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Native Rock Scenic Byway BW conversion

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Posted by Scott Bean on March 11, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Native Rock Scenic Byway BW conversion
This is another black and white conversion I've been working on and was shot on the Native Rock Scenic Byway.

Canon 20D, Canon 10-22mm@10mm, f22, 0.6 sec, ISO 100. Converted to BW using BW Styler Plugin
Posted by Scott Bean on March 11, 2009 at 11:25 AM
And here is the original color shot.
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on March 11, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Isn't it amazing the detail you get with black and white...very nice image!
Posted by Rob Graham on March 11, 2009 at 2:13 PM
great job on the conversion, I like the lines of the image and the dominating clouds; looks like an interesting place to shoot
Posted by Tom Kennon on March 11, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Great B & W conversion, are you doing this in CS4 with the plug in, Scott?
Posted by Bill Dark on March 11, 2009 at 10:34 PM
The texture in the grasses is more prominent in B&W, but I love the milk and honey clouds in the color version. A little curve adjustment to the foreground midtones and shadows might help. Great subject and composition!
Posted by Darren Huski on March 12, 2009 at 6:27 AM
The B+W works better for me. The rock wall jump out more and the sky looks even more impressive in monochrome.
Posted by Scott Bean on March 12, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Thanks all!

Tom: I'm using the BW Styler plug-in with CS3.