BajaNomad

Special Friend, Special Dog and Special Beach

DianaT - 2-24-2012 at 09:25 PM

and All in Baja California Sur

DIANA T

captkw - 2-25-2012 at 09:19 AM

Thank's,,nice pic K&T:cool:

DianaT - 2-25-2012 at 11:30 AM

Thanks K&T :)

Natalie Ann - 2-25-2012 at 11:36 AM

neat

nena

DianaT - 2-25-2012 at 01:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Natalie Ann
neat

nena


Nice Nena :)

Diver - 2-25-2012 at 01:36 PM

Always love your photos !
Wonderful "textures" in the B&W photo !!

wessongroup - 2-25-2012 at 01:51 PM

Sure easy on the eye's... keep them coming .. great work, you do have a touch.. thanks...

astrobaja - 2-25-2012 at 02:22 PM

I agree really like B&W for mood! Great job Diana!

Mike

DianaT - 2-25-2012 at 03:20 PM

Thanks --- I really love B & W and I hoped this one would work as one.

shari - 2-25-2012 at 03:22 PM

ditto all the above comments...one question...did you take the photo on a B&W setting or make it B&W afterwards? I find that if I take a photo in colour and change it later, it lacks contrast or something.

DianaT - 2-25-2012 at 03:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari
ditto all the above comments...one question...did you take the photo on a B&W setting or make it B&W afterwards? I find that if I take a photo in colour and change it later, it lacks contrast or something.


Thanks.

I took it in color, but I know what you mean about the problems with converting it to b&w ----don't know the program you use, but with my Photoshop Elements, I just did not like the results when I converted from color to B & W. I read many tutorials on the internet and tried converting the pictures many different ways.

Thus, on a trial basis, I am using a new Topaz plug in program for Photoshop Elements ---Topaz B & W http://www.topazlabs.com/bweffects/

I really like what it can do. I have just started learning about it and will probably buy it.



[Edited on 2-26-2012 by DianaT]

astrobaja - 2-25-2012 at 04:10 PM

Diana and Shari,

I find the best way to process photos is using 2 tools know as levels and curves, I found an online tutorial using a B&W astrophoto as an example. Just scroll down to the bottom and play Photoshop Levels and Curves easy 1,2,3

A lot of the principles he talks about apply to any photo, the only thing is in a astrophoto the amount of processing is extreme to drag out faint detail so you'd want to keep the adjustments small in a normal photo. I think the same tools also exist in other software so you don't need Photoshop CS.

http://myastroimages.com/Astro_Imaging_Tutorials/index.php

The S curves adjustment he talks about at the end is probably all you'd need to do just to tweak the contrast without washing out the highlights or losing detail in the shadows.

Once you get the hang of the software its an easy thing to do.

Mike

shari - 2-25-2012 at 04:20 PM

thanks for that...I use photoshop elements as well...I'll try the levels suggestion.

BUMP!!

captkw - 2-27-2012 at 08:11 AM

BajaBlanca - 2-27-2012 at 09:27 AM

very beautiful shot !

DianaT - 2-27-2012 at 10:09 AM

Thanks Blanca----

Just one of the beautiful beaches somewhere between BA and La Bocana---