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An effect that I have been meaning to have a go at since Walter (Gajewski) suggested it... Solarisation, combined with the long exposure, gives a great effect. Not something that I would normally try but we do have to step out of the box sometimes eh!
V2 a closer crop (which I think is actually my favourite).
Thanks as always to all those that c and c'd on yesterday's upload. Much appreciated!
Update: I've uploaded the original used for the conversion. As you can se it was a very dull, grey and very cold day with 100% cloud cover, which is sort of what I wanted, just needed more sea! Hope that helps Dave
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 500D |
| Lens: | EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 25 Jan 2013 - 4:48 PM |
| Focal Length: | 10mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.4 |
| Aperture: | f/14.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 121sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Bridgescape |
| Username: | 
marktc |
| Uploaded: | 26 Jan 2013 - 5:26 AM |
| Tags: | Bridgescape, Landscape, Landscape / travel |
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The solarisation gives a bit of a mottled effect to the clouds, would be interesting to see non-solarised versions alongside. I'm probably leaning towards v1 for the crop, did you try less of a crop with the horizon on the bottom third?
Dave
I like this image, lovely contrast, excellent use of shutter speed. Prefer the mono versions but would lose some more of the lower part of the image, the large mass of black, or even work at bringing some of the detail of the foreground out? Nice though! 
Martin
Mark, v1 works very well for me.......a fantastic mix of tones producing dramatic detail. I've always said some shots are just right for mono and this is one of them......nice work mate. I some how now think when looking at an image that the colour can be very pleasing but letting the artistic side of us come out in processing can make for a truly stunning image...........just as you have shown here.
Paul.
Firstly, well done on the end result. It's a great image. I do have some comments to make though, so I will combine in my comment a lot of what the others said, as it tallies with what I think could be done better here, plus I'll add my 2 cents worth.
First off, the black land-part in the foreground - I agree that you need to lift the shadows a bit to recover some details there as it will only help give the image more context.
Secondly, I think both mono-versions are a bit over-sharpened, I can see over-sharpening halos along the arches of the bridge for instance - they don't show up that much in the original. If you tone down your sharpness, you don't lose much as the image's strength doesn't lie in how detailed it is, but rather on the effect you have put and the mood you created.
Finally, I think V1 is my favourite, as it gives more space to the sky and the change of colour that takes place there, and it also places the horizon on the lower third. V2's horizon is a bit too central for my liking.
As I said, just my 2 cents worth, image is still great regardless of my critique, well done!
A great result. The original looks so dull - had it been mine I would have given up on it (and I would have been wrong to), but you've achieved a great B&W conversion from it. For me the solarisation is what makes it work - making the image really strong and full of dramatic contrast.
As far as the crop is concerned - both versions have their own interpretation and work just as well. V1 gives me lots of impressive sky. V2 gives me the powerful expanse of the bridge. It really depends on what works for you and to judge from the title you wanted the bridge to stand out 
Nice one - well seen and well processed
Maria
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