In this shot I moved from the open vista to a tighter comp. I used PS for the original conversion and left the blues in, but wasn't staisfied. Converted to B&W and then tweaked the blacks a touch. I was carefule with brightness and contrast because I didn't want to lose the detail under the gazebo roof. I'll be interested in others thoughts.
beautiful conversion, Dave! I can't make up my mind whether I like the thin tree on the right side of the frame or not but the rest of it is really awesome. There are so many shades of gray in this - perfect as I love to see the whole spectrum in one image.
Thank you Denise and Julie. Funny that the small tree on the right was mentioned. I had moved just a bit to eliminate a tree trunk, and never took notice of the smaller tree, I will crop. Still learning what does and doesn't work with this IR stuff. Thanks for your time.
I love the scene. Did you shoot this in color IR? I'm just curious as to how the original version looked vis a vis this version. I think you did well on the zones by keeping the detail.
Thank you Michael. I guess I need to apologize to all the others for failing to include the fact tat I used a bit of Topaz adjust to work the details under the gazebo roof. My job has recently been a victim of the economy, and I'm not thinking too clearly. I tried to re-create the process leaving the color in. Maybe in some ways this is an OK shot too :confused:
Oh yea, I knocked out the tree on the right.<!-- attachments -->
This is a very nice composition with some excellent detail. Your East Point Light images remain my favorites (I love that lighthouse) but this is right up there.
Thanks Ed. I've been thinking that your "In one window, out the other" shot would really look great desatureated, with a bump in the neutral blacks. It would fit in quite nicely here. I do love the color version also. I would love to visit the canal area some day. PS...Others can see his shot in the travels/cityscapes forum.
The Gazebo IR
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