Hamilton Square in the snow
Posted 06/01/2025 - 00:52
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I don't see why a B&W should be derided.It's just the same as using an appropriate tool for the task - which in this case, is to make best use of the lighting and conditions to produce an image - and for that reason I LIKE the mono versions here!
Posted 06/01/2025 - 16:42
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I rather like the monochrome versions as well. They have a certain timeless quality and also suppress and distracting flashes of colour.
Best regards, John
Posted 06/01/2025 - 17:32
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Used to live in Birkenhead. 1988-90. Always travelled beneath HS, never set foot at ground level.
I think the images would be better if the sky was a bit more interesting, but the fact the sky is drab makes me lean towards the mono images.
I think the images would be better if the sky was a bit more interesting, but the fact the sky is drab makes me lean towards the mono images.
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Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
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The kind responses I got and the rare event of snow in Birkenhead inspired me to go out and try again.
I'd be interested in comments regarding the use of mono or not, so I have included the colour version and the mono, I've always "seen" this place in black and white. (Sometimes mono feels like cheating to make a failed image look "arty").
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