Down The Middle
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I absolutely love black and white photography. Why I don’t try more is beyond me at the moment. I do hope to change that as I recently purchased Nik’s Silver Efex Pro and look forward to using it for some creative monochrome images. With that aside let’s get to today’s image.
This is the bridge that the Durango Silverton narrow gauge railroad passes through when it makes it way into or out of Durango. I found it interesting that it was made from steel and wood. I didn’t get a chance to check the history but I’m sure the wood section is original with the steel structure being a later add on. It spans the Animas River so I don’t know if part of the original was washed out or not. I’ll have to look into that.
To help increase the perspective of the track I used a little FP by OnOne. Hopefully my next bw image will be processed with the new Nik software.
Until next time…
Camera: Canon 40D with a Tamron 17-35mm zoom
Processing: Lightroom 3, CS4, Focal Point 2
Lovin’ this shot man, awesome depth, nice blur too, really focus you on the end of the bridge. Well done!
Nice focal point and use of bur. The b/w brings out some great details in the metal too.
Love how you lead our eyes down the tracks to the distant hills beyond. Beautiful tonal range; the tack sharp rich blacks and bright whites contrast effectively with the soft blur around the frame.
Like the use of FP here, nicely draws the eyes inward. The black and white really gives this a historical feeling – like an image from years ago! Nice job!
Great perspective Chris. Love the leading lines. I hope you enjoyed that train ride as much as I did.
Gorgeous shot Chris. I love B&W and also ask myself why I don’t use it more often. I’m trying to change that and am considering purchasing Nik’s Silver Efex. Let me know how you like it.
Man this is a great image Chris and a terrific subject for a b/w!
Sweet shot! Love the symmetry, B&W, and FP! Ever since getting that SEP2 software, I have been doing more B&W – great stuff!
You’re going to enjoy Silver Efex I think. If you haven’t already done so, you should also learn how to manipulate B&W tones in Lightroom. I use Aperture, but they have similar capabilities, and sometimes am happy not to use Silver Efex. It looks like perhaps you might have done some of that here, but I cannot tell so I’m cautiously erring on the side of telling you something you already know.
Thanx Mark. I do use LR for bw. I’ve got some decent presets that get me close and then I just tweak. Really looking forward to Silver Efx and learning it.
I love it. Thanks for sharing, Chris!
Great shot!! Love the DOF here. Leading lines to the center are fantastic. Looking forward to some more B&W stuff in the future from you!!