Posted by Howard Cihak on September 3, 2011 at 7:45 PM
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. Converted with Nik Silver Efex Pro2.
Posted by John Mumaw on September 3, 2011 at 9:07 PM
Real nice perspective on a difficult to photograph place, Howard. Looks a wee bit oversharpened here, though.
Posted by Angela Classen on September 3, 2011 at 10:09 PM
We just went here today! I like the b/w treatment and your comp. I was there at mid-day, didn't bring my tripod, and my wide angle lens is being repaired. It is definitely a WA type of place. I was lamenting the absence of my lens the entire time! Cool place and cool shot. Look forward to seeing more.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 3, 2011 at 10:39 PM
I like the conversion and elongated crop. But I agree with John, it does appear oversharpened at this size.
Posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 11:05 PM
This definitely has a lot of potential, so just a little rework and it should be excellent.
Posted by Howard Cihak on September 4, 2011 at 4:06 AM
Angela, a WA isn't always the best solution. In this case, the shot was made with my G11 at the FF equivalent of about 45mm.
I used the absolute minimum amount of sharpening on this shot. Here's the unsharpened conversion from the original.
Posted by Bret Edge on September 4, 2011 at 8:25 AM
Great conversion and interesting composition, Howard. I like it! The second version looks better re: sharpening.
I did use my WA lens a lot here but I also made a couple images at 105mm that I really like. There's some might cool patterns in those walls that make amazing abstracts with a longer lens.
Posted by John Mumaw on September 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM
Much better, Howard! I like the side lighting on many of the pinnacles and the inclusion of the ridge in the lower left.
If you used any kind of 'full contrast' or 'structure' adjustments with SEP, those adjustments seem to perform some sharpening of their own.
Posted by Dan Walters on September 4, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Love the BW! Really adds an ominous mood to the image.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on September 5, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Really nice job on the B&W Howard! I like the repost even better
Posted by Todd Caudle on September 5, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Discussion
10 repliesI used the absolute minimum amount of sharpening on this shot. Here's the unsharpened conversion from the original.
I did use my WA lens a lot here but I also made a couple images at 105mm that I really like. There's some might cool patterns in those walls that make amazing abstracts with a longer lens.
If you used any kind of 'full contrast' or 'structure' adjustments with SEP, those adjustments seem to perform some sharpening of their own.