Windblown (+edit)

[Ben Egbert]

This spruce tree along the trail in Yachats always caught my eye with the little bluff below it. I must have 20-30 images of this over the year of visiting. I decided to try a B&W conversion.

B&W is not my natural element so I could use help in processing. Any comments are much appreciated.

Edited per Alans suggestion

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice - the best part about B&W lies in the fact that you have a lot of room for interpretation for how the colors are expressed that differ wildly from the rigid reality of color in visible light. Colors that would look cartoonish yield nice looking contrasts in grayscale.

I would be inclined to try to tease just a little more contrast out of the vegetation along the right hand border if this were my shot.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice - the best part about B&W lies in the fact that you have a lot of room for interpretation for how the colors are expressed that differ wildly from the rigid reality of color in visible light. Colors that would look cartoonish yield nice looking contrasts in grayscale.

I would be inclined to try to tease just a little more contrast out of the vegetation along the right hand border if this were my shot.

Thanks Alan, great suggestion.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Beautiful shot Ben

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Lovely image, Ben. You are doing fine with B&W conversion. As Alan mentioned, there is so much room for different looks. Nik SilverFx is a great tool for trying out different looks.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nice shot, I don't see the difference in the edit.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks jim the foliage has a bit more light than the first. Alan said to tease and this was all I was able to get.

 

[AlanLichty]

I can see a difference - not huge but it helps.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ben,

A very nice edit. Like Alan, I can spot the subtle difference. It's great to see you working some B&W.