Aila's World in Black and White

[Aila]

I'm so in love with black and white photography :D

I'm an amateur, own a Canon Powershot A610, I convert my photos to black and white using the image editor, rather than using the B&W setting on the camera itself.
I have a thing for benches.. you'll probably see that during the course of this thread :)

Thoughts, crits, comments welcome and appreciated ^^

[purplerose]

The one with the bench looks pretty nice. :) Would maybe play around more with the contrast though.

[Aila]

Thanks purplerose :)
Haha, I didn't know there was a limit for attachments here.
Anyway..

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Black%20and%20White/bench4.jpghttp://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Black%20and%20White/bench3.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Black%20and%20White/fallensign.jpg

[ErbTheLawnGnome]

love the... wheat - or whatever it is - poking through the bench. i've always had a thing for photos of those grains. very nice image. like the darkness in the bench and plants. i generally don't like artificial contrast, as everyone here is sure to find out... :)

[pauldharris]

I like the building and the vignette white border do you have a shot from the side instead of front on with a perspective angle and maybe add a sepia tone and some grain to give an tin plate effect as if an old tin plate print like antique photography to give the image some more interest.

[Aila]

Thankye both :)

pauldharris, unfortunately I have just that one shot, and the building is all the way down in Munich ;D I can try your suggestion with the front on one though, see how it turns out. Thanks!

Here are some more.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/myeye08b.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Bamberg/bam11.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Bamberg/bam12.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Bayreuth/bay07.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/Bayreuth/bay15.jpg

[twilight101]

love the... wheat - or whatever it is - poking through the bench

i feel that it is ALIVE even if the picture is just black and white!

[RianChen]

photo .. tell a story... its make audience able to think of after tht moment 10 second or b4 tht moment wat was happen...