Finally I tried more radical b/w settings in the Fred Miranda plugin BW Workflow Pro (no, I'm not getting paid to say this ). I used the fact that the doors are blue and the rest of the image is pretty colorless, used a blue filter conversion, boosted the blue channel and went the other way with the red and green, and this gave the impression of light in the doors and darkness outside. Then I adjusted levels and contrast for the final look which I felt is more interesting than any of the other versions. Hopefully revealing this won't destroy the illusion or make you feel this is too much PS trickery.
Simply stunning !
Now I've seen that second picture I think I like it better though.
The vertical and horizontal lines, the rectangle and the circle the colors and lighting. Superb !
Excellent image...reminds me of an Escher print with the light hitting the tops of the stair treads at the bottom, the bottom of the treads at the top.
C&C welcome!
