Thanks guys, Here's the summer shot in black and white.
Straight color to grayscale conversion:It has the feel, but not quite the power of black and white.
Here it is again with the tone curves tweaked to better represent true black and white film.
I like the richness and greater "color" range in the second one.
Nick
Take a Ride on the Reading with the: Reading Company Technical & Historical Society http://www.readingrailroad.org/
There is a stranger on the Bourbon River Sub today. Norfolk and Western J Class 611 has strayed onto the Anthracite Speedway.
611 rolling across Barger Run on the summer portion of my layout:
611 charging out of Gindin Tunnel on the autumn section:
All the smoke and steam effects were done in camera with cotton batting. I also plan to converte the pics to black and white and see what I can do with them.