The Clock in Central Station

The clock in Central Station, originally uploaded by Werner Kunz (werkunz1).

This is my first attempt to use texture in my photos. Usually I'm not a big fan of such this art form, because it detroys usually a lot of information and make the picture grainy. But on the other hand, I have also seen very impressive results. I really don't have much experience, but texture techniques looks to me a bit like the challenge of B&W photography: You need to see in B&W (or here see the texture within the photo).

This photo is from a door clock at Grand Central in NY. Although I like already the original, I think the texture add a bit more to the picture. The texture is a sample texture by Trey Radcliff.

Technique: Nikon D90, F1.8, 50mm, 1/45 (was pretty shallow), ISO500, B&W with silver effex, Blending with texture softlight 60%,

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