White out

I think I am addicted to colour. When I browse through my portfolio it stands out. All of my images have bright colours.

Many years ago I used to roll my own film and make black and white images in my home-made darkroom. They had to be extremely dark always including areas of total blackness. I thought I would keep that black and white vision but now when I try to convert images to black and white I am never happy with them. Maybe I just need more practice.

When I visited Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, the conditions were not ideal. Every morning fog and rain and then rain and more fog. When I looked outside it was a white out. I tried to wait for it to clear so I could capture the fishing village in sweet light, but finally I decided to make an attempt at creating an image that conveyed the utter whiteness and the mystery and silence that always accompanies fog. I am out of my comfort zone with an image with no colour and no black.

Indian Cove, Nova Scotia
I made this image from my campsite at Indian Cove, just one cove over from Peggy’s Cove. Please click to view larger.

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6 Responses to “White out”

  1. Edith Levy says:
    October 18, 2011 at 10:12 am

    Actually I think you did a terrific job Anne. I really like this this. There’s a bleakness (in a good way) and mystery to this image.
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  2. Alan Majchrowicz says:
    October 18, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    I really like what you’ve done here Anne. It has a nice historic/platinum/sepia look. It’s always a good idea to see what you can come up with when the light isn’t what you’ve hoped for. Good work.
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  3. Kris Koeller says:
    October 18, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    I like the color choices here. They can totally salvage some otherwise tricky lighting conditions. Well done!
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  4. Anne McKinnell says:
    October 23, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    Thank you very much Alan, I appreciate your feedback on it since this is not my usual kind of image. But it just feels wrong to stay inside when the light doesn’t cooperate.

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  5. Anne McKinnell says:
    October 23, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    Thank you so much Edith, that is what I was hoping for.

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  6. Anne McKinnell says:
    October 23, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    Thanks Kris. The Topaz B&W Effects has some interesting settings, I haven’t explored all of them yet.

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