FRIENDSHIP MANOR STAIRCASE (version 1 & 2)

The original for both these pix was taken yesterday, in one of several favorite places to sit and wool gather, or write. Looking the other way is also a view of which I frequently try to get decent shots. (BTW, there's a round table and chairs just behind where I stood to take this shot. Also, I used my wide angle lens camera again. Am going to continue using it and see how it goes as I do like the little extra clarity of the pix that show up on my computer screen.)

Below is a black and white version. It was quite a challenge to get just the right contrast. As I've said before, different ways of converting to b&w produce different contrasts, highlight different areas. Which then changes what grabs the viewer's eye. And of course I could not resist trying to improve upon each of those various ways by fussing further with contrast and brightness. But I finally settled on this version as it seems the most balanced visually:

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‘til next take, may you enjoy life in the ever changing light,





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