Like Kane, I have been reprocessing some iconic places in B&W and have found them fascinating. I suppose for some its blasphemy to capture the Wave in anything other than color. But wow, the lines really pop for me. I have posted this elsewhere will even less than lukewarm reception.
Besides basic processing, most of this image was created in Silver efex pro. And, yea, a lot experimentation in that program until I was satisfied.
This works really well for me, Ken. I'm a big fan of black and white in Canyon Country. It's too easy to rely on bold color in the southwest. Black and white demands strong compositions. This photo of The Wave is well composed and processed. Nice work!
I'm a big fan of B&W as well, you have a strong composition and the processing brings out the striations nicely. I've found that the B&W works nicely for images taken under less than ideal lighting conditions where you can create an image based on composition, texture, light/shadow, and other elements that often get overshadowed by the great color and glow we all love about sandstone.
Ken, this Wave scene really lends itself well to the B&W processing i my opinion and would look fantastic on a black background. Personally I think it compares equally to a color version.
I'm very pleasantly surprised at how well b&w works here. I like this a lot, Ken.
Best of all, you made an iconic scene your own with this rendering. Well done!
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9 repliesBesides basic processing, most of this image was created in Silver efex pro. And, yea, a lot experimentation in that program until I was satisfied.
Maybe its time to start a B&W revival!
Very true and this one is an excellent example of that.
Best of all, you made an iconic scene your own with this rendering. Well done!