Post Your Black and Whites Photos!!

TedG954 · Sep 9, 2014

Miscellaneous from Monday's Walk-About

Pretzel · Sep 9, 2014

Here's a few taken recently in Key West.

Sailing just off shore.

Busker on the shore.

Tropical night life.

Pretzel · Sep 9, 2014

TedG954 said:
James Garfield in Black and White

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Always love your shots/edits, and I'm a huge fan of a B&W done right, but this shot is a notch above, Ted. And I say that even with "Old Glory", of which I usually tend to prefer in full color... the somber mood of this setting though, and the B&W spin on it; quite fitting.

Skwaz · Sep 9, 2014

Some great photos on here I don't bother much with black and white
But this one makes me want to try more View attachment 112128

Pretzel · Sep 9, 2014

Skwaz said:
Some great photos on here I don't bother much with black and white
But this one makes me want to try more View attachment 112128

There's a story in this pic!! Would love to see their feet, but still a great shot!

Skwaz · Sep 9, 2014

Hi Pretzel
great shots love the Busker , how did you get the gritty look I love it , though I don't have any fancy editing progs

Skwaz · Sep 9, 2014

Feet seem to be a problem of mine don't know why but tend to lose them

Pretzel · Sep 9, 2014

Skwaz said:
Hi Pretzel
great shots love the Busker , how did you get the gritty look I love it , though I don't have any fancy editing progs

Thanks! To be honest, it's just a tweak on a higher contrast B&W conversion with a clarity boost and a bit of extra sharpening/detail on the musician himself. Can't really tell ya the exact process, as with B&W's, I usually tinker a lot until it just feels right. I may have used Perfect Effects 8, can't really remember if I kept any of those settings or not (probably some of the contrast adjustments and initial B&W convert), but I know I did a lot of tone mapping/tinkering in LightRoom afterward.

There's a free version of the Perfect FX 8, btw. Free Effects for Photoshop – Perfect Effects 8 Free Edition – onOne Software

It's not the NIK collection, but love the different options it gives ya, and it allows you to layer effects!

traceyjj · Sep 9, 2014

Cromford Mill was the first water-powered cotton spinning mill developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. This building is just outside the mill (possibly the "bosses" house maybe... The whole area is full of history and interest.