The Elder Oak

Alentejo, near Guadiana Valley Natural Park, Portugal
(Parque Natural do Vale do Guadiana)

Fine-Art interpretative Black and White conversion for a "dark" feel and high contrast, increasing the dramatic feel of the old Oak, the main subject and overall motif of the scene.

Notes about digital processing:
Used Dynamic Contrast B/W Nikon filters;
Added Neutral Density Graduated filter darkening lower portion, too bright initially;
Adjusted manually vignetting control

In the Field:
14-bit RAW image exposed on 4x6 format (re-framed to 3x4) shot at f/19, 12mm wide angle and ISO200, using Tripod and mirror-up for maximum sharpness directly through the lens.