to see whether the macro lens I've got is up to taking portraits and I reckon it is!

[Oracl]

It reminds me of that movie Face/Off (John Travolta/Nicolas Cage), we just need to find someone to fit the dark half of your face! ;) :D

[Fauxmage]

The other point behind taking the pic was to see whether the macro lens I've got is up to taking portraits and I reckon it is!
Who will your next portait subject be then?

[thevegantwins]

How did you get that composition with the darkness yet the blinding blue iris? Mind you, I know nothing about photography. Do you have to contort yourself to get a clear, straight photo.

[veggiesosage]

Well the first bit ie actually taking the photo I put my camera on a tripod and used my flash unit on a cable. I held the flash at right angles to my right then used a remote control to take the photo. That got the light on just one side. A remote isn't necessary, you could use the camera's own timer.

The rest is software. I used Photoshop Elements to first turn the photo into black and white then made another version concentrating on the colour of my eye. I then layered them both up and cut the iris out of the black and white version leaving the blue underneath.

Its magic honest :D

[Gliondrach]

Well done, the David Bailey of veganism.

[veggiesosage]

David Bailey of veganism lol :D I wouldn't mind his money...

Did a b+w version of one of yesterdays daff pics

[Gliondrach]

Did a b+w version of one of yesterdays daft pics


It's not that daft.

[veggiesosage]

Some pics of my sisters catsnkittens

Tilly

[veggiesosage]

Some pics of my sisters catsnkittens

Piper

[veggiesosage]

Some pics of my sisters catsnkittens

Noodle

[Fauxmage]

Beautiful portraits of beautiful kitties! Piper looks like Seymour. :colors:

[Gliondrach]

They're all great but I particularly like the first one.

[Oracl]

Beautiful photos, Andy. :colors:

[Charmagne]

They are very good! I also like the first one - looks like he/she knew she was posing.:)

[veggiesosage]

Thanks everybody, they are cuties :D

Some more holiday snaps

Windmill at Whissendine, Rutland

[veggiesosage]

Viaduct at Harringworth on the Rutland/Northants border

[veggiesosage]

Nearly forgot, here's Spike the daaaawggie, he lives with my other sister and is 13 years old

[Gliondrach]

He looks like an intelligent doggie. Is that a black and white picture or a colour one? You can't always tell with black and white dogs as the subjects.

[Oracl]

He has very gentle eyes. :)

I especially love that windmill pic! :agree: :colors:

[veggiesosage]

Just thought I'd mention that I've now had over 3000 hits on my website since I set it up last June. :rock:

:fworks: :fworks: :fworks:

[Oracl]

:cheer:

[Bowwowmeow]

Congratulations Andy! :psing:
I've no idea how many visitors we get in a month. Now I'll have to go see. :rubchin:

[veggiesosage]

I went out just near where I live today which is, it has to be said, a bit of a dump, for a little mini project to find nice pics locally. Not easy and if you know Bulwell in Nottingham you'll understand how hard it was to find these.

[veggiesosage]

my Dr's surgery!

[Bowwowmeow]

They actually look very charming Andy. Sometimes things do look better in pictures than in real life, though.
I kind of like pictures of dumpy things, though, if they are done well. Visually, I am actually fascinated by industrial decay, even though intellectually I know how toxic and undesirable it is. :o

[veggiesosage]

Thanks.

I might take some pics 180 degrees round from that point of view to show the contrast! Unfortunately its kinda boring dumpy rather than characterful dumpy.

[Gliondrach]

It looks very villagey in those pictures.

[veggiesosage]

It looks very villagey in those pictures.

Gliondrach! You just said exactly the right thing :D

[Gliondrach]

They could film an episode of Midsomer Murders there. Or a Miss Marple.

[veggiesosage]

Unfortunately, they could film an episode of Bulwell murders if somebody fancied risking their life by writing the screenplay. There was a newsworthy funeral at that church...

[Gliondrach]

Let's have the news, then. Was it a gangster? A spy? A star of stage and screen?

[veggiesosage]

More Edinburgh holiday snaps, the Palm House at the Botanic Gardens

[Oracl]

That's a lot of glass! They wouldn't want to get the sort of hailstorms we experience here in Brisbane! :rubchin: :D

[Gliondrach]

I wouldn't want to clean the windows.

[veggiesosage]

This is from Rutland Water. This church was saved by half burying it to keep the water out when they flooded the valley to make the reservoir. Its used as a museum now.

[Bowwowmeow]

It looks so surreal, especially in b&w. :thumbsup:

[veggiesosage]

Took this one for the DCM comp, was an exercise in 'aging' a photo.

[1vegan]

Took this one for the DCM comp, was an exercise in 'aging' a photo.

Nice photo, if I hadn't know it was a recent pic, then I'd say it's an old pic that should have been retouched a bit after it was scanned. :)

[Gliondrach]

Yes, it does look old. What did you do? Fade it a bit?

[Oracl]

It's extremely old looking! :agree:

[veggiesosage]

I'm currently 2nd in the comp, with only 50 mins to go!

[Gliondrach]

Good luck. Is there any way that we can vote?

If not, bribery or threats might help.

[veggiesosage]

You have to be a member of the site, so if you like photography do it :D

[Bowwowmeow]

Took this one for the DCM comp, was an exercise in 'aging' a photo.
Is that your Granny's parlor?

[veggiesosage]

Where were you all *wails pathetically*

:crying: :crying: :crying:

:D :D :D

[Gliondrach]

I found the home page of DCM but it was rather late to join and find the comp. How did you do?

[veggiesosage]

Second. Best I've ever done though. Not that impressed with the winning pic I have to say.

[Gliondrach]

You'll get top place next time.

[Gliondrach]

Er, there were more than two of you who entered, weren't there? :rofl:

[Bowwowmeow]

:lol: :zip:

[veggiesosage]

Yes. Gliondrach. There. Were. 37 others.

*Flounces melodramatically* :D

[Bowwowmeow]

*Flounces melodramatically* :DI want a picture of this. ;)

[veggiesosage]

I only flounce in cyberspace, sorry :D

[Bowwowmeow]

:tantrum:

[veggiesosage]

*Thinks 2x about flouncing anywhere*:dizzy:

[veggiesosage]

Here's another from the Olde Worlde series

[Gliondrach]

Good Lord! For a minute there I thought I were back in t'mill I used to work in before my shift down pit.

It's that authentic looking.

[veggiesosage]

Sorry Gliondrach, I forgot you suffered from those disturbing flashbacks...:D

[Bowwowmeow]

:rofl:

[Oracl]

:lol:

[Bowwowmeow]

Here is a bristlecone pine tree, from a forest of trees that are thought to be over 4000 years old. This particular one is not that old. I took a four mile hike (at 11,000 feet elevation, argh!) through the Methuselah Grove, where the trees are over 4000 years old, and some of the debris on the forest floor has been shown to be 7000 years old, and as soon as I've sorted the pictures, I'll post more. Meanwhile,

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/Nature/BristleconePineTree1.jpg

[paul]

Impresive.

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks! :)

[veggiesosage]

Well you certainly work for your art :D

Thats an excellent pic, almost has an infra red look with the sky that dark and it has a real desolate look to it. Top pic :yea:

[thevegantwins]

That's eery and beautiful, Bow.

[Bowwowmeow]

Well you certainly work for your art :D

Thats an excellent pic, almost has an infra red look with the sky that dark and it has a real desolate look to it. Top pic :yea:
Thank you! It was for more than just the art, though. I wanted to be near the oldest living things in the world. :master:

Hehe! I got Photoshop along with the scanner I got for my birthday, and I did use the infrared function.

That is a very desolate area. It looks like another planet.

That's eery and beautiful, Bow.
Thanks! I've always had a fascination for eery wastelands, and the White Mountains definitely qualify. I'd never been there before, and I found it stunning, though I expect most people would be put off by how strange the landscape is.

[Oracl]

That looks like an amazing place. :agree: Excellent photograph. :thumbsup:

[Charmagne]

That picture really is VERY good!:agree:

[Bowwowmeow]

Thanks! :nanakiss: :nanakiss:

[veggiesosage]

Talk of the oldest living things in the world rerminded me of something I vaguely remember reading about as the largest living thing in the world. A quick google search found this, again in the US.

Formidable Fungus is World's Largest Organism

Mega mushroom expands in Oregon forest

by David Johnson

This article was posted on December 7, 2000.

(AP Photo/Oregon State University)

What is probably the largest living organism on earth has been discovered in the Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon. A fungus living three feet underground is estimated to cover 2,200 acres. After testing samples from various locations, scientists say it is all one organism.

One Thousand Football Fields

Officially known as Armillaria ostoyae, or the honey mushroom, the fungus is 3.5 miles across and takes up 1,665 football fields. The small mushrooms visible above ground are only the tip of the iceberg.

Experts estimate that the giant mushroom is at least 2,400 years old, but could be 7,200 years old.

Previously, the world's largest organism was another Armillaria ostoyae, which covers a mere 1,500 acres near Mt. Adams in Washington state.

A Web of Tentacles

Scientists became interested in that section of forest when trees began to die. The honey mushroom uses tentacles, called rhizomorphs, to take water and nutrients from roots, killing trees.

The process benefits the ecosystem by creating clearings where new plants grow. Animals, such as woodpeckers, live in the dead tree trunks. Mushrooms also recycle nutrients

Dry Climate Helps

The dry climate of eastern Oregon discourages competition from new growth, leaving space for mushrooms already established.

Genetically Closer to People

In other research, scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants.

Moreover, while humans and most species are divided into only two sexes, mushrooms contain over 36,000 sexes.
infoplease.com/spot/fungus1.html

Anyway, science lesson over, I might stick a pic up later :D

[Bowwowmeow]

How bizarre. It has 36,000 sexes.

[veggiesosage]

I did wonder if they made that bit up. It was about the 3rd result on the google search...

But I've definitely heard about it before, this giant mushroom thing.

[Bowwowmeow]

I'd never heard of it before.
Imagine having to wait for 35,999 other individuals to all want to get together with you in order to make babies. :dizzy::laugh:

[veggiesosage]

Yeah but when you do get it together MUUUUUUSSSSSHHHHRRRRROOOOOOMMMMMMM PPPPPPPPAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTYYYYY :D

[Bowwowmeow]

:rofl:

[veggiesosage]

Not mushroom related but black and white. A version of my pic from last week's DCM comp

[Bowwowmeow]

I can't decide whether I like it better in color or b&w. Where did you take it?

[Oracl]

It looks so different in black & white! :rubchin: I can't decide either - both are excellent! :agree: :D

[Gliondrach]

Very striking. But I can't tell what that thing is on the right. Behind the woman. Do you know the woman?

[veggiesosage]

This the website about the Sky Mirror sculpture, which is the big round thing behind my mate Mel.

http://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/skymirror/

[paul]

I was going to ask if it was Limey

[Gliondrach]

So that's what it is.

[Oracl]

I like the catchphrase on the site: Take time to reflect. :)

[Bowwowmeow]

Here's a black and white version of the perfume bottle in the "Photography" thread.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/PerfumeBottleBW.jpg

[Gliondrach]

Did you use Photoshop to black-and-white it?

[Bowwowmeow]

No. I do have Photoshop, but for this I used the photo editing software that came with my camera. Its called "Photoimpression".

[Gliondrach]

Black and white sometimes captures the essense of something better than colour. The colours can sometimes be a distraction. I'm not sure if I believe that - perhaps I'm tired and my mind is wandering.

[Bowwowmeow]

That's quite true. While I was in Yosemite valley, I looked at the art studio. I was walking along one wall, admiring the photos, and came upon one that took my breath away. It was an Ansel Adams, and though all the photos I saw were beautiful and well done, he is a master, and to this day his work stands out from the work of more modern artists. His best work was in black and white.

That studia is now named The Ansel Adams Gallery, but it was originally named Best Studios, and Ansel Adams married the daughter of the studio's owner. A couple of his original photographs are for sale there; one for $25,000.00, and another for $35,000.00.

[Oracl]

...my mind is wandering.
Fuzzy will find it and bring it back for you. :agree: ;)

[Oracl]

Here's a black and white version of the perfume bottle in the "Photography" thread.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/lauralb/PerfumeBottleBW.jpg

Very interesting photo, but I think the colour version wins in this case. :rubchin: (Unless my mind has wandered off to find Gliondrach's! ;) :bhead: )

[veggiesosage]

I think the clour one pips it too but they're both cool :agree:

This is St Mary's Church in Nottm. May put the colour one up in t'other thread too. I've bought a polariser and used it for this shot.

[veggiesosage]

Couldn't resist adding another one from a different angle

[Bowwowmeow]

Excellent Andy! What effect does polarizing create?

[veggiesosage]

It tends to block reflected light which is polarised in a different direction to direct light. As a result it darkens blue skies, generally increases saturation of colours and removes reflections from water and glass etc. Its one of those effects that you can't reproduce in Photoshop.

[Charmagne]

Those are great! The first one looks like something out of a haunted house movie. How old is this church?

[veggiesosage]

Its mostly 15th century but its not the first church building on that site. More info about it here

http://www.stmarysnottingham.org/

[Gliondrach]

There's a giant frog looking down from just above the left edge of the church. Just below the top cloud.

[veggiesosage]

There's a giant frog looking down from just above the left edge of the church. Just below the top cloud.

:rubchin:

Nurse, he's up out of his bed again!

:D

[Oracl]

:rubchin:

Nurse, he's up out of his bed again!

:D
More medication needed perhaps?! ;) :lol:

[Gliondrach]

You lot obviously don't have active imaginations. Have you never seen shapes of things in clouds? I once saw a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo in the shapes of some clouds. Napoleon, Wellington, the lot. Even Blucher.

[veggiesosage]

I've been getting into street photography with my new little compact camera. Latest attempt

[thevegantwins]

Cool. :cool: What building is that on the right?

[veggiesosage]

Thank you.

Its actually a pub but its (I think) one of a number of buildings in Nottingham and surrounding area by the same Victorian architect called Watson Fothergill. He had a very distinctive style.

In fact here it is, 2nd one down but from different angle.

http://www.watsonfothergill.co.uk/building.htm

[veggiesosage]

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