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Hopefully, this is less contentious! Spotted a group of schoolgirls on a school outing at the Rocks and ran up a ramp to take this image:



Canon 70-200 f/4L at f/5.6

Cheers
Sheila

Sheila
This is an outstanding image, both technically and asthetically. I don't know why...but it reminds me of the image of the nuns hats taken by David Moore. It has the same feel to it. It is a 1950's image. Thank you for sharing it.

What a classic Sheila - I love it. Matt's summed it up very well but you've both failed to address the most pressing issue: how do I get my daughters to wear theirs?!

Manta
Araldite.

Matt. K wrote:Manta
Araldite.

Ha!!! What a fitting post for your 3000th Matt!!! Always the joker!!

I like the image but feel two problems with it:

1. Black and white treatment seems a tad too dark... I feel you're losing details which would be nice, but that's a minor thing, so don't worry.

2. Yet again, another minor thing... I think it would've worked in horizontal format over the vertical format.

But still, good work nevertheless.

This is an excellent image Sheila - if I were to make any comment it would be to make an even thinner crop to take out the column on the right.

another quality image from you
concept is tight!(sweet)
i would just watch the rhythmic balance between the black and white
but it's an uncontrolable subject
again excellent work

Excellent image Sheila and one that really shines in for B&W. The framing and composition are superb
cheers
marco

There are pattern shots and there are pattern shots. Some just show pretty things repeating over and over. "Oh, how pretty!"
Then, there are other pattern shots which make you think beyond the simple visual repetitiveness. This is one of those.
The icing for this image is the girl in the middle of frame.
Excellent!

It's a great image Sheila. The DOF and focus point is perfect.

Nnnnsic wrote:I like the image but feel two problems with it:

1. Black and white treatment seems a tad too dark... I feel you're losing details which would be nice, but that's a minor thing, so don't worry.

2. Yet again, another minor thing... I think it would've worked in horizontal format over the vertical format.

But still, good work nevertheless.

Thanks but I don't see how horizontal would have worked at all You would not have got the snake like effect and also you would have a blank wall on one side and a post on the other

Cheers
Sheila

Sheila, I can't help but see the irony that a photo of a bunch of schoolgirls might be "less contentious"

However, I absolutely love this photo. Hits all the right buttons for me with tone, composition and interest. A great example of the power of black and white.

Sheila Smart wrote:

Nnnnsic wrote:I like the image but feel two problems with it:

1. Black and white treatment seems a tad too dark... I feel you're losing details which would be nice, but that's a minor thing, so don't worry.

2. Yet again, another minor thing... I think it would've worked in horizontal format over the vertical format.

But still, good work nevertheless.

Thanks but I don't see how horizontal would have worked at all You would not have got the snake like effect and also you would have a blank wall on one side and a post on the other

Cheers
Sheila

I agree with Shelia on this one, I read Leighs post and when.. huh ? I think the framing and use of vertical format suits and MAKES the shot, and it would not have worked as affectively in landscape orientation.

Apart from that the B&W treatment is gorgeous and the DOF spot on.

I am amazed they are all looking forward, but would of loved a follow up shot with one girl looking back in the general direction of the camera.

The only problem I can foresee if one of the girls had looked back is that I would have had to obtain a model release from her parents to sell the image Emotionally speaking, it would have been a lovely shot but from a commercial point of view ....

I did check Leigh's gallery and he tends to like the square crop - maybe he has a Hassy or something!

I should say that this image won the "People" category in the Black and White Spider Awards
http://www.thespiderawards.com/spider_a ... /index.htm

and will be published in a Magnum book some time this year in the US. It will also appear in Australian Photographic Society "Image" magazine this month.

Cheers
Sheila