[Leica] Working on B&W

[Ken Carney]

Thanks you for looking, Don and Peter.  Yes, I went overboard on the one 
with the woman and baby.  Here is the original before I worked it over:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_DSF5278-Edit-3-Edit.jpg.html

Hitchcockian is kind now that I look again.  This was in a children's 
home outside of Jerusalem.  The others were just walking around in the 
Tenderloin, San Francisco.  Sometimes I think my photos are a little 
flat, and I discovered I could improve on that by adding a PS adjustment 
layer for gradients, and using front-to-back gradient in the photo 
toning section.  It tends to enhance the blacks and whites, a little 
better I think than using curves, and I can paint the layer in or out as 
needed. But not on this image again.

Ken

On 2/17/2020 7:18 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> Thank you for posting these images.  The tonal scale(relatively dark),
> mother looking away and much darker, and the babies eye direction give the
> feel of something Hitchcockian.  If this is indeed what you wanted to
> achieve then fabulous.
>
> The other two street scenes work as part of a series establishing general
> atmosphere of a slightly lower class cityscape.  There doesn't appear to be
> a central focus point other than perhaps the signs; again this works for an
> establishing shot of a larger series.
>
> I truly appreciate your posting images, it truly helps the larger community
> by showing what is in your neighborhood.
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 5:10 PM Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Comments always appreciated.  I converted these in PS channel mixer.
>>
>> Fuji 56mm 1.2:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_DSF5278-Edit-3-Edit-Edit.jpg.html
>>
>> Fuji 35mm 1.4:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_DSF1478-Edit-3-Edit.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_DSF1475-Edit-Edit.jpg.html
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
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