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Thanks Mike. Gonna have to give it a try. Yours are some of the most stunning (I know, I overuse that word, but I mean it) bw conversions I've seen.Thanks for the kind words.
These are shot with the 28 cron and 50 lux (pre-asph) on my M8, B&W conversions done in LR2.
In LR2, I go to the greyscale mode and start with "auto" which gives me a good starting point. Then I use the color filter "target adjustment tool" to selectively modify the lumination of certain colors from the original RAW file to get the look and contrast I want. To finishi it off, I add a little "post-crop vignette" to eliminate some distraction from the edges.
Mike
Thanks Jorgen. Those were shot with the 50 Lux (pre-asph) at f2.Mike, those first two birthday shots are coming out of my monitor. Great!
What lens and aperture?
Hans,I love the 28 cron! :thumbup:
Lightroom should hire you to do a tutorial. If my black and white conversions looked like that, I would still be using Lightroom. I sure wish I could have made it to the workshop, because I know you were teaching Lightroom techniques there.Thanks for the kind words.
These are shot with the 28 cron and 50 lux (pre-asph) on my M8, B&W conversions done in LR2.
In LR2, I go to the greyscale mode and start with "auto" which gives me a good starting point. Then I use the color filter "target adjustment tool" to selectively modify the lumination of certain colors from the original RAW file to get the look and contrast I want. To finishi it off, I add a little "post-crop vignette" to eliminate some distraction from the edges.
Mike
Thanks Lloyd!Hans,
This just jumps off the screen. The rendering here is exceptional, and the light... wow! :salute:
Steve, you are doing great with the 28 elmarit.stevem8 said:Hans, stop that! All I have is the measly 28 Elmarit and seeing these 28 cron shots has me thinking of exchanging it even though it would not be a smart $$ decision! That 28 cron always looks so magical!
Mike, great b&w and also great advise of using C1 for higher ISO shots. :salute:Mike Hatam said:From my experience, LR2 does well with M8 images shot at ISO 640 or faster. For shots over ISO 640, I use C1, which produces a cleaner and nicer image at the higher ISOs.