7th September 2015     - Look into my eyes by pamknowler

7th September 2015 - Look into my eyes

For my Mentoring Group. This week we are concentrating on B&W in natural light.

Another trip to the country park to see if the Dragonflies were still there. I was so pleased to get this shot - he was hovering in front of me checking me out.Converted to B&W using Nik Efex pro.

Please note I have replaced the original shot with an edited version to get the background white.

This is the colour version http://365project.org/pamknowler/alternate/2015-09-07

Many thanks for your wonderful response to yesterdays dragonfly shot and also the robin - both are on the PP today which is wonderful!!
It is amazing!
September 7th, 2015  
Ohh, so beautiful!
September 7th, 2015  
@taffy @newbank @888rachel @golftragic @jgpittenger
I wondered what this shot would look like in B&W. I have tried to get the background whiter - I will have a go in Picmonkey. I don't want to lighten it too much and loose the detail especially in the wings. I will be interested to see what you think.
September 7th, 2015  
Beautiful and fab shot...Fav
September 7th, 2015  
@taffy @newbank @888rachel @golftragic @jgpittenger
I tried picmonkey but lost too much detail. I will put up the colour version for comparison.
September 7th, 2015  
Amazing effect, brings out the details on the wings. They are both fabulous
September 7th, 2015  
Amazing shot. The detail is awesome.
September 7th, 2015  
Looks great on my phone. Love the detail in his wings.
September 7th, 2015  
Oh this is awesome in B&W! I would put this up on my wall! Fav!
September 7th, 2015  
I wonder if you went back to the color version, upped the blue saturation in PS and then did a selection by color, picking the blue and then brightened it? Just an idea but the delicacy, sharpness, straight on view, detail is awesome. fav
September 7th, 2015  
This is great. Spot on.
September 7th, 2015  
@jgpittenger Thanks for that Jane I will have a go. Not sure I know how to do a selection by colour - I will have a look.
September 7th, 2015  
Great processing and focus -fav
September 7th, 2015  
Wonderful capture!!
September 7th, 2015  
You are a heck of a photographer to not only photograph dragonflies but catch them flying! FAV!
September 7th, 2015  
You've presented an amazing shot, Pam!
September 7th, 2015  
Great capture and processing,
September 7th, 2015  
Gorgeous
September 7th, 2015  
WOWZY!!!!! This is amazing! Getting this shot with it coming at you is quite a feat and it's intriguing to see it. I would play a tad with contrast but it may not be useful at all. I am thinking it might bring out detail in the wings. What a shot, though!! And great processing.
September 7th, 2015  
Instant fav for amazing focus and pov and great processing.
September 8th, 2015  
I think this is a fabulous shot! I would like the background whiter, like you said, and perhaps the contrast increased.
September 8th, 2015  
Gorgeous
September 8th, 2015  
Amazing
Apologies for not commenting recently but there was entertainment every evening; wifi was sporadic in Dorset and the clutch on my car died an honourable death! All back to normal for. Few days so time to catch up.

September 8th, 2015  
Well done!
September 8th, 2015  
Seriously? Amazing!! Fav!
September 9th, 2015  
@taffy @888rachel @jgpittenger @newbank @golftragic
This is the edited version of the dragonfly. I went right back to the original RAW file and started again. I increased the exposure straight away so the background went white before I put it into Nik Efex. That way the white stayed white not the blue turning grey. Do you think it has improved it?
September 9th, 2015  
@taffy @888rachel @jgpittenger @newbank @golftragic @pamknowler
Yes, this works better for me. For some reason, the grayish-blue felt 'off' for me which I attributed to contrast, but I think it was the purer white background.
September 9th, 2015  
Oh yes, well worth the effort. Fabulous wall hanger
September 9th, 2015  
This is SO much better! Wonderful edit!
September 10th, 2015  
Fantastic shot, great edit Pam.
September 10th, 2015  
Simply FAVulous:)!
September 10th, 2015  
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