Old Man Pelican II
Hi Everyone,
Jules, I have posted this here as per your suggestion - hope this is OK!
400D 100-400mm
ISO 200
AV F8 1/200 sec
Perhaps an alternative title for this could 'The Bleach-Blond Pelican' :)
Look forward to your c & c's.
Thanks as always,
Best regards to all,
Nicki
i'm a contrast nut with B&W so I'd boost it some. but I like the effect and the textures in B&W.
Yea, Nicki!!! You made it out of ETL!!! See...and we're all just as nice down here in OOTB!
I agree with Michael that the contrast could use a boost as he looks a little "muddy." It's such a cool shot, though so brighten it up a bit and slap some contrast in it and make us all ohhh and ahhh!!! :D
Repost...
Hi Michael and Jules, is this what you had in mind? Did I brighten it too much now? Do the whites look burned out?? Help...:eek:!!
Regards,
Nicki
Last edited by Nicki Gwynn Jones; 08-04-2008 at 01:43 PM.
the whites don't bother me. You may want to do a level adjustment to boost the black a tad (whether in lightroom or in PS level adjustment)Originally Posted by Nicki Gwynn Jones
I like high key in B&W so this would be a perfect subject for that. So my vote is to keep the whites as they are in the repost
I agree with Michael...you still have detail in those highest whites and that's what you should have. When the whites look like you're standing in a snow storm THAT'S when you got a problem! I also agree that more black would work as well. Try going to curves in Photoshop CS3 and doing the medium or strong curve; if you have Elements, try raising the contrast slider just a bit!
Glad you brought it over Nicki I was just thinking toning the image? Selenium toning would look great It accentuates the blacks and gives it a special look. All my fine b&w fine prints were toned prior to storing. It actually prolonged the life of the print and made it look sharper. Have not look if this tone is available as a pre set?
Nikki and Al, there is a free action on www.atncentral.com that is called Thomas Niemann's Tones and it has a selenium toning action for Photoshop CS3. Nikki, I can't remember if you have CS3 or Elements but the action comes with several wonderful toning options for B&W prints and it does a really nice job of converting them with a fast click. If you're interested, you can follow the link and scroll down to the section called "Black & White Conversions and you'll see the action I'm talking about:
http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm
Thanks Al and Jules! I have Elements 6, but I'm definitely going to check out that link and see what I can do.
Regards,
Nicki
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