I just tried making the conversion on your image using the green filter. Looks pretty much like your result. I think I'd tweak the mid tones a bit using the curves tool. Then increase contrast while not blowing out the highlights.
David J Brooks wrote: > For the conversion shot, it was blue or green, one or the other, but i > think it was green. I started with red, and it gave me the darker of > the shots. > > Dave > > On Jan 4, 2008 1:35 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I find that a lot of the contrast in color photos comes from the color. >> Which filter did you use if any? >> >> >> David J Brooks wrote: >> >>> I sharpened them both the same. I wonder if using the bwplus filters >>> had anything to do with that.?? >>> >>> Thanks Cotty >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Jan 3, 2008 2:23 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On 03/01/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Victora and Main Street here in town. It just struck me as a decent >>>>> winter scene. I converted it to B&W. >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6799882 >>>>> >>>>> Colour version is here.: >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6799869 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Hey that's really nice dave. The mono would look better with a bit more >>>> sharpening IMO. The colour version is lovely. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Cotty >>>> >>>> >>>> ___/\__ >>>> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >>>> ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >>>> _____________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. >> A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. >> When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world >> -- Anonymous >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> > > > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world -- Anonymous -- 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.
