The second prompt to boost photographic creativity in March was changing the camera settings. There are modes on the camera that I have never used including the ‘grainy monochrome’ mode and I decided to give this a test run on the Southwell Trail.
Normally I set the camera to capture a RAW file, but the grainy monochrome mode is processed within the camera as JPEG file with the strength of the filter controlled with the camera dial. Overall, I would describe it as a ‘fun’ option and would suggest that a more refined result could be achieved from a RAW file processed in photo software.
These were some of the results straight from the camera:
Rather typically as I was concentrating on B&W, a colourful rainbow appeared, demanding a quick switch back to the normal settings. At the same time it reinforced what I already know about landscape photography: creative modes are no substitute for simply going out with the camera and capturing what is there. Nature itself provides the variety…not a filter!
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