Lights and Shadows Bringing out a Drama in Black & White (Capitol Reef National Park)
A roadside pulloff and overlook for The Castle but here I zoomed in and capture another nearby cliff wall further in the distance. I then worked angles and a focal length to minimize some nearby foreground and blue skies above. I later decided to try out this "Ansel Adams Look" I'd read about in Jason Odell's book on Capture NX2. The idea is to work with the LCH editor, making some adjustments, and then use a Black point and White point before converting to black & white. I found that brought out a tonal contrast not readily seen with the layers of rocks and light and shadows.
Lights and Shadows Bringing out a Drama in Black & White (Capitol Reef National Park)
A roadside pulloff and overlook for The Castle but here I zoomed in and capture another nearby cliff wall further in the distance. I then worked angles and a focal length to minimize some nearby foreground and blue skies above. I later decided to try out this "Ansel Adams Look" I'd read about in Jason Odell's book on Capture NX2. The idea is to work with the LCH editor, making some adjustments, and then use a Black point and White point before converting to black & white. I found that brought out a tonal contrast not readily seen with the layers of rocks and light and shadows.