Great shot Bruce ........ AS USUAL...........! But I do think the B/W conversion can be improved. The red channel leaves a lot of noise in the sky and the rocks look a bit bleached. Had a go at it by selecting and darkening the sky and lightening and boosting the contrast of the shadowed rock. Just normal PS greyscale transform.
Results here: http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/monumentvalley_0191_grey.jpg Powell > >A bit of a departure for me, I decided to try this particular one in >B&W. It is Balancing Rock in Arches. > >Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, Handheld, Polarizer >ISO 200, 1/180 sec @ f/13, 16mm focal length >Converted from Raw using Capture One LE >Converted to BW with Picture Window Pro - Red filter > >http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0191bw.htm > > >For those interested, here is the original color version > >http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0191.htm > >Comments always welcome > >-- >Best regards, >Bruce >
