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Jan
19
Photo of the Week 48 – Lunar Cross (Black & White)
Filed Under Photography on January 19, 2009 at 11:04 pm
As you can probably guess by the list of previous photos of the week, I’m not really into black & white photography. However, I do dabble occasionally, and particularly enjoy playing with the channel mixer to get more dramatic and contrasty images. This is my favourite black & white conversion so far. This shot of the Moon over the top of the spire of the Gunne Chapel (AKA the College Chapel) on the St. Patrick’s College Campus (AKA NUI Maynooth South Campus) in Maynooth, Ireland. The black & white conversion was done using the channel mixer in the GIMP (a free cross-platform image editor). It was shot during the day, but made more dramatic by turning the blue channel right down to zero so the sky goes black.
- Camera: Nikon D40
- Lens: Nikon DX AFS 55-200mm
- Exposure: 1/250 sec
- Focal Length: 200mm
- Focal Ratio: F22
- ISO: 800
- Camera Mode: Aperture Priority
- Processing: Converted to black & white using the channel mixer in the GIMP
Very nice Bart.
oh it’s beautiful. I would love to check out the Gimp. But that whole X11 thing scares me for some silly reason. Maybe someday.
Anyway, I love how you captured the moon and the steeple all in one shot. It almost looks too good, like it’s a composite.
Hey, have fun w/ your new Aperture 2 toy too!!!!
Thanks Marie & Debbie!
Debbie, don’t let X-11 put you off. There’s nothing to it. Just install it and it will start when it’s needed. Beware though, the GIMP has a terribly poor UI when you’re used to Apple programs. I’d nearly be inclined to suggest trying the Pixelmator demo instead, and if you like it, buying that. Considering how powerful it is, it’s very reasonably priced.
Bart.
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