This shot of the Smokies was taken early afternoon in Maggie Valley, NC along the Blue Ridge Parkway. I loved the lines from the mountains but the haze and the flat lighting made the color image look pretty lame.
I converted it to B&W using Nik Silver Effects Pro by boosting the structure and contrast to bring out the lines and detail in both the clouds and mountain ridge. Elevation here was 4,160 feet.
EOS 5d Mark II
Canon 70-200 2.8L USM IS + Polarizer @ 145mm
ƒ/16
1/60
ISO 100
Full frame on tripod