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Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts) Thu Dec 17, 2015, 02:28 PM Dec 2015

Random B&W

Eucalyptus

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Crop

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San Jacinto Mountains

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California/Oregon Border

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V. Sattui Wine Pump

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Random B&W (Original Post) Adsos Letter Dec 2015 OP

B&W is underrated. Thanks Adsos. Scuba Dec 2015 #1

You're welcome Scuba. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #6

Nice stuff NV Whino Dec 2015 #2

The desert one. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #7

The San Jacinto Mountains is stunning! CrispyQ Dec 2015 #3

Thanks! Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #8

Very nice! mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #4

Thanks! It had been raining, and was on the cold side of things. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #9

Wow! The Wine pump is magazine ready. alfredo Dec 2015 #5

There's a seedpod shadow, out of focus, aove the pump assembly. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #10

I didn't even notice it. Maybe a healing brush or resynthesize could clear it up. alfredo Dec 2015 #11

I especially like the last one, but then... Binkie The Clown Dec 2015 #12

I also liked the color version. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #14

The landscapes are Mira Dec 2015 #13

Regarding the pump: it is easy to overlook the industrial nature of wine making. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #15

Those are nice! 2naSalit Dec 2015 #16

alfredo got me interested in B&W. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #17

If you're just beginning... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #18

Thank you. Adsos Letter Dec 2015 #19

Same here. 2naSalit Dec 2015 #20

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. B&W is underrated. Thanks Adsos.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 03:11 PM

Dec 2015

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

6. You're welcome Scuba.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:35 PM

Dec 2015

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. Nice stuff

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:23 PM

Dec 2015

Good full range of tones. Ansel would be proud of you. I really like the desert with all the textures.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

7. The desert one.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:37 PM

Dec 2015

For some reason, every time I look at that it makes me think "peyote."

I can only speculate.

CrispyQ

(36,464 posts)

3. The San Jacinto Mountains is stunning!

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 05:52 PM

Dec 2015

The cactus are great, how they dominate the scene. I really like the last one, too. It has a fluid feel to it.

Very nice!

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

8. Thanks!

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:45 PM

Dec 2015

It was almost cold enough to snow when I took the cactus shot, which felt weird to me since I don't usually think of cactus and snow. I've seen it snow in the Great Basin desert area of northern California/Nevada, but it surprised me here for some reason. Probably because I had left San Diego at about 80* a couple hours earlier, and it was in the high 30's when I pulled up here.

mnhtnbb

(31,388 posts)

4. Very nice!

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:11 PM

Dec 2015

I can feel the sun breaking through those clouds in the CA/OR border shot!

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

9. Thanks! It had been raining, and was on the cold side of things.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:56 PM

Dec 2015

There was a big, wide gravelly turnout so I pulled over to catch a brief glimpse of sun.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

5. Wow! The Wine pump is magazine ready.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:32 PM

Dec 2015

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

10. There's a seedpod shadow, out of focus, aove the pump assembly.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 07:59 PM

Dec 2015

It's a big wisteria seedpod. Didn't notice it until I went to process it.

I was bummed when I noticed it.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

11. I didn't even notice it. Maybe a healing brush or resynthesize could clear it up.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 12:32 AM

Dec 2015

I thought it was just a shadow.

I try to to take several photos of a subject from different angles, just in case. I'm still learning that lesson. Forgetting to change white balance is how I usually screw up. White balance is there for a reason.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

12. I especially like the last one, but then...

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 01:24 AM

Dec 2015

I'm particularly partial to "industrial" subjects and machinery.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

14. I also liked the color version.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:51 PM

Dec 2015

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Unfortunately I deleted it from my computer without copying it to either ImageShack or Flickr.

B&W is perfect for machinery, etc., as you observed in another post.

Mira

(22,380 posts)

13. The landscapes are

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:51 AM

Dec 2015

breathtaking. They want me to pack my bags, and that is high praise since I'm ready for Xmas and settled in at the moment.
The second one especially, I love the softness of the rays and do not miss color in the least.
Great portrait of the pump, too. A fascinating looking machine.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

15. Regarding the pump: it is easy to overlook the industrial nature of wine making.

Reply to Mira (Reply #13)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:57 PM

Dec 2015

In some cases they are truly shifting large volumes around. Take a tour through any of the wineries around here and you will find plenty of stainless steel and machinery.

Thank you for the kind words, Mira. I hope you are settled in to a comfortable nest for Christmas. Also hope the recent unfortunate events at your place are working themselves out in your favor.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)

16. Those are nice!

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:03 AM

Dec 2015

I love B&W, haven't played with it in a while, guess I should do that more often.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

17. alfredo got me interested in B&W.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #16)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:12 AM

Dec 2015

I really like it, and hope to get better at it.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)

18. If you're just beginning...

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #17)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:17 AM

Dec 2015

You're off to a very good start. Some have an eye for it and some... not so much. Those are sharp and nicely composed.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

19. Thank you.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:28 AM

Dec 2015

I have a long way to go in learning my camera, and the technical side of things. I do enjoy the artistic expression it allows.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)

20. Same here.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #19)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:34 AM

Dec 2015

I was taught the basics of 35mm back in my early teens then studied process photography in my late teens. Used it at work for a few years, now I have gone digital. I started really small and now have a Nikon Coolpix P510. I wonder if I'll ever use all it has to offer... doubt it. But I love having a camera that does just about everything I know how to do and lots more. It will be another few years before I know a quarter of what I can do with it, but it sure is nice having room to grow.

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