Still bearing traces of pride … HDR + ORTON effect
Image by Emil9497 Photography & Art
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No doubt Grayscale photography (I prefer this term to the "B/W photography" one) has its own unique place and of course its distinct value in the vast world of photography … It’s a means of simplifying an image’s message, of discarding unnecessary information, of initiating directly its viewer to the essence of the scene, of carrying his/her attention away from the petty and the less important, of creating a unique atmosphere …
Recognizing and appreciating all of the above, one may easily ask, how come you prefer to work with colorful images then? The answer is because "I truly adore the communicative power of color" my friends !!!
I try not to use it as a means of simply attracting attention, but as an additional "special" information carrier to the viewer …
Let’s focus our attention at the above seen frame for a few moments … The ochre – red based rusty colors on the boat’s bow communicate its age, its long exposure to rainy and windy conditions, as well as its current status of "abandonment" … The still intense blue color of its base communicates that it used to have a dexterous owner who was really taking good care of it … The not entirely yellowish hue of the surrounding grass communicates that June is about to make its presence around the corner, while the magenta derived colors of the sky indicate that the sun’s ruling hours of the day are coming to an end …
Do not underestimate the power of the color my friends … Use it to your image’s advantage !!!!
EXIF: NIKON D90 DSLR with Nikon Nikkor 18 – 55 lens, Manual mode, f 8, ISO 200, focal length 22 mm, manual exposure selection, auto-focusing mode, cloudy weather white balance adjustments, pattern metering mode, shutter speed 1/160 s, HDR processing was made after a single RAW frame, Orton Effect applied after HDR processing, exact lighting conditions are successfully conveyed to the viewer, no tripod, no flash, original RAW image dimensions 4288 X 2848 pixels ….
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