The original was a simple bench in front of a coffee house in NYC. I flipped the image and converted to B&W. I then brought back some color and blacked out areas I didn't want.
I thank Susan Candelario for the inspiration for this...
Topaz Detail was also used to bring out more detail and texture...
What a difference! Very nicely done. This is one of those images that's a perfect combination of B&W and color. I really like what happened to the new middle of the bench when you did the flip.
I very much like the Topaz plug-ins, but when I want added detail in a colored image, I convert it to a high-structure B&W in Nik Silver Efex and use the Luminosity blend mode. Seeing this may force me to seriously compare the two approaches.
Nicely done, Dave...and I laughed when I read Maureen's comment...I hadn't thought of that when initially viewing the image! I might have liked just a BIT more color brought back in the image..but I really like the "flip". Nicely seen!
That is a cool flip, Dave. Nicely done! I like both images, but kind of favor the original more, maybe because there is just richer color. I think adding a bit more color to the flip version, as John suggests, might make it even better.
A Flip Plus Other Elements
Very nice use of filters.
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