Love those Trees

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Yours are always wonderful, Tim.

[Chairman Bill]

Apple blossom counts, doesn't it? I mean, it's a bit of a tree

[muntanela]

Apple blossom counts, doesn't it? I mean, it's a bit of a tree

I think so (especially if it's still alive and the beautiful petals veins are working...).

[muntanela]

This Dogwood tree was of particular interest to us.

To me too

[Jeremy Roussak]

Apple blossom counts, doesn't it? I mean, it's a bit of a tree

If it's as pretty as that, I'll let you get away with it. I very much like the off-centre framing, too.

Jeremy

[armand]

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[MattNQ]

Apple blossom counts, doesn't it? I mean, it's a bit of a tree

Certainly does. Especially if people can post close-ups of badges and headlights in the car thread?..

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[Chris Calohan]

An Ode to Spanish Moss and Misty Mornings

[graeme]

Anglesey Abbey, UK. ( It's not in Anglesey & it's not an abbey ).

[John R]

Graeme, really like the elegant simplicity of the elements and naturalness of the colours and overall look.

JR

[mbaginy]

Every April I travel to the Eifel (spanning parts of Germany and Belgium) to photograph daffodils.  Five years ago I ran out of real interest, having photographed them for two days.  Frosty mornings and t-shirt weather once the sun rose.

I began focusing on the (still bare) trees around me.  I've always liked aspen and birch and these seemed to beckoning me, to photograph them.  Color was uninviting, since it was at least four weeks too early for the beautiful bright springtime foliage.  So I opted for a toned b&w conversion.

Landscape aspect or square?  I'm quite fond of the latter.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

I like the square too, but find the toning overpowering, especially the highlights.

[mbaginy]

I like toned b&w images but seem to find applying it difficult.  How's this?

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... How's this?

Better. Well, for me at least.

Your initial toning seems quite close to LensWork recipe, which in Lightroom translates to Hue 40, Saturation 10, for both highlights and shadows. My own LR warm-toning preset is somewhat gentler: Hue 48 (i.e., away from red, toward orange) and only 2 for highlights saturation and 4 for shadow saturation. That is a starting point, as different subjects might call for stronger saturation levels.

[BobDavid]

I like toned b&w images but seem to find applying it difficult.  How's this?

I like this!

[mbaginy]

Your initial toning seems quite close to LensWork recipe, which in Lightroom translates to Hue 40, Saturation 10, for both highlights and shadows. My own LR warm-toning preset is somewhat gentler: Hue 48 (i.e., away from red, toward orange) and only 2 for highlights saturation and 4 for shadow saturation. That is a starting point, as different subjects might call for stronger saturation levels.

Wow, you got an experienced eye - my original settings were 33 and 9 for highlights and 37 and 22 for shadows.  The second version had saturation levels of 7 for highlights and 6 for shadows.  Yes, more pleasant.

I'll try using more subtle saturation levels, following your example.  Will print anew with lower saturation levels to see how I like it.

[mbaginy]

I like this!

Thanks Bob.

[Jeremy Roussak]

I like toned b&w images but seem to find applying it difficult.  How's this?

Much better. I agree with Slobodan.

Jeremy

[mbaginy]

Much better. I agree with Slobodan.

Jeremy

Thanks Jeremy.  Now I've got quite a number of images I'll need to reevaluate.

[Chairman Bill]

Life & death in the Caledonian forest