A flower growing in our front garden — originally taken with the Nikon D70s, then processed in PS as a “split-toned” B&W image through the magic of the Select Colour Range tool.

 

Back of an upscale shopping plaza in Naples, FL. Digital infrared with the Nikon D70s (”point-and-pray” with the lens set at 18mm) converted to B&W in PS.

I actually have a roll of 35mm colour negative film in the camera and hope to have it finished and processed soon. It’s been a long time since I shot any 35mm colour film of any kind…

 

My father-in-law standing on the pier in Naples, Florida. Taken on the D70s with the Tokina 12-24mm lens at 12mm (equivalent to 18mm in 35mm format — he was only a few feet away from me!)

Damp autumn mornings are a great opportunity for some backyard garden photography with a macro lens. I used digital for this image, and converted it to B&W with a split tone. I can provide details for anyone who’s interested.

This started out as a colour, 16:9 image from my Panasonic LX2 point-and-shoot camera. Then I cropped it, converted it to B&W, tinted it, and sharpened it — in Picasa (Google’s free image-manipulation program).

Picasa is actually more powerful than people give credit for.

I took this infrared image Nikon D70s with a 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor manual-focus lens fitted with a Hoya R72 filter. I framed the composition before putting on the filter (which is opaque to normal illumination).

Digital IR macro is not easy — apertures are small and shutter speeds are slow, which makes it tough to freeze wind-induced motion. This picture was taken with the camera set to ISO 1600, f/11 (or so) and 1/25-s shutter speed.

These things spring up in our backyard every April. They’re about a centimetre across, but I managed to make them a little larger-than-life with a macro lens on my D70s.

The former entrance lobby (now just a vestibule) at the Royal Ontario Museum. Taken with the Lumix LX2 digital camera.

Here’s a good illustration of what’s possible with the Panasonic LX2 point-and-shoot digital camera. Taken at night on the bus platform at Eglinton Station in mid-town Toronto, ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/15th. Grain and B&W conversion in PS.

Chanukah ends tomorrow night. Hope everyone had a good holiday!
Taken with the Lumix LX2, converted to B&W in PS.