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Running Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Ndutu), January 2008

Canon EOS 1DMkIII, 100-400mm, 1/15 @ f/11, ISO 100

Comments

[suttlea]

IP: 160.83.72.202EMAIL: aos2769@mac.comURL: http://Andy, I love this photo. Can you share you post processing regarding digital B&W with the 1DMKIII. Also, did you send this camera in to canon to have it fix regarding focusing issues, if you have any.

[Andy Biggs]

IP: 216.9.250.119EMAIL: andybiggs@gmail.comURL: http://www.andybiggs.comThank you for your kind words. I haven't sent in the camera yet for repair, but I am on the list. As soon as they call I will send it in. My black and white processing was just a quick conversion in Lightroom. Nothing fancy or unique. I think the trick to any black and white image is a control over the distribution of tonal values. This is done with the following:

1) Exposure, black point, brightness and contrast sliders2) Curve adjustments3) White balance adjustment, even in b&w mode.

The white balance slider is the most often overlooked tool for converting to black and white. You can adjust your tonality, much the same as using color filters when shooting with black and white film.

[suttlea]

IP: 160.83.72.202EMAIL: aos2769@mac.comURL: http://I also have the 1DMKIII and think its a great camera. To be honest I don't shoot sports or BIF and I guess I shoot everything else. I am not a professional photograper and I'm not quite sure if any of my oof shots are due to the camera or my own fault. I have been following your blog for a while and love your photos. I actually use your settings for the 1DMKII from an earlier post and they work great. Do you find that you have change any of the settings since then that improves your keeper rate. I am also focusing mostly on B&W photo's and trying out different techniques to get the best images. Keep up the fantastic work.

[Kari Post]

IP: 72.73.225.118EMAIL: kari@karipost.comURL: http://www.karipost.comThis is just beautiful Andy. I love the sense of motion produced by the panning, slow shutter speed, and B&W presentation.