Fauxtoto
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Post by Fauxtoto on Sept 1, 2017 3:48:40 GMT
I caught this guy running about 50 feet above [...] bryston3bsst, quite an impressive capture. Congratulations! I like better the B&W. I find it highlights the technological aspect of the machine while showing interesting lines at the same time. Do you carry earplugs in your bag? |
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Fauxtoto
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Post by Fauxtoto on Sept 1, 2017 3:52:27 GMT
farm5.staticflickr.com/4367/36780014862_630bd8081d_b.jpgCloudy. farm5.staticflickr.com/4372/36977653835_ce82b8e53d_b.jpg Sorry, I just realized that it was asked to post the original and explain the B&W conversion. So here is the unprocessed original raw file. it is mostly a personal souvenir of the view after a 2 hours climb. Without a tripod, I took a few expositions. With two of them I tried “Photomerge expostion” in Elements and “HDR” in Lighgtroom, but it did not add any value. I chose one of the photographs that was exposed to the right and processed it in Lightroom. Knowing I was going for the clouds, before the conversion, I chose “Daylight” in the Camera Calibration panel, made global adjustments in the Basic panel, and adjusted the contrast in the Tone Curves panel. The conversion was done with the “B&W” tab in the HSL/Color/B&W panel, where additional adustments were made (luminosity by different original colors). Then the crop. Because the topic was the clouds, I chose to add clarity and shapening, which would not normally be suited for a general landscape. No local adjustments were made.
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Post by Peterj on Sept 1, 2017 14:47:07 GMT
While on an outing with 2 of my grandkids we decided to visit Ft McHenry. I only had my iPhone 5s with me but I couldn't resist this pano. The color image (probably looks a bit wonky) was processed with the intention for conversion to B&W. I thought of the ship's battle and all the sentiment for our country would be best suited with a B&W presentation. I used On1 photo 10 for all processing, before conversion I adjusted many of the colors and added clarity and sharpness which actually doesn't look all that good.   host photos free |
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Post by hmca on Sept 1, 2017 15:45:25 GMT
Fauxtoto.......I can see what you mean in regards to Bryston3bsst's photo......and I imagined earplugs was a must. I like how black and white worked for your cloudscape. Peterj ..........Thanks for showing us what can be achieved using On1 for a black and white conversion.....don't think it has been used by other contributors to this challenge.
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Post by hmca on Sept 2, 2017 13:54:26 GMT
Nice, Rick. I prefer both of these in black and white.
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preeb
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Post by preeb on Sept 5, 2017 17:27:26 GMT
Enchanted Forest I no longer have the color version. This was done in PSE and Silver Efex Pro.  |
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Post by hmca on Sept 6, 2017 2:30:01 GMT
Fauxtoto......thanks for providing such a detailed explanation of your process. Your editing has enhanced the tone and depth of the clouds without any apparent introduction of noise. While I have added clarity to cloud images I have always been afraid to introduce sharpening. If I hadn't read your explanation I would have thought that you had used dodging and burning to achieve your results. I really like where your editing has taken this image. preeb......I want to thank you for the many contributions you have made to this challenge. Looking at your forest image I wonder if it might have been worthwhile to try to simplify it or try to darken parts of the image to create a sense of depth. Be sure to check out our second challenge which Simone will be posting on Thursday.
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bobharron
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Post by bobharron on Oct 30, 2017 18:52:48 GMT
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Post by hmca on Oct 30, 2017 23:14:17 GMT
bobharron ......I think it's perfect for a B/W conversion. Removing the color has put the emphasis directly on the artist and his painting. There are no bits of color pulling your eye in another direction. And yes, the removal of the hose and the tourists help. However, even with them out of the picture, I still think the canopy in the background or the green bushes might pull your eye away from the subject.
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Post by Sydney on Oct 30, 2017 23:52:46 GMT
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bobharron
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Post by bobharron on Oct 31, 2017 2:36:22 GMT
bobharron ......I think it's perfect for a B/W conversion. Removing the color has put the emphasis directly on the artist and his painting. There are no bits of color pulling your eye in another direction. And yes, the removal of the hose and the tourists help. However, even with them out of the picture, I still think the canopy in the background or the green bushes might pull your eye away from the subject. Thanks Helen. I could select the artist and blur the background. I might give it a try and see if it makes a difference. Bob |
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Post by hmca on Oct 31, 2017 3:41:18 GMT
bobharron ......I think it's perfect for a B/W conversion. Removing the color has put the emphasis directly on the artist and his painting. There are no bits of color pulling your eye in another direction. And yes, the removal of the hose and the tourists help. However, even with them out of the picture, I still think the canopy in the background or the green bushes might pull your eye away from the subject. Thanks Helen. I could select the artist and blur the background. I might give it a try and see if it makes a difference. Bob Bob....I don't think I was clear. I was trying to point out how the bush and canopy might still distract in the color image but that I don't think it's an issue in the black and white. I think the black and white image is fine as posted. |
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