B&W RESULT:#87 Black & White Challenge

The photo was taken during a parade. It took 1,956,439 shots to get one without people getting in the way. By then the firemen had noticed me and obliged with the pose. Totally worth it in the end. I use Darkr app A LOT for B&W. It seems to give me the “old” feel. I added some graininess with the Apple Photo app I believe. I’ve done a copy with sepia tone also - that one is going in my son’s room.
 
Hotel Phillips, Kansas City. Shot with Darkr, touch up with Adobe Fix.
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I walked into the front lobby and my jaw hit the floor when I saw this bronze statue, erected 1931.
 
dscheff said:
I have a friend in Berkshire, perhaps he’s moved since, who has an old 150’ Deep well in his kitchen. It is covered by a 4” thick glass cover. He has lights every 15’ so when you stand on it, or near it, you can see all the way to the bottom ;)
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WOW. That sounds utterly amazing! And a bit vertigo inducing.
 
JillyG said:
Fabulous. The lighting is just right. How did you get the black background?
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Thanks! I chose Ilford “film” in the Darkr app while “developing”/editing. Ilford is great for the deeper blacks. Played with exposure time and contrast. There was still some background stuff going on, so Adobe Fix took care of that.
 
Jef said:
Hotel Phillips, Kansas City. Shot with Darkr, touch up with Adobe Fix. View attachment 112478

I walked into the front lobby and my jaw hit the floor when I saw this bronze statue, erected 1931.
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Question for all... do you see a simple white border being helpful on this image? I couldn’t decide if I liked the black running off the edges or a white border. I was gonna upload a bordered copy, but seeing that it doesn’t show on the white background of the webpage.
 
Jef said:
Question for all... do you see a simple white border being helpful on this image? I couldn’t decide if I liked the black running off the edges or a white border. I was gonna upload a bordered copy, but seeing that it doesn’t show on the white background of the webpage.
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I always wonder about a white border on an image with a black background because, as you say, it doesn’t show up on the page. I have resorted to puting two frames on an image in Snapseed - white and then black. But I don’t think this one needs a frame imho. I can’t see it being improved by having a frame because it’s wonderful already.
 
Jef said:
Question for all... do you see a simple white border being helpful on this image? I couldn’t decide if I liked the black running off the edges or a white border. I was gonna upload a bordered copy, but seeing that it doesn’t show on the white background of the webpage.
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I think you've answered your own question there haven't you Jef, white border on white background probably wouldn't work ;)
Welcome to MobiTog btw, bit late as I see you've already won the weekly MC :thumbs:
Borders are love or hate things I find, me I quite like a subtle thin border sometimes. I remember there was a great debate on Flickr about background colour, was it best white or black, or better still changeable. I guess it depends on the original image.
 
JillyG said:
I always wonder about a white border on an image with a black background because, as you say, it doesn’t show up on the page. I have resorted to puting two frames on an image in Snapseed - white and then black. But I don’t think this one needs a frame imho. I can’t see it being improved by having a frame because it’s wonderful already.
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I agree with JillyG... I don’t feel it needs a border, and think it would draw attention away from the rich black background, beautiful lighting and overall dramatic vibe.
 
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