One of my potted gerberas is in bloom again after a long summer of being stagnant. This one is normally pale yellow in color. I made a couple of images this evening and then played around a bit after I processed this one in "ordinary fashion."
This second version has a silver gelatin filter over the top, adding just a bit more depth than a normal black and white conversion. I did a curves and levels adjustment as well and I believe I threw in a blending mode or two towards the end as well.
Here it is...the golden yellow flower turned silver.
Amy, I posted a color version in the macro forum if you want to go take a look. I ran a poll on my photoblog and it was 5 to 2 in favor of the silver/b&w version so I guess you're right! I really liked the way the bloom was opening up, too...thought it gave it a little bit of added interest.
Hey Jules -
I just saw the post in Macro, and yeah - I think I would have voted for the silver/B&W version, too, although they are both great. Something about this reminds me of being in photojournalism class and learning to print BW in the darkroom. Different paper yielded different contrasts, etc.... This is like an example of what we were striving for....
Slice of Silver
