Rotunda

Photo of the Week by Simonmac

And the lines into New Street. Birmingham, UK
Uploaded14/09/2024 - 13:42
CategoryBlack & White
Shutter Speed1/400
Aperturef/8.0
ISO100
Focal Length35mm
Views/Likes114/14

Spad
Posted 14/09/2024 - 13:52 Link
This is hectically brilliant!! Nicely captured.... is it IR??? Asking that because of the black sky
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LennyBloke
Posted 14/09/2024 - 13:55 Link
Superb contrast yet retaining great tonal range, I love monos that display that lovely chrome/silver look - as you have to the right of the Rotunda - add that to the simple, great composition stepping from the rails all the way back and up to the deep sky and you've got a POTW contender
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Simonmac
Posted 14/09/2024 - 14:34 Link
Spad wrote:
This is hectically brilliant!! Nicely captured.... is it IR??? Asking that because of the black sky

Thank you Ian! I converted using a Rollei Infrared simulation in DxO Filmpack.
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Simonmac
Posted 14/09/2024 - 14:35 Link
LennyBloke wrote:
Superb contrast yet retaining great tonal range, I love monos that display that lovely chrome/silver look - as you have to the right of the Rotunda - add that to the simple, great composition stepping from the rails all the way back and up to the deep sky and you've got a POTW contender

Thank you very much John.
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Spad
Posted 14/09/2024 - 15:22 Link
Simonmac wrote:
Spad wrote:
This is hectically brilliant!! Nicely captured.... is it IR??? Asking that because of the black sky

Thank you Ian! I converted using a Rollei Infrared simulation in DxO Filmpack.

Ahhhhh..... Now that I have seen it on my computer monitor I can tell it's not from an IR Camera! Still.... It is brilliant!! That filmpack does a nice job... but if you can or can ever afford an IR conversion or converted camera. Get one! Then try a polariser on it!!
The Legendary Terry Pratchett once said:
At the beginning there was nothing... which exploded
Edited by Spad: 14/09/2024 - 15:22
GIULIO57
Posted 14/09/2024 - 18:22 Link
Liked. Superb.
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davidtrout
Posted 16/09/2024 - 09:09 Link
Technically spot on. Brilliant use of black. Congrats on POTW.
David
GIULIO57
Posted 16/09/2024 - 09:16 Link
A well deserved POTW.
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Simonmac
Posted 16/09/2024 - 09:22 Link
Oh! Thank you very much!

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All the best
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tommyt
Posted 16/09/2024 - 09:40 Link
This one passed me by, missed it in the thumbnails and is right up my street in B&W and infrared effect. Congrats on a very deserving POTW..Tom T.
Posted 16/09/2024 - 10:48 Link
Very goo! The right stuff! Almost steampunk!
Edited by Grodgeman: 16/09/2024 - 10:49
Flan
Posted 16/09/2024 - 13:00 Link
Well done on POTW, I had between yourself and Kasper from a B@W perspective
Posted 17/09/2024 - 19:46 Link
I agree with every positive comment above. I do so like mono anyway, but this, this, captures so much. Not only technically excellent, (LennyBloke's comment are spot on), but it's the atmosphere, moodiness if you will that I really like, admire. Thanks for this. As you can tell, I think this a well deserved POTW. Congratulations.
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davidwozhere
Posted 17/09/2024 - 22:03 Link
It passed me by too. Wonderful vantage point put to full use - and the processing gives the result something again! Thoroughly well deserved accolade.
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AndrewA
Posted 21/09/2024 - 08:22 Link
Superb Mac
Andrew

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