Using Rod Cells

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Posted by Doug Koepsel on April 20, 2013 at 5:56 PM

I had some down time the past few weekends, so spent some time with NIK silver efex doing some black and white conversions and reworking past ones. Feel open to let me know what you think I'm doing right and wrong, as monochrome is a new and different world. Basically, I chose which preset in NIK looked best, adjusted the contrast, highlight, shadow sliders, and then in PSE adjusted levels, brightness, contrast and midtone contrast to taste.

I have placed the conversions in a website gallery. Thanks.

B&W Gallery

Posted by Peter Coskun on April 20, 2013 at 6:12 PM

The conversions look great Doug. Been playing with some conversions myself, but just PS conversions. No nits from me.

Posted by Scott Fricke on April 20, 2013 at 6:24 PM

Very nice work on the conversions Doug, I particularly enjoyed Storm Pocket and Brain Matter, and not a bad one in the bunch.

Posted by John Kyler on April 20, 2013 at 7:55 PM

Very nice two page set. Very impressed with the PP on these.

Posted by Joe Rogers on April 21, 2013 at 12:23 AM

As they say in the song..."that's the way ya do it"...

Joe Rogers

Posted by Glenn Randall on April 21, 2013 at 12:45 AM

I like all the images in your set a lot, but particularly this one, with great drama, wonderful sense of depth.

Posted by Rajeev Thomas on April 21, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Wow...great images Doug.... especially these two
Image 1 and Image 2 .... wonderful collection...

Posted by John Mumaw on April 21, 2013 at 7:24 PM

Well, for someone for whom 'monochrome is a new and different world', you've certainly adapted to it well here!
Your choices were excellent as was your rendering. The one you posted here and 'Candy Storm' are especially fine, but really all look wonderful. No nits from me at all.

Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on April 22, 2013 at 2:19 AM

These are very nice Doug - liked your conversions.

Posted by Morris McClung on April 22, 2013 at 12:24 PM

A really excellent series of b&w, Doug. All are very well done, with the Lower Antelope Canyon being my favorite of this group.

Posted by Erik Stensland on April 22, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Those are all very nicely done Doug! I love the way BW makes the texture jump right out.

Posted by Doug Koepsel on April 23, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Thanks all for your feedback. I'll keep trying some more.

Posted by Phillip Noll on April 23, 2013 at 12:56 PM

Eye candy! You have some incredible shots in there, Doug!!

Posted by Stan Rose on April 24, 2013 at 1:19 AM

Sweet--they all look great to me Doug! I especially like the hoodoos and conifer-thru-the aspens.