lightpost at the end of a cloudy bridge.205

I don't always shoot black & white, but when I do...

 

I usually create my b&w tones using a Black and White Adjustment Layer in Photoshop, and Curves. But I really like the options in Silver Efex Pro 2. I started with a preset and gave it some tweaks, then added my own ND Graduated filter to darken the top of the sky. lightpost at the end of a cloudy bridge 205

 

I don't always shoot black & white, but when I do...

 

I usually create my b&w tones using a Black and White Adjustment Layer in Photoshop, and Curves. But I really like the options in Silver Efex Pro 2. I started with a preset and gave it some tweaks, then added my own ND Graduated filter to darken the top of the sky. Funny how Lightroom has presets for graduated filters, but Photoshop doesn't.

 

24mm, f/9.5, 0.3 sec (varies), ISO 100

9x HDR, Photomatix, ACR, Photoshop, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

 

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