Old Timer

My get-pushed partner challenged me to find a feature on my camera I’ve used rarely or never. I found some creative filters in one of the menus. This one was "grainy BW."

[Frogger]

Mary, there were some more useful settings that I have rarely used, but the fact that I was using them wouldn't really be illustrated in the photo I took. These creative filters offered some interesting possibilities, though. Thanks to your challenge, I reminded myself of the P mode on the top dial. I usually shoot in aperture priority or shutter priority, but the P mode is a good default for when my subject isn't going to hang around while I fiddle with the controls. @mcsiegle

[Paul H]

This treatment really works well with your composition.

[Mary Siegle]

Very nice! It really fits the scene. I just spent a whole bunch of time sitting here looking through the menu the many menus and submenus and getting stuck in one display mode for a while, I finally found the grainy BW. Whew! I REALLY. have to spend more time wiith this camera.

[Wendy]

I really like that filter! It works so well with the subject you have chosen!
May I offer constructive criticism? And there may be a logical reason why this happened such as the setting is in a box that did not allow you to get the whole scene in.
However, why does it seem to be too tightly cropped with nothing under the chair legs, the top of the lamp cut off, and the side of the bureau cut off?

[Frogger]

@farmreporter Those are good suggestions. There is a doorway just to the right of the cabinet. I felt it was too much of a distraction. Then, there is a bed that would enter the frame if I backed up more to get the whole rocking chair in. I could have gotten the top of the lamp in if I was paying attention.
I would like to have removed the baseboard heaters, also, but I expected that it wouldn't look natural with that much editing.