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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 12:48:55 GMT
Oh, I like what the radial filter to the sky did here, Phil. This is a beautiful B/W conversion. Ah, you added the original while I was looking back to see if you were the person who hadn't used SE before! You have two very different feels here. In the color version the flowers grab my attention, in the B/W I am drawn back to the distant hills by your treatment of the sky. Thanks Helen. Yes i,m getting to like the effect the radial filter has on some images. I've just been playing around really. If i'm right I think it was you that posted the link for that tut originally. I had a slight issue uploading both those images (something went wrong) so I had to go back and edit the post. I also downloaded all those presets for Silver FX Pro that somebody posted a link to. There are some really good presets there, but I can't remember now which one I applied to this image. ( It's an age thing !!!) |
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Post by hmca on Aug 18, 2017 13:25:51 GMT
Glad you are finding that quick tut useful, Phil. I'll add the link in case someone might want to try it Creating the effect of Long Exposure Clouds. Awhile back in this challenge Simone posted a link to Ansel Adams. We are going to the Grand Tetons in September and I found this image of his very inspiring... goo.gl/images/T2C59LIf anyone else has a B/W photographer that they think would be of value to members in this challenge, please share. |
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Post by alexr on Aug 19, 2017 8:34:44 GMT
Intriguing to go back and see what does and doesn't work. I must admit I rarely convert to mono, and even more rarely do I think to 'shoot' in mono. So thinking about Helen's guidance on images that should convert well: strong lines, geometric shapes etc, this jumped out at me from my archive as a possible candidate: farm5.staticflickr.com/4215/35165405110_a1b2754afa_c.jpgI'm afraid I have never ventured outside of the Silver Efex Pro presets (and mostly just go with Fine Art) so this time I went with Full Dynamic (smooth). It has kept the drama in the sky I think, but not sure it is better than the original: farm5.staticflickr.com/4384/36664476505_87b6a43215_c.jpgWhat do you think? If it hasn't worked that is fine - we learn just as much by knowing what doesn't work as what does. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 9:11:20 GMT
Works fine for me Alex, I like it.
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Post by Sydney on Aug 19, 2017 9:18:07 GMT
I think it has converted over nicely Alex. Great choice in your use of that particular image.
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Post by hmca on Aug 19, 2017 13:32:41 GMT
Works for me and I definitely think it emphasizes the shape and depth of the chairs. I actually prefer the B/W version.
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Post by alexr on Aug 19, 2017 18:06:22 GMT
Phil, Sydney, Helen, thanks for your comments and interesting that you thought it worked ok. I guess like most people I always struggle to see my own images through other people's eyes and only focus on the bad bits, whereas in theirs I focus on the good.
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Post by preeb on Aug 19, 2017 18:48:51 GMT
Tetons - Summer 1979. 35mm transparency scanned and converted to B&W.  Original scan:  |
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Post by alexr on Aug 20, 2017 9:20:59 GMT
Rick, that is lovely, really brings out the texture of the peaks.
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Post by alexr on Aug 20, 2017 9:24:18 GMT
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Post by Sydney on Aug 22, 2017 8:10:18 GMT
Another nice conversion Alex.
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Post by Sydney on Aug 23, 2017 10:27:19 GMT
This is an image I cropped and converted to black and white a few months ago. I am sure I used Nik Silver Efex Pro (as it is my goto app for b&w conversion), but I don't recall which preset I might have used. I felt the crop and conversion gave it a sense of drama, mystery and intrigue as opposed to the colour image.  Original:  |
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Post by cats4jan on Aug 23, 2017 12:26:02 GMT
These transformations get better and better.
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Post by hmca on Aug 23, 2017 13:12:44 GMT
Mystery is a good adjective to use for this conversion, Sydney. Seen in B/W it looks like a scene from a movie and the man becomes an intriguing character. cats4jan......as this challenge continues in the months ahead I am hoping more people come to recognize the role that B/W may play in their own photography. |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 23, 2017 15:05:47 GMT
I like colour usually but having studied this thread I can see the attraction of some black and white photography. It lends a whole different look to a photo. The shadows and highlights seem more pronounced somehow and give more depth to the photo and dare I say more drama too.
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