scaffolding in b/w

[turlough]

This is the first time I've conciously thought about what something would look like in b/w while I was taking the pictures. Interesting experience.





Nikon Coolpix 775, auto, macro

PS Is it "cheating" to use a b/w gradient map in Photoshop to transform a colour photo into b/w instead of just using the turn-into-grayscale function? It feels like cheating but the result is so much better I still do it.

Comments

[rikes]

These are both fantastic! I love the lines the buildings and scaffoldings make in the first one, and it's pretty cool to have a picture taken from closer to the "ceiling" than the "floor" for a change, if that makes sense. :)

[turlough]

As I just said above, it's amazing how dramatic and art-y something can look in b/w when in colour it would just look drab and uninteresting. I angled the camera in several directions and the "ceiling" photos consistently turned out more interesting than the "floor" ones.