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I figured I'd post a couple more photos from the roll of film with the bandstand photos on. Some of you have seen these, already; if not, enjoy.
I still consider myself to be a less than natural black and white photographer. I find the visualisation aspect particularly tricky - 'seeing' in black and white is a learned skill. (Next time you look at a coloured object, try to determine which of two different colours is the 'darker' if viewed in black and white - reds and greens I find particularly tricky).
There is no really easy way to solve this problem. Some photographers use a red/orange/yellow filter for creative black and white effects (for instance, they darken blue skies relative to white clouds). Yellow is the least intense effect, but some photographers leave the yellow filter on because it helps them perceive the image as it might appear in black and white. This doesn't really work for me.
Other photographers swear by the Wratten #90 filter, which is for looking through, not photographing through. If you glance at a scene through the filter, the relative strengths of the colours are diminished to the point where it becomes easier to see the image as it might be in black and white. Look for too long and your brain compensates, to the extent that the visualisation becomes useless.
Clever things, brains.
posted by Michael at 8/02/2005 01:17:00 AM
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