I didn't even make it a mile from home and it began to rain. I wasn't really worried, I had gone photo hunting before during weather that would alternate between down pours and sunshine.
I looked ahead on the gravel road, a tractor had recently come out of a field and left a mud trail. I slowed and then stopped.
Serendipity.
The sun broke out in a warm color. And I saw this:
The first shot was taken with my elderly Olympus E-420 and a long lens.
The second was taken with my Nikon with the 18-55mm kit lens.
I envisioned both of these shots in black and white.
And so...
Just as I came around the corner I looked up at the clouds again and realized that this was going to be one of those days, when the weather changed rapidly.
I don't normally like telephone poles or electric lines in my photos but again Serendipity hit. They would lead nicely from my perspective.
And again, I thought this sky would look fantastic in black and white.
The difference here is incredible. I was able to add a filter that turned the blues to nearly black.
Now the poles had a reason to pull the earth and sky together.
I finally pulled into the small parking area at Tainter Hollow and did some exploring.
Tainter Creek is a rather nice little trout stream and I enjoy seeing the trout flit back and forth and then hide in the shadowed places.
Oh yes, I tried this out in black and white also.
I think it is amazing the difference in tonal value that black and white processing can make in a photo.
I found many more things while exploring today, but I'll just leave with with a parting color shot of one of my favorite spots to park and go walking with my camera.
I had more adventures when I explored Tainter Hollow, Tainter East, Tainter West, and Tainter Rd.
You could say that all those roads named Tainter are confusing.
Not to me, I've been exploring them for years.
Photo processing used, Topaz Detail and Topaz BW Effects 2. Photos shot in RAW format and processed in AfterShotPro2 by Corel.
Just as a side note, I like the products and dislike renting from Adobe.
Love the fields and thought color would be my choice, but then saw the B&W and have to say, stunning! The telephone poles in B&W, too. But the trout stream just pulls me in when it is color. You sure know your area and all the best photo ops. Love reading about your day. Thanks for posting, Val! Sue
ReplyDeleteHubby's vote was for color on the stream which I admit is my number one choice, but I have to give B&W a go as I have studied Fine Art B&W Photography.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough call. The changing weather brought on some pretty fabulous color, but the B&W shots have a certain amount of sophistication. Excellent work.
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