Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

It looks almost industrial in B&W. If the conversion seems flat to you, please help me with my PP skills and tell me how to punch it up. If you like it as is, great.

Thanks,

Ben

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

What kind of horn is that?

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

It’s a euphonium. Some people call it a baritone horn, which is a similar but different instrument.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphonium

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

I love this composition!! Here is my version; this isn't right or wrong just the way I like it and it won't be to everyone's taste. I'm looking forward to seeing what others do. Let me say that post processing is not something I am strong in but I do like to play with B&W more than color.

Dodie

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Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

I love your edit! Can you summarize what you did?

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

My program of choice is Lightroom and I know you use something different so I've taken cell phone photos of my sliders to show you what i've done.

The very first thing I do when I start my post processing is to go to the Lens Corrections panel and check the "remove chromatic abberations" and the "enable profile corrections". Since this was a jpeg I figured it wouldn't do anything so I just tried the chromatic fix.

In the first image you see on the histogram that the blacks and whites were clipped. When I work with b&w I clip the blacks and whites but not so as to blow out the highlights/whites or way over do on the shadows/blacks. I will move the black and white sliders to get get the black deep but not over done. Seeing that you had already clipped the b&w's I adjusted the exposure and contrast just a little. Then moved to the shadows/highlights/whites/black sliders.

From there I added a little texture and clarity. Next was sharpening. Finally, I went to the Dehaze slider. I know there is no haze but that slider seems to really add some good contrast.

Ajusting these sliders are done to taste. I hope this helps.

Dodie

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

It helps enormously. Thank you for going to all that trouble to provide a fabulous explanation. I can transfer what you’ve said about Lightroom to capture one. Thanks again, Dodie!

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

You’re very welcome, Ben. Any time.

Dodie

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Very nicely done, Ben.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice pattern shot, Ben.

Niklon Loc: Athens, Ga

Really well done all around.

FotoHog Loc: on Cloud 9

Looks like intestines of a wooly mammoth. But nice!

Stephan G

I didn't see anything like : "First. Remove fingers from instrument."

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

Here is another attempt using DxO