Photo to Print

[<AkulA>]

Well, Im doing a black and white themed "collage" of pictures on our entry way wall - and Im wondering if this picture would be deemed good enough in B&W to win a space! I haven't really done much converting to black and white, so if you guys can do a better edit on it, and tell me how you did so - it would be greatly appreciated! Heres the original and my version of it in B&W - thanks in advance for your comments and help!!! And if you don't think its good enough to print in 12x16 - TELL ME! ^^

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/_Akula_/Flowers/IMG_1229800pix.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/_Akula_/Flowers/BW800pix.jpg

[madchadder]

I think it's a good conversion to B&W, but the loss of color also means a loss of identity to me. If I saw just the B&W version, I would think I was looking at an artichoke or something equally odd, rather than a beautiful flower. So, to me, it just doesn't work in B&W.

[<AkulA>]

<--- Crys - I too love the colors, and that makes it hard for me to find good B&W's! LoL Buuuut, my girlfriend has to have a black and white wall, so it must be done. Maybe I'll look into more landscapes or something, rather than the flowers. Thanks for the comment!

[SanderH]

What conversion technique did you use?

[<AkulA>]

a couple seconds on channel mixer

[Hellashot]

I think you started with a very over saturated color image. Try correcting the color version before converting to B&W. The blown/near blown highlights in the middle of the blower really distract in B&W.