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Late fall close-ups
Oakleaf & raindrop with sunburst 
Lichen on a cherry tree. 
Tiny box leaves lit by the sun. 
Maple samaras. 
Camelia bud and the stamens from a spent bloom. 
Rosebud and rosehip.
All of these were converted to black and white using Nik Silver Effects Pro.
Kenyan Bicycle wheels
clouds
I found these when I was looking for the photos for the Lens Artists Scavenger Hunt this week.
Black and white Penguins, with a goose on the side
Side views of a few South Atlantic Seabirds for Cee’s Black and White Challenge: the side of things.
Animal backsides
Curvy Airport
Morning light plus black and white really emphasizes the curvy architecture of Liuting Airport in Qingdao.
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Circles and Curves.
Playing with light in the dark
Here is a nearly monochrome picture that I took while waiting in the dark. The fire and one candle were the only light in the room. The crystal glass was almost a beacon of reflected light in the dark room.
I tested out some of the black and white options available in Lightroom on it.I like it in black and white because it takes the purple color of the wine out and the glass really shines. The antique light preset has a warm cast to it that suits the scene a bit better than the cold feel of the green filter. I was a bit surprised that the sepia didn’t have more warmth in it.
No rain…but here’s a deer
For Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Animals this week, I’ve been playing with some of the Black & White Filter Presets in Adobe Lightroom using a couple of pictures taken at Hurricane Ridge (Olympic National Park in Washington State) last summer.
Picture 1:
Picture 2:
And a couple of dears:
My Empress
…and my half sister Sam (we have different mothers!)
The captions (you can see them by hovering over the picture) say which preset was used. I included the originals so one can see how the filter works with the original colors.
Happy holidays, whatever flavor you prefer and a Merry Midwinter!
City View
This is a very early morning view from a hotel window in Weifang, Shandong Province, China. I thought this picture had a monochrome feel to it and was interested to see how it would translate into black and white: of the Black and White LightRoom presets I liked this the best (it is called “Look 4”)
However, I think that the “Antique Light” toned preset works to give a better sense of the golden light of dawn:
What do you think?
XingfuMama 