NEW Intermediate Assignment #2: Low Key

pegelli wrote: LKB, for me the low key aspect is blown [pun intended] by the large blown out panel behind the altar. So pls. try again. I have also hidden your submissions in Foreground interest and symmetry. You can only do one assignment at a time and only move to another one after completing the one you started (see the rules). We'll deal with those submissions once you have passed Low Key.

Missed this rule, apologies. Lets focus on low-key then...

Probably a matter of taste, but I might have brightened the outline of the guitarist a bit stronger. Now it's all very dark.

The man in the pub works well, except for the very distracting and bright sign above his head.

And as you said yourself, no pass because you've mined

That's a pass LKB, nice dark but still a bit of contrast and a less overwhelming highlight

I've previously contributed an image which passed, but I'd like confirmation that one fits the requirements, and if not, why not. Thanks for any input.

Thank you pegelli, I had my doubts about it but I needed some confirmation.

I think the idea is very good Willem, but I find the black/dark parts of the image too grey. I checked in Photoshop and they're all around 20 or so so for a real low key impact it should be more dramatically black. So pls. try again.

So I was shooting a gig tonight, and noticed that stage lights created almost perfect "low key" ambient for me to take a picture for this assignment. First one is presented with next to none PP (some sharpening and aprox. -100K of WB), second one was converted to B/W, cropped a tad from the left and some minor contrast/clarity adjustment were made.
Both shot with SAL50F14 f/1.6 1/100, ISO 800


Low Key Assignment #1 by approach_lights, on Flickr


Low Key Assignment #2 by approach_lights, on Flickr

I hope these will earn me a pass, I have some pictures from tonight that were meant to be used as an entries for other assignments.