Bruce Hartsell
Shari Rodgers won first place in the Photography Club’s June photo contest with the theme Black and White. Her image Wild Horse is a portrait of a “feisty palomino” that leads a small band of wild horses near Show Low. Shari said, “He is worn and tattered but still shows strength and resilience.” She said she did basic post-processing and then converted the color photo into black and white while also offsetting the vignette, which she “felt added to the emotion of the photo.” Nikon D3300, 350 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400
Tom Cadwalader won second place with Sitka Relic, which he found in one of the ports on an Inside Passage Cruise. Tom said, “It was located right along our walking route going into town from the harbor. I thought the building definitely had a story to tell, though I am not certain what it might be about, but that’s part of the mystery. The viewer is free to decide what the story might be about.” He said he edited the photo in Adobe Camera Raw and converted it to black and white using one of the program’s Black and White profiles. He said he also did some “dodging and burning to call attention to certain areas of the image.” Leica L3, 54mm. f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO100
Jeff Kreuger won third place with Yosemetree, which he captured during a photo shoot on his first trip to Yosemite National Park. He said, “I wandered through the sequoias, which were majestic. The time of day was just right for getting sunbursts, and the image was perfect for a black and white image.” He used his Canon R5 with a 24-105mm lens at 24mm, and “to get sharp focus throughout the length of the tree, I made the exposure using ISO 400, 1/320 second shutter speed and aperture of f/13.”
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