Some of you may remember the colour version of this capture I took this last
summer at the PNW. Now that I have completed this gallery I went back to this image
which I always felt may have some possibilities in the B &W format.
This version seems to work very well , with a good range of tones throughout the picture . I must have missed the colour version . Perhaps you may wish to post a link thereto ?
Afternote : Thanks for the link , Al . The colour version has the more summery look to it , but the B&W allows you to concentrate more on the detail and different mood conveyed . I think I'll take one of each !
This version seems to work very well , with a good range of tones throughout the picture . I must have missed the colour version . Perhaps you may wish to post a link thereto ?
Hello colonel, great to hear from you! Sorry for being remiss in not posting the earlier colour version link. I have now included a link back to this version. Wonderful to hear from you again. I have been thoroughly enjoying your recent offerings.
Al
The conversion works well for me. The bump in contrast in this shot makes for a sharper sea stack. It is always a trade-off when converting to BW. What you get in drama, you must give away some of the color variations that help identify with the scene. I like it.
I definately like this better in B&W. 2 suggestions. Layer mask just the water, and bring down the blacks or perhaps midtones a bit more. And then for both the color and the B&W, can you recover more of that water detail that is lost in the wave breaks? I think in such a nice shot, having the water lacking detail there ends up sticking out then...
Tim, Ray, Alan, Jim and Ute. Thanks everyone. After I complete my gallery from our trips I usually scout out images for B & W and this one seemed to fit the bill.
Jim - two good suggestions. I was going for a high contrasty image but I do agree there should be a bit more detail that could be recovered in the waves.
Ute - I agree that is why I felt it would be good candidate for the conversion.
Appreciate ALL comments and than you for your continued support of my work.
Excellent conversion, Al, works very nicely.
By a small margin though, I prefer the color one. The color contrasts let the rocks stand out from the sea a bit easier, imho. And I love the shades of blues/greens you caught in the surf. Call me contrarian I guess.
I definately like this better in B&W. 2 suggestions. Layer mask just the water, and bring down the blacks or perhaps midtones a bit more. And then for both the color and the B&W, can you recover more of that water detail that is lost in the wave breaks? I think in such a nice shot, having the water lacking detail there ends up sticking out then...
Jim
Hi Jim,
I like your suggestions. I tried to still maintain the high contrasty image effect. I pulled a bit of the blacks out of the water and reduced the highlights on the white caps as you suggested. Hope you like the difference.
bshamilton wrote:
Excellent conversion, Al, works very nicely.
By a small margin though, I prefer the color one. The color contrasts let the rocks stand out from the sea a bit easier, imho. And I love the shades of blues/greens you caught in the surf. Call me contrarian I guess.
Barry
Thanks Barry, I do to. This was not meant to be a comparison but merely another
expression of this scene. I am huge fan of B & W comps so I always like to keep this part of the processing technique current.
kschweichhart wrote:
Very good job on this, Al, but I can't help I like the color version better.
Karl
Thanks Karl I like the colour version as well for its strong colour presence. Still the B & W changes the mood of course and offer a more engaging detailed look.
