Sep 2024 POTM: Black and White

[Emmanuel32]

What you talking bout Willis?!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

"Clown Taco", taken with a Pixel 4 with Orphek lenses and edited in Photos App

Now I want tacos

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I can’t decide

I wann cry

Ok so at first I had 30+

Post in thread 'My 75gal coral addiction tank'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-75gal-coral-addiction-tank.772229/post-12836083

In narrowed it down to 12

Post in thread 'My 75gal coral addiction tank'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-75gal-coral-addiction-tank.772229/post-12836158

 

[icedgxe]

 

[OrionN]

I can’t decide

I wann cry

Ok so at first I had 30+

Post in thread 'My 75gal coral addiction tank'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-75gal-coral-addiction-tank.772229/post-12836083

In narrowed it down to 12

Post in thread 'My 75gal coral addiction tank'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-75gal-coral-addiction-tank.772229/post-12836158

I certainly understand the feeling. I whittle my possible entrances down to 12 before i choose the Vrolik's Wrasse

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I certainly understand the feeling. I whittle my possible entrances down to 12 before i choose the Vrolik's Wrasse

It’s an issue with this many photos
Around 7k this year

Not an entry

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Official entry - subject to the whims of my indecisive mind - Bower time!

 

[SaltySqueeble]

 

[Kyan]

RBTA B&W Edition 2024

 

[felda001]

 

[6t4nova]

My entry. Taken with iPhone15 pro max and orphek clip on lens

 

[XtraKargo]

 

[maroun.c]

Official entry - subject to the whims of my indecisive mind - Bower time!

Thats a really nice shot can u share your conversion to BW or was this shot in black and white ?

 

[Reefer Dan]

I’m ineligible for an entry, but I still wanted to try my hand at this because I’ve never done a black and white picture before, so here is my pic just for fun and a free bump.

Love the detail shots I’ve been seeing, well done everyone!!

 

[tbrown]

I’m ineligible for an entry, but I still wanted to try my hand at this because I’ve never done a black and white picture before, so here is my pic just for fun and a free bump.

Love the detail shots I’ve been seeing, well done everyone!!

Why are you ineligible?

 

[Reefer Dan]

Why are you ineligible?

I won July POTM, so it’s too soon to be eligible to enter again. I haven’t gotten my badge yet, but I think they are working on it. Sorry I wasn’t trying to make that the focus of my post.

 

[tbrown]

I won July POTM, so it’s too soon to be eligible to enter again. I haven’t gotten my badge yet, but I think they are working on it. Sorry I wasn’t trying to make that the focus of my post.

You're still eligible to enter though. I think you just can't win another Porthole.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Thats a really nice shot can u share your conversion to BW or was this shot in black and white ?

Thank you!!
Here’s the original

And the BW for better comparison

So with the built in editing available on my iPhone (12 max pro) I adjusted sharpness, definition, then turned the saturation all the way to 0, followed by black point, shadows, and contrast. To get the grain and texture where I wanted it I had to use Adobe Lightroom. I have another version of this photo that the tips of the tentacles are a bit more pronounced- but I got to that picture after posting the one above. And I really can’t make up my mind on which one I like more.

 

[boacvh]

 

[JoJosReef]

What a great photo!