Barcelona in the Gallery

[SolaresLarrave]

I just plastered the Members Gallery with a number of my Barcelona shots, including six from one Anti-Terrorism Demonstration I ran into on March 12.

I've been following advice here about scanning and PS-ing photos, so I hope the B&W meet Doug's expectations (his suggestions are useful!).

Feel free to post comments! Thanks a big lot!

Here's a bit to whet your appetite... This is from the demonstration. You can see the rest at the RFF Members Gallery!

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Contrasting image...

 

[Doug]

Francisco, here you've certainly captured the energy of the moment! And the pidgeons' reaction is to turn backsides to the event? 🙂

While the color shot looks good, there's still something lacking about the B&W tonality. Perhaps there is some flare around the center? Don't know what to suggest, not being an expert, excpept to bump the contrast in the midtones... maybe with the Curves control?

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Doug, that's the word you use a lot, which I've seen a lot too, and don't quite understand it well: tonality. Could you explain? I did pay attention to your comments in some of my B&W shots, and when I scanned the latest I made sure not to overexpose or overdo the midtones in the levels histogram.

BTW, yes, that's a case of flare, but the lens used is sadly prone to it: an Elmar 90/4, made in 1936 (its filter size is still 36mm).

Thanks a lot in advance!! 😀