My first attempt at day to night look

[Mike M Tempe]

I created this picture on Saturday during a typical bright sunny Phoenix morning and thought it would look better in B&W with some graininess (is that a word?) added for effect. I used PS7 to convert to B&W added a gradient layer and played with opacity and saturation to give a fog look then added noise at about 6.5%.

Any and all comments, suggestions are appreciated.




EXIF:

File
File: Lost Soul.jpg
Date: 2008/11/08 10:39:35.2
Image Size: 1026 x 1384
Camera : Nikon D40
Focal Length: 55mm
Exposure
Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/2500s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: 0EV
Exposure Tuning:
Metering Mode: Matrix

Mike

[switch.au]

Really cool looking effect. I like it, it looks like it has been drawn and not photographed. I have attempted something like that also, while ago

[ToPpS]

Try changing the "blending mode" of the Gradient in Photoshop. I can't remember if it was there in PS7 or not unfortunately. But if it is the try "Overlay", "Multiply" or even "soft/hard light" blending modes. That should allow you to get that gradient look without it looking overly obvious that a gradient was applied.