what you think

[Buddyboy]

a couple for you all........

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/brbuddyboy/IMGP5408-1.jpg
"lonely"

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/brbuddyboy/IMGP6026.jpg
"causeway pillars"
:thanks:

[marcopolored]

I think they're both great.
I particularly like the tree. I love bare branched nicely shaped trees and I like the sky backdrop - very nice!

[Floater]

like the second one. interesting.

[Alastair]

I suspect the second picture would be an even stronger image with a good black and white conversion..

[Jules]

Both are great, but I prefer the tree. As suggested the rock would be better in BW.

[xvickyx]

Love them both :D

[Buddyboy]

Thanx peeps got a few b/w shots from there as well, add soon to see what you think.

[Buddyboy]

As promised, the same shot converted and another couple taken the same day at the giant's causeway here in N. Ireland..........

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/brbuddyboy/IMGP6026-2.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/brbuddyboy/IMGP6043-1.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/brbuddyboy/IMGP6025.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/brbuddyboy/IMGP6058-1.jpg

[Alastair]

Much better with the black and white processing, it brings out the form better.. are you using a preset or filter for the conversion?

[Buddyboy]

Those were a simple conversion using Picasa 3 as I haven't got my hands on photoshop yet mate.

[Alastair]

If you're just looking for simple editting (exposure, colour, gradients, etc) then consider Lightroom instead of Photoshop (there's a free 14 day trial on the Adobe website). There's a lot that can be done when converting to black and white to add depth and tone toan image. I've been doing a lot of black and white conversion myself recently and developing a couple of Lightroom presets.

[Buddyboy]

Thanx Alastair...appreciate that..geting more used to this digital game as I go.