This is my final image from Rebecca Spit on Quadra Island, BC. Really. Well … for this year’s trip anyway.
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This is a high dynamic range image made by combining 3 exposures in Photomatix. Then I brought the resulting HDR image into Nik Silver Efex Pro where I converted it to black and white and treated it with some coffee coloured toning. I really like the coffee shade – it is not quite as brown as sepia and just adds a little warmth to the grey tones.
Rebecca Spit has quickly become one of my favourite places to photograph so I’m sure I will visit again when I am back in BC next summer. It’s hard to believe I only have 7 weeks left in BC before heading back down south to enjoy a warm winter and do some more exploring in the desert.
thank you for another wonderful ph oto tip, and for sharing your amazing images.
You are an inspiration. I appreciate your lessons.
Have walked these beaches many times. Love this shot Anne. Next time you are on Quadra, be sure to go to Francisco Pt. cliffs on the S. E. end. You will see some amazing photo ops from up there and across the straight.
I love your coffee toning- you should make a Lightroom preset (assuming that it is what you used)… I wouldn’t mind downloading it :).
I often find pure black and white conversions lacking something, depth maybe, and subtle coloring always fixes that.
Hi Iza, actually I used Nik Silver Efex Pro to do the conversion to black and white and add the coffee toning. I’m glad you liked the image, thanks for the feedback.
Sweet image, Anne. The processing was perfect for this dynamic sky. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Bill, I appreciate that!
A really dramatic B&W image. I like the composition and the sky is magnificent.
Thank you Andy, I always appreciate your comments! I think I’m finally starting to convert some black and white that I am happy with. It has taken awhile!
Very nice. Great use of Black & White. Love the clouds!
Thank you so much Ken. The dramatic clouds certainly added a lot to the scene. There’s nothing worse than white sky so I was really glad the clouds came in and added some drama.
Terrific use of black and white. I really like this composition.
Thank you so much Kris, I appreciate the kind compliment!