Toying around with Black and White

[seahawks7757]

Was toying around with this shot today, C+C welcome-
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5632791142_aa7d2b1a2e_o.jpg
Full Size- http://www.flickr.com/photos/seahawks7757/5632791142/sizes/o/

[gonzalu]

Wow that is a terrific image Brandon... you wanted C&C so here goes... I find it a bit underexposed... unless you purposely wanted it that way... a quick levels adjustment mapped the right side of the histogram a bit closer to the right.

the upper half is my adjustment, the lower half is your original. Cheers!

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8162/b52brandonf.jpg

[ANITIX87]

Great shot!!!

I've got to agree with Manny that the shot is a little underexposed. Black and White has to be very contrast-heavy and close to high-key or low-key to have the right impact. It's tough with aviation since the subject is the focus of the image, so you don't want to lose detail or information.

Here's a recent B&W I did, for comparison: http://www.tisdigital.com/Boeing.jpg You'll notice I almost blew out the windows completely, and the contrast brings out the rivets. I don't claim to be an expert, but I'm hoping I can illustrate my point.

TIS

[Zee71]

Great shot Brandon! I have to agree with the others that the photo is slightly under exposed. Here is my take on it after running a plugin.

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Odd-Stuff/B52Brandon/1257086811_td52Mn4-L.jpg