Walking Into The Light

I tried to do a shot like this back in September, but failed with my focus. Yesterday I managed to get the shot I was after.

I'm still faffing around with monochrome conversions using GIMP and G'MIC.

This is from left to right...my wife Jane, my whippet dog Ruby and my youngest daughter Claire, walking in the Hobbucks area of Arnold,, Nottingham

They are walking into the light. The low autumn sun streaming into the frame from the right hand side, as 3 of my 4 favourite ladies walk from the shade of the trees into the bright light.

Ruby is wearing her best 'dog coat'.....as it tends to get cold for skinny whippets when the temperatures drop !

I added one of the many Agfa monochrome film filters available in G'MIC to do the conversion and added a tad bit of sharpening.

Looks good viewed large if you have time to click the magnifying glass.

[andy c]

Nice shot Phil... Great tones

[Phil Howcroft]

@andycoleborn cheers andy, btw i've enjoyed your pictures from your big trip...some quite 'evocative ones' in your stream

[andy c]

@phil_howcroft Cheers Phil - Still got so many to go through and edit, but yeah, some very tough scenes over there...

[Steve Hollingsworth]

That could be the same couple Phil (; Nice shot mate ...snap (;

[Cathy Donohoue]

I think I would frame this one.

[Kerri]

Great b&w

[Sue Wilde]

Terrific Phil. I love that you've kept the foreground detail. So many of these shots end up as silhouettes.

[Five Alive]

Great shot - well suited to b&w.

[beezy]

Great shot as usual Phil

[Pat Knowles]

This is a great walking into the light photo Phil...a fave for me. I like the light round Jane's hair & the very defined figures of the three of them...I am getting to like b/w much more & when you have very obvious contrasts as in this shot it looks superb.

[Judith Johnson]

Really nicely focused and great contrasts

[Phil Howcroft]

@busylady thank you judith i did tweak the contrasts

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thanks Pat, I'm really pleased you are getting to like monochrome much more. It's a great medium to showcase your images

[Phil Howcroft]

@butterfingers1960 many thanks beezy :)

@fivealive cheers five, your comments are appreciated

@swilde thanks sue :)

@kerristephens cheers kerri

[Phil Howcroft]

@cdonohoue good idea cathy :)

@steveh ceers steve ....it well could be steve :) ....but jane and claire haven't been up Rivington :)

[Allison Williams]

Of course "walking into the light" ususally has a much more serious significance. I like yours better, Phil! What time does it get dark in Nottingham these days?

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 thanks allison, when I left school yesterday it was dark at 4.30 pm....headlights needed to drive home in the car !

[Sue]

Love the detail when view large Phil, beautiful shot.