On Sun, Jan 8, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thanks for all the helpful comments on the original post. It was a > difficult conversion in that there isn't a lot of color in the scene. But > I made a second attempt. First, I warmed up the tones in the original RAW > file quite a bit. Then I did the conversion in the raw converter rather > than PhotoShop and played with the sliders and curves until I was > pleased. I also extended the exposure a bit and pushed the black slider. > Finally, I added a bit of vignetting. > > Here's the original post: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14945375&size=lg > > Here's the new BW version: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14949697&size=lg > > And here's a color version for Ann :-) > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14949696&size=lg > > I like it in color, btw, but I was in the mood to play with bw.
The original seems to have gone so I can't compare with it, but I prefer the colour version over the revised B&W version, which lacks a bit of contrast to my eye. In the colour version the subtlety of the bridge colours is very pleasing and contrasts well with the fairly new sign. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- 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.
