Playing with Black and White.

[Bobobird]

Have been trying my hand (yes, again) with b/w and mutilated a couple of quite nice colour shots of a swan.

How are they coming across? Good, bad, needs work? etc.

Highly appreciate any tips, suggestions, techniques, anything, that will help me improve.

Thanks.

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[MilT0s]

The first one is an excellent BW conversion. It is a "must turn it in BW" I think.

The second is mute and boring. You could try with higher constrast with an S curve I think.

[Bobobird]

Thanks Miltos.

Guess I still cannot decide what should be contrasty and what should not in b/w.

Will take your suggestion and see what comes up.

[Daisy Mae]

The shape of the swan in the first is really lovely and the conversion is very good indeed!

Totally agree with Miltos about the second .

[Bobobird]

Thanks Sharon.

I am working on #2 but probably way beyond my skill level to get it to where it should be. Aborting that and better to get a fresh shot and work on that instead.

No one have comments on #3 ??

[Daisy Mae]

Bobo...

2 and 3 don't work ...but the first one does. I would say that can give you a learning curve to work with.

[Bobobird]

Thanks again Sharon, appreciate the comments.

3 is not bad in the colour version maybe it is the crop or something. Need to restudy that one.