wavy grass--B&W attempt

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...ergrass-BW.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...watergrass.jpg

So, I thought I'd at least have texture down with this water-shaped grass...For the B&W conversion I darkened yellows and reds to -50%. I'm pleased by it...the texture is definitely enhanced in B&W. Makes the grass look nice and crunchy :p

I snapped this shot just thinking, "hey that grass looks cool". When I got home I was like, "hey, I see texture here maybe it'll work as B&W". And here I am...

C&C welcome! I never do B&W so this is maybe a learning experience.

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I'm pleased by it...

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And so you should be. A beautiful conversion. Very rich tones. Well done.

I bought a print (B & W) from Mark Alexander (http://www.markalexanderphotography.co.uk/), whose specialism is golf courses. The one I bought was taken outside his house (not far from me) and the foreground is a field of barley blowing in the wind. I bought it directly from him and he spoke of having seen the barley likes waves.

You can do a lot with B+W; try filters and for a quick example your pic with green filter and green hue. Not as good as your PP but very quick. :)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6218/watergrass.jpg

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Originally Posted by Donald

And so you should be. A beautiful conversion. Very rich tones. Well done.

I bought a print (B & W) from Mark Alexander (http://www.markalexanderphotography.co.uk/), whose specialism is golf courses. The one I bought was taken outside his house (not far from me) and the foreground is a field of barley blowing in the wind. I bought it directly from him and he spoke of having seen the barley likes waves.

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The barley blowing in the wind totally reminded me of the movie Gladiator, with Russel Crowe. I don't know if you're familiar, but that movie had some beautiful moments of cinematography with barley, wheat, or something similar, blowing like waves in the wind. It's a beautiful thing to see in life as well.

@Arith: I will definitely have to check those out! Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks again for the comments, fellow CiC members!