My newest series

And looking for feedback on the B&W conversions in this series.

Here is the link to the Album: www.photographytalk.com/photo-galleries/...=viewalbum&aid=12950

I don't like the conversions at all. The first one is flat, and the last two have virtually no sky.

The first one works well in color, with decent lighting and comp. Number 6 is awesome; not sure where that sky came from, but it works for me.

Don - I think each photo needed a brief explanation of your intent and technique. That would have provided a basis for comments. As it stands, it appears to be a PS exercise without us knowing what you wanted to accomplish.

Thanks for the feedback VT and BD.
This is an old cross on an adobe arched entry to a memorial for a fallen (local) soldier here in my hometown.
#1 is a 7 exposure HDR. My daughter really liked it, but is fond of B&W's and wanted me to try it in same. She didn't give me any details so I went to experimenting in PS. #2 is a straight default B&W conversion. #3 is a Red Filter conversion. #4 is an IR conversion and #5 is a High Contrast Red Filter conversion. #6 is from the backside looking North towards the clouds of and incoming storm. I isolated the sky and did a levels adjustment which gave the sky a much more ominous look / feel to it and the sun was still illuminating the the cross and archway. #7 was lying on the ground, looking up and into the sun to give the silhouetting / halo effect.

I hope that this helps with more effective Feedback BD.

Oh and just for information purposes, I like the conversions in #4 and #5 with the extremely dark sky. I agree #2 is too flat and #3 I'm undecided on.

DonD2 wrote: #3 is a Red Filter conversion. #4 is an IR conversion and #5 is a High Contrast Red Filter conversion. #6 is from the backside looking North towards the clouds of and incoming storm. I isolated the sky and did a levels adjustment which gave the sky a much more ominous look / feel to it and the sun was still illuminating the the cross and archway.

Viewing them again, I think numbers 3 and 4 are okay.

Now that you mention that you moved to the other side [of the cross] to include the clouds, I noticed the bolts holding the cross together.

I would have liked to have seen that storm.

VT Hiker wrote:

DonD2 wrote: #3 is a Red Filter conversion. #4 is an IR conversion and #5 is a High Contrast Red Filter conversion. #6 is from the backside looking North towards the clouds of and incoming storm. I isolated the sky and did a levels adjustment which gave the sky a much more ominous look / feel to it and the sun was still illuminating the the cross and archway.

Viewing them again, I think numbers 3 and 4 are okay.

Now that you mention that you moved to the other side [of the cross] to include the clouds, I noticed the bolts holding the cross together.

I would have liked to have seen that storm.

It turned out to be a blow hard. Blew in, looking all bada$$, but just a lot of wind and some spotty and short lived downpours. It turned out to be rather disappointing as far as the actual storm end of it, but it sure made for a wonderful sky to photograph behind the sunlight cross.

Think I like the cross in color w/the really dark sky best. The last one w/the sun and halo is a good idea but it seems like it's not quite there yet w/the composition - maybe if you ever reshoot it, try varying the angle some and see what else you get. I'm not a big fan of converted images in general, but the red filter one isn't bad, maybe too dark a sky. I like some nice B&W contrast though, many of the converted images are all grays. Depends on the look you want.

icepics wrote: Think I like the cross in color w/the really dark sky best. The last one w/the sun and halo is a good idea but it seems like it's not quite there yet w/the composition - maybe if you ever reshoot it, try varying the angle some and see what else you get. I'm not a big fan of converted images in general, but the red filter one isn't bad, maybe too dark a sky. I like some nice B&W contrast though, many of the converted images are all grays. Depends on the look you want.

Thanks for your input and perspective Sharon. I always appreciate your point of view. I may not ALWAYS agree with it, but I do appreciate it...... J/K, J/K..... Thanks again Sharon!