On Saturday I had to go to the Renaissance Convention Centre near Powai lake for work. I'm always the girl carrying too many cameras & giving myself a back ache, so this time I didn't carry my camera bag, I just grabbed my dslr & put it in a cotton tote & set off.
When I reached the convention centre, the staff directed me to the sprawling lawn across the main building. And when I entered the place, I had to stop for a bit & take it all in.
The event I had come to attend was on this enclosed lawn, with a panoramic view of Powai lake & the hills beyond. I was so sad because I wasn't carrying any analog cameras. I think Mumbai is a nice city, but it's so messy & overcrowded, there's very rarely a good view (unless you're someplace overlooking Marine drive). These were taken in the evening, & I sat at a table on that lawn, sipping on breezer & snacking on yummy fingers foods till nightfall. They were playing instrumental jazz at first (I love instrumental jazz!) And later a local band performed a live set. It was perfect.
I love black & white photos by other people, but whenever I convert my photos to b/w, I always feel like I'm losing out on the color or something. I was brave with these & I like how they look.
Oddly enough, the fact that this picture has buildings in it makes it somewhat similar to my last two posts.
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I loved the second photo
ReplyDeleteHey Magali, Good job done ! I have been many times to Powai....but didn't think that this place was so much beautiful. I loved your photos. Please share more b&W photos, it really look nice. Use your camera in B&w mode sometimes. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThat cloudy sky really adds mood to your photos!
ReplyDeleteHow do you convert them? Instead of converting, have you tried selecting Monochrome and setting a filter (I mean yellow, orange etc.) and/or a toning effect (sepia, blue etc.)?
Thanks Nilesh.
ReplyDeleteThank You Ajay. I am always a reluctant to convert a color photo to bw, but I definitely will do it some more. I also recently shot a roll of bw film that I will share soon, hopefully. Thanks again for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteI agree! It's definitely going to rain soon.
ReplyDeleteI converted via photoshop in a very simple way, I desaturated & then increased contrast.
When I shot these I didn't think monochrome at all, it's only after I viewed them on my laptop that I thought they would look better like this. I have tried shooting with a orange filter on my A-1 slr, & I got the photos back from the lab a couple of days ago but it will be a little while before I can scan them in. :)