frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:37:15 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/bank.jpg > >The grain doesn't bother me at all. I rather like it.
It isn't "grain" pre se, it's the flecks of various rocks in the granite of the building. I've been playing with various B&W conversions. Funny thing is, with this shot they *all* seem to look good. Usually I have trouble coming up with any B&W conversion that looks acceptable to me. I used the "B&W on C Paper" conversion for the first shot. Here's BWorks' "normal" b&w conversion: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/normal.jpg Here's the "Dramatic Light" version: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/dram.jpg Here's the plain desaturation in Photoshop: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/desaturate.jpg -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
