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Why do I like black and white pictures so very much? ...and not just photographs.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, thank you very much.
Lovely photograph. Thanks once again for the wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteA young Prince Charles perhaps?
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Heinz-Ulrich
There is something so special about analog black and white prints. No amount of photoshopping and retouching can replicate these masterpieces..
ReplyDeleteImage/Mode/Grayscale in "Photoshop"
DeleteTo replicate the above image with a photo taken in color, before using "Image/Mode/Grayscale" in PhotoShop (which does work well), use the "Image/Adjustment/Black & White" filter selection.
ReplyDeleteYou also need a slow ISO (= ASA) speed setting for the camera (say about 50 or 100), a moderately long lens, such as 85 to 135mm, and use a f/stop wide enough (like f/2.8) to separate the rider figure from the background. That's called depth of field, and you're looking for a shallow one in this case.
A phone-cam may be able to pull all this off, but it's much, much easier with a DSLR. Yet to really do it well, get a Nikon/Pentax/Canon film SLR with the above lens and a film such as Ilford's Pan F or Kodak's Tmax 100.