Tahoe Black and White

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 20, 2012245 views8 comments

I am experimenting with the Nik Software demo and am curious what people think of this. I like it pretty well, though it still looks "fake" to me. Lake Tahoe is such a beautiful blue that I never thought I'd like a black and white. Sand Harbor State Park

Canon 5d, Mk3, ISO250, 32mm, f/14, 0.3 sec.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on September 20, 2012 at 9:45 PM

I too am trying Nik Silver for a 15 day try out. The shot looks well done.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 20, 2012 at 10:09 PM

I like it Kathy. The sky looks good, but I feel like the contrast is a bit flat in the water/rocks/trees. Maybe a slight increase in contrast in those areas?

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on September 20, 2012 at 10:10 PM

I like it too, but there does seem to be a bit of halo around the trees

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on September 20, 2012 at 11:32 PM

This is a well composed image with very nice range of B&W tones. I struggle with the same issues. It is the increased local contrast that creates the punch that we all want, and that Nik and other programs create for us, but it's this same increase that is "fake". The advantage of black and white is that it is inherently an abstraction from reality, so fake becomes less meaningful.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on September 21, 2012 at 7:27 PM

I used Nik Siver Efex Pro. I do not know much about B&W photography, but the filters they have are very helpful. I really like the image. The image looks a little flat. I would try to boost the contrast.

Registered on May 1, 2009, 652 Posts, 762 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 22, 2012 at 6:34 PM

I like your B&W conversion Kathy. I think a touch more contrast might help though. I use Nik Silver Efex 2 and find it comes pretty close to my B&W film work in the past with tweeks.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on September 25, 2012 at 10:40 AM

I like it.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 25, 2012 at 6:18 PM

The conversion works well, especially with that sweet sky.

I guess one could say some of Ansel Adams images look fake too, with his use of yellow and red filters to pop the clouds and darken the sky. But they still look great.

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