Detailed Look at a Nathan Locomotive Water Gauge
Nikon D810, 1/25 sec, f/9.0, 38mm, ISO 200
This is another image that I composed with the idea of converting it to black and white during post processing (the first image is here).
The original of this image had a bright area on the upper left corner which was very distracting. Converting the image to black and white dampened that bright area and helped balance the background.
Also bright and shiny was the brass gauge itself. That bright spot dominated the image and prevented the eye from wandering to more interesting things. Keeping the red in the valves during the black and white conversion adds depth to the image.
