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A Gimmick?
I don't care much for gimmicky effects inPhotoshop. I typically do just those things that I've always done in the darkroom‚ contrast, levels, colour balance, etc. But sometimes what comes out of the camera isn't quite right for the subject.
In late August 2002 I picked up a newCanon 16-35mm f/2.8Llens for myCanon EOSsystem. (This was a replacement for the 17-35mm f/2.8L that I'd been using for several years, and a significant enhancement. SeeFred Miranda's reviewon this site.)
I was eager to see how the lens performed, and so I drove straight from the dealer to TheCNE(Canadian National Exhibition), a Fall Fair with a midway, where I've shot several timesbefore. This is an excellent locale for street shooting.

Normal Colour
Desaturated

Vampire‚ Toronto, 2002
Photographed with EOS Canon D60 & 16-35mm L lens at ISO 100
The Samples
I usually do this type of shooting with anM LeicainBlack & White. Colour isn't often my preference for street shooting. But since I...

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