Weekly Black and White Photography Thread 44 (30 Nov 2025)

I particularly like this one. Snow scenes can be particularly tricky and you nailed the exposure on this one. The tonal gradations on this are smooth. That lens really has nice rendering of out of focus areas.

Truman,

Thanks. The softness was the result of probably both - shaky hands and that it's an old oil painting - has survived many moves over the years 😀

I darkened it up in post - too much I realized later.

I like the smoke coming out of the chimney. I thought that was a nice touch by the artist.

Steve

Nice alignment of image elements. This is a nice minimalist abstraction. The fact the window glass is not clear adds to the interest - ah la a trick often used by Minor White. The sun's location re the window and kettle adds a stress point and interest to the image. Nicely done.

I particularly like this one. Snow scenes can be particularly tricky and you nailed the exposure on this one. The tonal gradations on this are smooth. That lens really has nice rendering of out of focus areas.
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Thank you. That one definitely got some work on the snow in front of the car and that little spot on the hood.

I wondered how this camera/lens combination (50mm prime) would handle snow.
As you can tell, it's a gray day.
I tried this at an f/5.6 aperture.
I didn't mess with the exposure in post, but I may have sharpened it up a little.

Steve Thomas

Agree, and I would add the presence of the shadow of the tree integrating into the building...

I like the whole serie, but that first one 😍…

A dynamic urban scene 👍

An interesting composition, and a detail that looks good seeing it at a good size...

Hi Steve, really cool scene. I think it allows for a little more contrast...

doctor,

You're right. Contrast helps.

Steve Thomas

She's stood here for a hundred years.
This isn't her first winter.
And it won't be her last.

Steve Thomas