Man versus Rope - a joint effort by DrCarl
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a very long time ago I went on a shoot with a dear friend Chris Patterson......Chris's expertise lay in large format commercial photography and mine related to the body...we decided to get together with a very powerful male figure and an old coal mine and sheets upon sheets of 4 x 5 inch film....this image looks amazing in colour as well but I wanted to break it down to it's bare forms with this mono look.... thanks Chris for that day, it was great.
another from the vault my friend
cheers
the photo guy
Comments (38)
paul_gormley
looks stunning in B&W Carl, as the eye appreciates the skin and muscle texture straight away rather than being distracted by colour, it is amaing how the cloth and metal textures also seem emphasised by the B&W treatment, at least to me
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and fabulous B&W photography my friend.....!!!
Ilona-Krijgsman
this is gorgeous I love the B&W what a body....
photogmark
Well there is no doubt, you know how light and work the body. Fantastic image.
DrCarl
he is 6'4" as well....such a big striking creature and great to work with... I did ten years of shooting some of the best bodies in the world....it was a fun time
Kixum
The strength of the image is very well composited. I'm a personal fan of black and white anyway. In my opinion, black and white cannot be beat when photographing the human figure.
barryjeffer
This is amazing in B/W... the shadowing enhances the model without taking away from the overall image. seth
texboy
wowzo, Doctor! the large-format origins sure show.... most excellent!
wotan Online Now!
Fantastic shot, composition and lighting, riched by B&W choice!
fallen21
Wonderful photo.
crender
jophoto
Excellent shot! Incredible sculpturing with this lighting on a most magnificent body! It's perfect in BW!
nun2brite
Outstanding! !!!!
vapo
It might sound strange, but an image in monochrome can very often look much better than in a color version... No distraction by the colors? I don't know, but it somehow puts together an image... This shot is amazing, well balanced and composed, and with a very good contrast between the crisp foreground and the blurry background, it adds to this image such a stunning depth. More jewels from you treasure chest, please... :D Vashek
FaeMoon
Wow, just a great image.. fantastic composition. Love the black and white - really brings out the sheen of light on those muscles!
Tracesl
excellent
5391151
Great blk/w tones
justinpress
Excellent!!
m_j_s
What's that, you're going to spend the whole of next week scanning in old images, excellent news. Only kidding mate, but I would love seeing the results if you did! What can I say, stunning image! The contrast between the dull metal of the chain and hook and his gleaming upper torso is wonderful! Superb image!
UteBigSmile
♥ Very nice looking artwork, wish you a great weekend ♥
Faemike55
Outstanding shot, Carl this is one case where it would lose so much in colour
xanthous
Great image, love the use of contrast with light and shadow to really bring out the detail and definition. Great model as well, all of his work paid off, too.
Orinoor
For me, B&W photography was always the main draw, it really makes the light, textures and form just shine. This is gorgeous, so full of light and shadow, wonderful textures, wow.
odile
Ho ho, Carl! Vashek and Martin ( and others) said it all. This model is exceptionnally beautiful. 6'4"! wow , a dream ! :o))) I too was striken by the contrast betweem the glowing skin and the rough material all around. You are so good at this , Shadow boy! Thanks for sharing. Cheers Odile
MSTene
I think this would lose some of it's raw power in color, to be honest. (but probably none of it's Rawr! power). The contrast lends a great deal of strength to it.
anitalee
Awesome
zhaanman
Man Powerful shot Carl awesome use of light and shadow to accentuate his build and setting!!
Dreamdesigner
Excellent,excellent photography!!No needs words!!It goes to my favorits!:-)))
tommorules
Wow, powerful stuff! Think the ladies may linger over this one! Kind of a shame the rope loops out of shot but can understand why you wanted a tight crop. A lesson to me in how to use B&W - thank you.
blinkings
I have a problem with this.....have you been taking photos of my stomach again with out my knowledge. ;) OK well maybe not! Great shot. I can see what Tom means about the rope, but I reckon you did the right thing going with this crop.