Old Chapel in b&w

[Byrhtnoth]

Hi

Just learning the black & white process.
Please let me know what you think of the processing, thanks.

This Photo is of St Peters Chapel built in 654AD.

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[bob393]

Super capture, love it!

[Permagrin]

wow, I think you'd done a great job with the processing. Love the shot.

[The Ghost of FM]

Wonderful shot and represented very dramatically in b&w.

Well done!

Cheers! :)

[kevindar]

great shot.

[Byrhtnoth]

Thanks guys,
This picture was shot in colour and I converted it to b&w with the help of a video tutorial.
Its my first attempt at processing b&w which Im happy with, so I was just seeing what other people think.

There is a website dedicated to the history of this Chapel if anyones intrested.

http://www.bradwellchapel.org/

[Mstar]

[quote=Byrhtnoth;4426798]Hi

Just learning the black & white process.
Please let me know what you think of the processing, thanks.

This Photo is of St Peters Chapel built in 654AD.]

Very nice for your first conversion. Well done.

What method did you use?

.and welcome aboard!

[Byrhtnoth]

What method did you use?

Thanks Mstar,
I used a DVD guide that came with a magazine called Digital Photo, Decembers edition. Simple and easy to follow videos, recommended.

[Mstar]

Was that the one with the Newark Plane?

If you used elements, then you did a very good job.

[Byrhtnoth]

Was that the one with the Newark Plane?

If you used elements, then you did a very good job.

Yes, thats the one.
Processed in Photoshop CS3

[rustyjaw]

Really lovely shot! The conversion is beautiful.

[Avi]

not only the conversion is amazing...but the way the images is composed with the clouds in the background gives a strong impact to the image...
B/W is the strength of the image...taking you back to old times...

Avi

[BASmith]

Good job. Has excellent pop to it.

[Avi]

came back to this post again...can you also convert this into sepia?

I think that would look good too...

Avi

[Stav_98]

Great composition and conversion.

[bikerider]

Byrhtnoth nice to see you over here....I really like the composition and the conversion on this, the exposure look great also. For me the distortion from the lens takes away a little, I think it would look much better with the verticals corrected.

[Byrhtnoth]

Thanks bikerider.
I did straighten the verticals on the Chapel but the horizon ended up wonky and the Chapel looked like it was on a hill.
To my eyes it looked bad, so I left it with the distortion.
Please feel free to post an edit if you wish.

[Byrhtnoth]

came back to this post again...can you also convert this into sepia?

I think that would look good too...

Avi

Just for you Avin ;) 75% Sepia added.

The more I look at this Sepia image, the more I prefer it to the black & white conversion :confused:

[Sisters_photography]

WOW i like them both however I think I like sepia one cause it seems to show more contrast of the church. great shot. and you said that you got a DVD free out of the magazine?

[bikerider]

here you go then....unfortunately with perspective correction a crop is required and I also did a light sharpen afterward.

[Byrhtnoth]

Yes bikerider, it does look better with the verticals corrected. Well edited ;)

How did you do a perspective correction on the verticals without altering the horizontals?

All I did was to rotate the whole image until the verticals were Ok. Trouble was that put all the horizontals out. :confused:

[bikerider]

I used the 'lens correction' tool in adjustments CS3....I know CS2 has it but not sure of others, glad you like the correction.

[redemptioncalls]

the conversion seems to be decent