Sweet Chestnut Tree - B&W [with two reposts]


Posted by CactusD on Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:33 pm

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Rowsley, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England

One from this weekend.  Beautiful old trees are a nice feature of the rural Peak District landscape in Derbyshire, but I have yet to take that many shots of them, so this was something of a trial shot.  

I liked the original colour version also, but a b&w conversion brought out more contrast and more texture, and slightly better separation from the trees in the lower left background.  

Nikon D800E/Zeiss 21mm
ISO 100 1/500 f/7.1
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Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
High Structure (harsh) preset, with structure at 23%


Any thoughts more than welcome!
Cheers,
Dave
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by Gary Briney on Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:59 am
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Gorgeous shot Dave --- the massive old tree stands out well against the clouds. I might be tempted to add a little more density to the tree using a curves adjustment. An excellent choice for B/W!
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by John Labrenz on Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:14 am
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An awesome old tree!
I agree with Gary's thoughts.
 

by CactusD on Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:58 am
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Thanks guys - could you let me know if this is an improvement?  (A little darker, a little more contrast).

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by Gary Briney on Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:16 am
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I like the higher density of the tree, though to my eye the clouds don't appear to be quite as bright as the original.
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by CactusD on Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:54 am
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Thanks Gary - the tree seems about right now as you say anyway (I was trying to interpret what you meant by 'density').
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by Gary Briney on Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:03 am
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Yes, you're right the tree is about right, and I should have simply said darker! You should be able to keep the darker tree and still have about the same sky with a curves adjustment -- I'm not sure that higher contrast is really necessary.
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by CactusD on Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:52 am
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Here's a final version - I went back to Silver Efex and toned down the structure setting.
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