Hey gang. I decide the color version was just too bright and the white strip was too prominent in the frame. SO I converted it to B&W to help lessen the white strip. I also found the head showed more hues of blacks and grays and allowed more details. The eye too showed more of the land reflected in the eye. I cropped this to a 5x7 print and took some off all the way around for a tighter crop. What do you think of this one?
Last edited by Grady Weed; 07-24-2008 at 09:24 PM.
I like the bird, but am not too fond of the B&W presentation. I would remove the vertical white line behind the bird and would add a little canvas at the bottom and the left. I'd like to see the color version too. Thanks for posting!
Hi Grady, I've moved your thread in this froum which is dedicated to conversions such as B/W. I like Doug's repost, and speaking of Doug: Grady had earlier posted a colour version here:
I agree that your black point was a bit lackluster but like the repost better. Would love to see the crop loosened up a bit leaving more room for him to swim into. I love b&w conversions on waterfowl as it really seems to bring out the detailed pattern of their feathers. I tried it on a female mallard and it was gorgeous!
For me, the biggest irritant is the white strip. I sort of like the heads black where it is. It gives it a varied shade of dark to light blacks, which is why I converted it to the B&W. I just do not have the skill needed to clone that much of a defect out. I do see the value in your wanting to boost the contrast. I hope to get a better one next year.
Loon Re-post converted to B&W
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