B/W clownfish

this is my first attempt of a b/w from a raw file.

what do you think?? i have no experience in b/w but think it looks ok.

TIA

Don´t really know what to think...Maybe the brighter anemone arms on the left and left-upper part of the pic steal some interest on the fish...

this is my first attempt of a b/w from a raw file.

what do you think?? i have no experience in b/w but think it looks ok.

TIA

The characteristics that make anemone and clown fish attractive are the bright colors. I'd choose other subjects like sharks and rays for b/w.

I really like it. It's hard to tell on this small upload whether you have good tonal range, including good detail in the highlights, midrange and the shadows, Depending on how you manipulate it in photoshop can make all the difference. Did you just convert to grayscale or did you use the channel mixer. Here's a nice tutorial on the subject.

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/tutorials/tutorial_2_1.htm

Hi Tia,

I think the shot would work much better with colour. I have to agree with herbko that anemone fish and their anemones are photographed because they are gorgeous and colourful animals, the more contrast the anemone has with the fish the more photogenic it is! In times of overheating anemones start to bleach out, this is when photographers really like to shoot anemonefish, superb conrast with a white fronds of anemone and the colourful fish inside.

In my opinion most really good black and white shots comes from animals with very little colour, those like baracuda and jacks. Of course there are many other subjects though these are just a sample idea of what works really well.

Was this B&W done in post production?

This image doesn't work in B&W for me either. The bright anemone tips distract too much from the main subject, the clownfish. Contrasting colours would bring out the latter much more...