by JB | Apr 25, 2014 | B&W, Smoky Mountains
This image was a bit of a surprise. I liked what I saw through the viewfinder as a color image, however, when I opened the file in Lightroom, I began to play with it as a monochromatic version. The surprise was how much I liked it as a b&w...
by JB | Apr 23, 2014 | B&W, Smoky Mountains, Tour
As we finished our first full day of shooting with the group, a gloomy, overcast, rainy, and great day got even better. Near the end of the day, we began to see blue sky and the sun came out, basking the iconic scene on Sparks Lane with its golden glow. Then,...
by JB | Apr 18, 2014 | B&W, Chuck Kimmerle
Alabama Hills – Yes the sky was working this day! Whose vision are you chasing? Chuck Kimmerle’s latest post is excellent, stop now and go read it. No really, go read it, it is essential reading. Alright, now that you’re back, his post validated...
by JB | Apr 16, 2014 | B&W, Death Valley
I can’t help it, one more from the Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley. How I love these dunes! I’ve been spending more and more time with the Perfectly Clear plug-in, trying it on all of my images just to see what I get. Never tried it on B&W but...
by JB | Apr 3, 2014 | B&W, Long Exposure, Singh-Ray Filters
I mentioned Trona in my last post. This image is from what is called the Trona Pinnacles. There you will find Tufas much like those at Mono Lake but without the lake. For this image I used two Singh-Ray filters, the 10 stop Mor-Slo along with my LB warming...
by JB | Apr 1, 2014 | B&W
As we traveled from Trona to Death Valley, I saw this sky developing. The problem was finding a foreground worthy of putting with it. We drove for a few miles and I finally decided that the foreground was not near as important as the sky. The sky was the subject....
