Digital Black and White.

[Ko.Fe.]

Canon RP. In camera JPEG1 with orange filter preset.

 

[Taipei-metro]

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Long Beach, Arcadia, Pasadena, Los Angeles County

dig black and White by Taipei-metro

Sony DSLR, Panasonic mFT, Canon T4i
Sony 18-55, Lumix 14mmF2.5, Canon 18-55 KiT
Neewer Speedlite from China used on #3
Sony 32gb c10 card made in Taiwan

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Nikon D800E + Zeiss 50mm f/2 Makro Planar + single woodpecker feather

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Leica M10-P
50mm Asph Summilux

 

[peterm1]

Scenes from a Hong Kong Park

Shot with a Nikon D700. Processed in Lightroom and Nik Efex.

Lunch Time in a Hong Kong Park by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Scene from a Hong Kong Park 2 by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Lunch Time in a Hong Kong Park by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

 

[helen.HH]

that last One Peter is Lovely, tres cinematic !

 

[helen.HH]

Saying farewell by Helen Hill, on Flickr

 

[peterm1]

that last One Peter is Lovely, tres cinematic !

Thank you Helen. I always have loved this one too. The young lady on the mobile phone has such a natural and unforced pose and I like the eye contact of the other young woman too.

More recently, I have come to especially like the first of the photos I posted below too. I love the soft background (nothing too showy in terms of bokeh - just soft and unobtrusive) and I particularly like the young woman on the left. Previously I had focused on the eye contact of the young woman eating, but when I reprocessed this from color to black and white I suddenly realized how resolute the woman on the left looks. Almost like Superwoman wearing a cape. Although I am sure that her resolute look, in reality, is just because she is distracted by something she has seen. But this still makes her the "hero" of the picture in my mind.

In Hong Kong there are always a large number of people, usually young women from elsewhere in Asia, brought out to HK to work as servants in family homes. Kowloon Park (an oasis in the midst of a huge metropolis) is where they gather on their days off to meet with friends and have some respite from what is no doubt the relentless grind of their daily existence.

 

[brusby]

Carlee with single light

Carlee with single light

Converted from color dng in Capture One.


1040bw by Brusby, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Morning, Ahwahnee Meadow by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Temple Coffee by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

The Bathers by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

On the water by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Scenes from Lockdown by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Out to Lunch]

Re. ''Lockdown''. A most enjoyable picture. I love the stillness and the light. Cheers, OtL

 

[Out to Lunch]

there are always a large number of people, usually, young women from elsewhere in Asia, brought out to HK to work as servants

There are a few meeting places like this In Hong Kong where, mostly young women from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and The Philippines enjoy their one day off. Not much different in Singapore where they hang-out in City Plaza and Lucky Plaza. Cheers, OtL

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Fujifilm X-Pro3
Fujinon XF 35mm f2 lens
ACROS film simulation
Yokohama, Japan - April 2021

All the best,
Mike

 

[Out to Lunch]

Avenue Henri Dunant & Plainpalais, Geneva, Switzerland. One of my last days in a town with which I share a long history. I retired not long after taking this picture.

 

[Rayt]

From yesterday. I don't normally do anything to the files but for this I dialled up the exposure and contrast.


L1000739-1 by ray tai, on Flickr

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Fujifilm X-Pro3
Fujinon XF 35mm f2 lens
ACROS film simulation
Yokohama, Japan - April 2021

All the best,
Mike