Chimney Peak, Colorado

Very dramatic, Wick. I think the conversion is done very well here. Great moody sky to go with an excellent subject.

Great conversion. The composition is good and the light in the clouds and on Chimney Peak really make this shot.

Very nice Wick. Beautiful tones and quite dramatic. You certainly made the most of this.

Wow, the larger image shows the immense dramatic tone blend you were able to achieve. Great stuff Wick. If you don't mind me asking, which software did you use to adjust the dynamic range? Thank you.

Marco,
I used Lightroom 4 for the initial toning of each. Then blended the two images in Photoshop CS5. I used the sky as a mask, painting out the foreground from the sky layer. Then feathered the mask about 100 pixels to not show a hard break.

I then used Nik Silver Effects Pro to convert to B&W. Their contrast & structure sliders really give control over the drama in the image - it's easy to overdo it.

I must confess that I then had to flatten the layers & go in to the pixel level & remove any remnants of haloing for it to look natural. The hard edges between the rocks & the sky were a real challenge. I could still do some more smoothing in a couple of spots before I print this one large... Thanks for the comments.

The processing on this is a bit much for me, and the halo doesn't help.

Dramatic scene Wick. Wonderful tonal range. I do see a slight halo but it is probably just due to sharpening for the web.

Very dramatic photo with the strong textures. I like how the light areas in the rock create a visual focal point for this image.

Cool, i havent seen many shots of this rock, and i drive by it frequently. Fix those halos and you have a winner.

An excellent b&w Wick. I like the shape of the mountain... almost looks like it could be an ancient castle of some sort... very Gothic. I thought about maybe a bit more mid contrast in the sky to ramp up the dark Gothic mood further, but that's just the tangent it's taking me on. Nice work!