Kayaker on the York River in Maine - in color and sepia toned.

Rob Sheppard over at Photodigitary has written a nice post about the resurgence of black and white photography in the digital age.  It's a great explanation of how black and white photography has fallen in and out of favor over the years based on the technology of photography.  Here's the link: http://www.photodigitary.com/?p=315.  Like Rob, I have embraced the tools in Photoshop and Lightroom to convert a digital file to color.  I recently explained how to do this in my blog at Outdoor Photographer here: http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/community/blogs/in-the-zone/using-camera-raw-or-lightroom-to-convert-to-black-and-white.html.

The above example of the kayaker I shot last summer and I felt a sepia toned treatment was more compelling than the original color image.  Below is a more straighforward black and white conversion from my recent shoot in Errol, NH.


Fly fishing on Little Greenough Pond in Errol, New Hampshire.

As I mentioned in my previous post, Conservation Photography in Northern New Hampshire, the Trust for Public Land is working on several conservation projects in the Errol area, which is well-known for its moose, whitewater paddling, and excellent fishing.  One correction to my previous post is that there are currently 31,000 acres (not the 25,000 acres I stated) slated to be added to the land already conserved in the area.  Also, a portion of that land will be retained by Plum Creek as working forest, but subject to a conservation easement.

Until next time,
-Jerry

        

 

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