Press To Open by phil_howcroft

Press To Open

Some street photography on my lunch time walk from work.

David Lane Tram Stop

A passenger pressing to "door open" button

My first edit using Darktable. Another open source editor, than is very much like Lightroom (only better).

Darktable only runs on Mac and Linux

Have to try this app - this shot looks good!
April 15th, 2015  
You have to have 'nix' for this?
April 15th, 2015  
@maggiemae thank maggie, it will run on a mac computer ...OS X versions 10.6 - 10.10 (Yosemite) running on 64 bit Intel architecture
April 15th, 2015  
Lovely candid street shot!!
April 16th, 2015  
oops..clicked before I was done... I really like the composition in b&w. Great lines and shadows.
April 16th, 2015  
Great b&w
April 16th, 2015  
I've got it now - will play with it but at the moment I can't see how to go back to previous.
April 16th, 2015  
Like it!
April 16th, 2015  
Fabulous in B&W
April 16th, 2015  
Nice street shot!
April 16th, 2015  
I would have called this "remove phone from ear"
April 16th, 2015  
oops pressed enter quick - meant to add great candid :)
April 16th, 2015  
@maggiemae i am still learning it maggie, i think you can just de-enable the option, there is a great user manual online and some great tutorials and help forums. Stick with it. Rawtherapee is pretty cool to. You never need to purchase software eith open source :-)
April 16th, 2015  
A good, engaging, everyday moment capture ; well timed.

April 16th, 2015  
Lovely candid capture, Phil. YOu always do a good job with b&w.
April 16th, 2015  
Like the b&w and the shadows and for me it has a lightly sinister feel....
April 16th, 2015  
Crisp and subtle black and white tones.
April 16th, 2015  
It's done a great job Phil
April 16th, 2015  
@judithg thanks judith, i'm going rather geeky with my post processing , GIMP / Rawtherapee / Darktable / G'MIC are all part of the wonderful world of Open Source software :)

@bluerose15 thanks blue :)

@quietpurplehaze thanks hazel, i often want my monochromes to be punchy with deep blacks, but I gone a bit subtle and grey here !


@dulciknit thank you alison, the timing is hard with a P&S camera, due to the lag between shutter press and click

@sangwann thanks dione, it is good to know you admire my B&W's :)

@annied many thanks annie :) , I too sometimes click too soon when posting :)

@alinz cheers ali :)

@swilde thank you sue, you know i love black and white :)

@sidecar thank you carlita :)

@kerristephens cheers kerri :)

@eyesmile thanks gena, i did use a longish zoom on my panny tz7 to create the close composition :)
April 16th, 2015  
A fabulous b&w!!
April 17th, 2015  
The ubiquitous phone even intrudes when performing the task of opening a door. What an over-teched world we live in.
April 22nd, 2015  
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