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    Taken in the Kwara concession this November. The area was full of young babies. Converted to B&W as I wanted portray the contrast between the different aged wildebeest.

    Processing: LR3 and opened in CS5

    Color Efex Pro - Used the preset Dyanmic Harsh

    Then fiddled with the color sliders and contrast to get the look I wanted.

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    Great image well processed the conversion works very well! would possibly take a little off the top.

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    Russell,

    Not to sure about this, as you allready know B & W is not my favourite medium, and the filter you have used does not appeal to me at all.

    Nor am I sure of the reason you have given for converting , the younger calf is clearly a lot lighter as it would be in colour.

    Were they being slaughtered by the Cheetah?

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    Cool image Russell, like the direction on this one and great to see a different approach.

    Really like the tones and layering, giving depth, atmosphere and dimension to the image, it almost has a 3D quality. I love the detail, clarity and the shadows/contrast giving form to the two WB in the FG juxtapose to the rest in the BG.

    Would love to see this big ie 48 sheet poster.

    BTW, is there a slight halo on the top part of the rump of the WB in the FG to the RHS as it hits the scrub?

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    Like the general look and feel of the terrain, sky, OOF back WB. All four subjects looking at camera. Better in color, I don't know?
    Would like to see the left mom/calf as sharp as the right mom/calf. If can't be, then I'd try flipping image left/right?

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    I like this VERY much as posted, Russel! Love the tones you achieved as well as the 3D look as Steve mentioned.
    The "clouds?" in the BG add a lot to the overall mood.

    Just to be clear for everyone eager to play around - so you converted in LR3, took to PS and then applied the Color Efex filters?
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    Russell - I like the b&w and the tones but I do wish that the newborn was sharper. In fairness that may be because your title makes the newborn the focus of the image.

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    Cool image Russell, like the direction on this one and great to see a different approach.

    Really like the tones and layering, giving depth, atmosphere and dimension to the image, it almost has a 3D quality. I love the detail, clarity and the shadows/contrast giving form to the two WB in the FG juxtapose to the rest in the BG.

    Would love to see this big ie 48 sheet poster.

    BTW, is there a slight halo on the top part of the rump of the WB in the FG to the RHS as it hits the scrub?
    Thanks, Steve.

    I don't notice it on the Tiff, so perhaps my resizing efforts :)

    Will have to find some new wallspace before printing this.

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    Not to sure about this, as you allready know B & W is not my favourite medium, and the filter you have used does not appeal to me at all.

    Nor am I sure of the reason you have given for converting , the younger calf is clearly a lot lighter as it would be in colour.

    Were they being slaughtered by the Cheetah?
    Ken, the light is flat and uninspiring, as there was a storm blowing through, and B&W highlights the contrast more powerfully.

    This was close to Splash, so no for them to be concerned with.

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    Thanks, Morkel

    Just to be clear for everyone eager to play around - so you converted in LR3, took to PS and then applied the Color Efex filters?
    My general workflow, as for this image was the following;

    1) Make the following adjustments in lightroom

    - Camera Profile to Camera Neutral
    - WB to Auto (did not really matter in this instance)
    - Turn off all sharpening
    - Turn off all Noise Reduction

    2) Export image to CS5 as a smart object

    3) Apply Nik Pre-Sharpener

    4) Open Nik Efex Silver Pro

    5) At this stage I select a preset B&W image that is heading the right direction. I then start playing with the colour sliders etc to create the image I want.

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    Thanks for clarifying. I see you used Silver Efex and not Color Efex (typo?) as originally stated (which confused me but has now been clarified)...
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    I like it the way it is ..... Great DOF and conversion

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    Like this a lot Russell, the B&W conversion is just right, great tonal range, DOF plus the dramatic sky BG really enhancing, VWD!
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    Nice conversion Russel and I appreciate the reason for converting to B&W. As mentioned by others I like the layered effect of the Wildebeest and the nice grouping - great result.

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