Boardwalk

“”Black and White Photography” does more to evoke an emotion and freeze a moment in time than any other medium. Looking back over the decades at such famous photographers as, Steigletz, Weston, Adams, and others has helped elevate Black and White Photography, to a Fine Art form. The subtle tones of grays, the strong emphasis of the Blacks, and the softness of the Whites makes one look much closer at the subject and composition due to the lack of natural color. Emotions are always much easier to portray with Black and White, because of the stark contrasts and the sharp focus on the subject.” – Bob Snell

While this is technically a boardwalk, a more accurately description is the wooden floor of a pier, at night, under the illumination of a single handrail mounted light. I liked this image in color (yellows and blues) but decided the patterns and textures became more prominent in B&W, which first attracted me. Post-processing was handled in NIK Silver Efex and Adobe Photoshop, with a nudge here and there in Lightroom.

Another Canon S90 image. This one at 6mm, ISO640, f/2.8 with a 1 second handheld exposure time. I almost didn’t take this shot, thinking it was too dark for the little S90, or my shaking hands, to do justice to the details — I stand corrected.