Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Beautiful Brisbane – November 2015 (monochrome)

Here is another gallery for the Cardinal’s Changing Seasons Event. My first gallery of colour shots can be seen here. There’s something about the black and white ones that really appeals to me, particularly shots with people and shots at night.

Riding High,
Meh…
I’m pretty sure his name is Joshua?!
City and Beach.
Drinkies.
Dogs Want a Selfie.
Chillout by the Water.
Love My Wheel.
Which Way?
Learning to Ride.
Wheel by Night.
Riders Three.
Is this a Sign?

As usual, Olympus OMD EM5 with 17mm or 60mm lens, handheld, wandering my city, completely happy 🙂

If anyone else experienced the dramas with the Lightroom CC upgrade bug, I can totally relate. What a diabolical form of torture it was, but I’m so happy that it’s fixed 🙂

x desleyjane

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33 responses to “Beautiful Brisbane – November 2015 (monochrome)”

  1. elmoolly Avatar
    elmoolly

    The one of the boys is hilarious…you do know how to pick them lol x

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Hey – they picked me!!! 😘

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  2. eclecticoddsnsods Avatar
    eclecticoddsnsods

    Wow all stunning esp the wheel and two men! Lol

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Justine X.

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  3. Michelle Hill Avatar
    Michelle Hill

    I LOVE these black and white images. The two of the wheel are amazing. Looking forward to seeing more.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you! I’ll have to move over to the Melbourne Wheel soon!

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  4. Heyjude Avatar
    Heyjude

    Love your wheel too, and the bikers. Nice crisp B&W images. So, you take the photo in colour? RAW? And then use Lightroom to convert? Just picking your brain as I begin the next chapter of my photography journey 😀

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you! Yes I shoot in RAW and edit in Lightroom. It was a bit of adjustment in my thinking to see the raw images as they’re not as “clean” because they show everything. When I import into LR I do an automatic camera correction and noise reduction.

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      1. Heyjude Avatar
        Heyjude

        Thanks for that. Whatever you do it works very well!

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        1. desleyjane Avatar
          desleyjane

          Why thank you!

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  5. Loretta Avatar
    Loretta

    Beautiful b & w images, I somehow prefer these to color at times don’t you?

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Loretta. Yes there’s a certain atmosphere to black and white. I love it.

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  6. Su Leslie Avatar
    Su Leslie

    These are great. I totally agree about b&w working so well for photos of people. The two guys shot is wonderful.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you Su! Yes people in b&w are so much more interesting I find. The two boys – I did an experiment on FB to find them and it worked – less than a day and we had them 🙂

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  7. tildy1 Avatar
    tildy1

    I especially like the wheel photos! Looks like Brisbane wishes you could stay!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you! The wheel is definitely a hit!

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      1. tildy1 Avatar
        tildy1

        That’s understandable!

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  8. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
    Terri Webster Schrandt

    The nightlife looks incredible, like your photos! 🙂

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Terri – it’s a fun spot to hang out in the evening. Especially with a camera 😉

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  9. Amy Sampson Avatar
    Amy Sampson

    Love this collection. I’ve probably told you this before, but I never used to like black and white photography. Now, I freaking love it! “Meh” was hilarious. The shirt was perfect for him. “Drinkies” could have just as easily have been called “smokies”, and it reminded me of the “olden days”. Scenes like that don’t exist here anymore because it’s been against the law to smoke in public establishments for years. The wheel photos were spectacular as always. And, I do think that “never leave” may have been a sign. 🙂

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Oh I hope not Amy, I’m signing a lease on an apartment today I think! Thank you! Yes black and white is something special, I love it too. We have laws about smoking too so I’m surprised about the smoking in that photo.

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  10. pommepal Avatar
    pommepal

    Beautiful Brisbane, you capture it so well. Did you read that Brisbane is now in the top 100 best cities in the world to live in?

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      I did! Such a well-deserved honour. Thanks PP.

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      1. pommepal Avatar
        pommepal

        I wonder if Melbourne is on that list?

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        1. desleyjane Avatar
          desleyjane

          Yes I believe it is in the top 10?

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          1. pommepal Avatar
            pommepal

            I would think so.

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  11. artgigantic Avatar
    artgigantic

    Beautiful

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      desleyjane

      Thank you!

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  13. Cardinal Guzman Avatar
    Cardinal Guzman

    I agree with you Desley: B&W works surprisingly well on night photos.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you.

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  14. badfish Avatar
    badfish

    I believe I’m more a fan of B&W now than ever. Color is cool. But…something about B&W. All cool shots.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks so much. Yah there’s something…

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