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Post by hmca on Jun 7, 2018 0:49:55 GMT
For a long time at EV I had a black and white water lily as my avatar. I have always liked the way black and white can emphasize the shape of flowers. This month we will be sharing flowers in B/W, monochrome or split tones. I couldn't find my water lily but did find a couple of tulips I had done. I also have two new irises. One was created with a modified preset from Black and White Magazine and the other was double processed in SE 2; first as underexposed and then using the fine art preset. The images were then masked and adjusted in PS (the same could be done in PE). u.cubeupload.com/HMCA/BlackandWhiteTulipMG.jpg u.cubeupload.com/HMCA/WhiteTulipMG2828.jpg u.cubeupload.com/HMCA/DSC00251Edit.jpg u.cubeupload.com/HMCA/DSC00201Edit.jpgI also found this photographer's gallery very inspiring. I am posting a bit early as I won't have that much time tomorrow morning. Hope you find some time to explore enhancing your flower images in black and white this month. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. |
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Post by Bailey on Jun 7, 2018 7:25:24 GMT
 Hydrangea Hibiscus in our front garden Mrs. Bailey tells me this is a hydrangea hibiscus. I converted the original colour photo to B & W using the Black and White Adjustment Layer in Elements+. I played with the various colour sliders until I got something I liked. I also played with the grey slider in a Levels Adjustment Layer to bring back a little more detail in the shadows behind the flower. |
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Post by hmca on Jun 7, 2018 14:01:28 GMT
Thanks for getting us started, Bailey. Mrs. Bailey is close....it starts with "H". But it is a hibiscus. I have often forgotten the name of that flower as well.  |
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Post by fotofrank on Jun 7, 2018 19:38:50 GMT
Poppies...(Infrared)  |
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Post by hmca on Jun 7, 2018 20:41:53 GMT
Frank....I'm assuming your picture was taken with an infrared camera, am I correct?
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Post by fotofrank on Jun 7, 2018 20:59:15 GMT
Yes you are - a nikon d200 converted to infrared.
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Post by Major Major on Jun 7, 2018 22:24:25 GMT
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Post by hmca on Jun 8, 2018 1:31:42 GMT
Sure would like it better without the color background, Craig......; )
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2018 1:35:43 GMT
Helen, Thanks for the challenge this month, very timely, as Spring has brought out the first flowers in our garden. I particularly like your first image as it brings out the wonderful marking of the tulip petals. Also, wow what a gallery, thanks for sharing it! This is a close up of the flowers on our Evans Cherry tree, which I converted in LR using a preset called Albumen (a preset I downloaded many moons ago for free, but I have no clue where from).  |
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Post by Bailey on Jun 8, 2018 1:57:53 GMT
Thanks for getting us started, Bailey. Mrs. Bailey is close....it starts with "H". But it is a hibiscus. I have often forgotten the name of that flower as well. No problem and yes, Mrs. B says you're right and I should get my hearing tested.........hmmmm........maybe I need a new flower consultant instead |
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Post by hmca on Jun 8, 2018 12:13:30 GMT
Thank you, Simone. Your choice of toning seems perfect for those flowers. I checked to see if it was available in SE 2. While there are others that are similar it would take some tweaking to match your tone. I also like the sharp focus on just one of the flower clusters.
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Post by Major Major on Jun 8, 2018 14:47:02 GMT
Sure would like it better without the color background, Craig......; ) Oh, you're such a purist! |
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Post by hmca on Jun 8, 2018 15:46:41 GMT
Thanks, Craig. Hopefully your fix will soon be visible.
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Post by Major Major on Jun 8, 2018 16:08:08 GMT
Seems to be working now, Helen. Weird.
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Post by tonyw on Jun 8, 2018 19:36:43 GMT
I started with the whole hibiscus and played around with a few different conversions but then wondered what a close up would look like so here's a bees eye view (and they were busy today around the flowers but I couldn't catch one at work!)  Tony |
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