The contrast seems a bit high on the B&W. Try using the equivalent of a green or Maybe yellow filter on the initial conversion then try a little less contrast.
Brian Walters wrote: > Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions on this image. > > Most comments thought that the colours in the image were over-saturated. The > colours *are* strong, but that's due to the rusty tones and the very warm, > late afternoon light. I'm not adverse to nudging the saturation from time to > time but this image didn't receive any extra. Of course the image might > benefit from a slightly less saturated rendering so the link below has a > version with a 10% reduction (and I took a bit of blue out of the sky as > well). I have to say I still prefer the original which is more like I > remember the scene, and which is also shown for comparison: > > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/Abandoned/index.html > > Also on this page is a black and white rendering - something suggested by > Dave Brooks. It seems to have possibilities but I haven't nailed it yet and > I'm not sure exactly where to go with it. > > The distracting background was also mentioned. It was difficult to get the > right angle with this image. There was a road sign and an old shack that I > was trying to conceal. There was also a large, hyperactive hound behind a not > very substantial fence about 50 metres away so, bugger the background, I was > a bit distracted as well... :-)> > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney, Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > http://www.blognow.com.au/peso1/ > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Free pop3 email with a spam filter. > http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/5 > > > -- The difference between individual intelligence and group intelligence is the difference between Harvard University and the Harvard University football team. -- P. J. O'Roark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
