b&w converstion

[Shelley S.]

On the weekend, a friend lent me her copy of her Photoshop Elements 6 book. Today I decided to try some of the techniques from the book...ok, so I only tried one so far, but I tried. I know it's not the best, but I am learning.

Here's what I came up with from doing the conversion to black & white following the book's directions:

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Shelley - very nice tone .. did you blur out the bg .. interesting

[martha36]

I love the lighting on the flower petals. And you have nice DOF - something I always seem to lose when I do a conversion.

[Shelley S.]

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hi Shelley - very nice tone .. did you blur out the bg .. interesting

I didn't do any blurring - at least that I'm aware of. The background is blurred because of the f-stop I used. I just followed the step by step instructions on converting to black & white in the book my friend lent me this weekend.

[Fred flyfisher]

Well, I'd say you done good Shelley.

[Shelley S.]

Thanks Fred!

[equilution]

Beautifully done, Shelley! The dark tones in the "tubes" really make the shot. The DOF and composition are excellent! Thanks for sharing this one!

[Shelley S.]

Originally Posted by equilution

Beautifully done, Shelley! The dark tones in the "tubes" really make the shot. The DOF and composition are excellent! Thanks for sharing this one!

Thanks so much! I love taking photos of flowers. It's a shame that it's fall now and they are pretty much gone. I'll have to wait until next year...or buy some at a florist...to take photos of them again.

[Angelb]

Fabulous capture. Great DOF. I like the way the B&W treatment brings out the shadowing within each individual petal. Very well done and TFS

[Shelley S.]

Thanks for you encouraging comment!