Dogwoods along the Merced

This is from a trip to Yosemite a few years ago. I'm trying to learn B & W conversion techniques, and your comments would be welcome.

D200, 0.6 sec @ f/13, 18-200mm @ 75mm.

This feels very elegant... I actually like it a little more if you cropped some off the left and right to make this a square print. I might also be tempted to darken the shadows in the water some to bring out some of that great texture.

Thanks, Rick. Your suggestions are very helpful. I'll work on it and re-post it in a day or two.

I really, really, like this. It is very elegant as Rick said. Also hard to get a shot like that with the wind blowing from the water below. I think Rick's suggestions for square crop would really put this over the top. Well done, Richard.

As recommended by Rick and David, I've used a square crop, which I like better.

Oh, man! This repost with the crop as suggested looks absolutely incredible! Great shot. Great suggestion for improvement. Way to go guys!

Yes this is gorgeous Richard, especially the reposted version! I bet this will look awesome in print.

That looks wonderful as a square crop. I had no idea that this image would work so well in black and white. Looks great!

Absolutely fantastic Richard. The crop is the bomb!

Love the second one!

Excellent images and suggestions. As the others say, the updated version is spectacular.

Nice work!

Jason Denham
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