BLack ANd WHites using silver efex pro

[mpphoto12]

hi i would like some assistance and/or compliments on these black and whites


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpphoto12/ thanks !

[Madison]

Assistence on what (more specifically that is).


In general I think the feel of the pictures is great. But when you convert to black and white, things like composition, shapes, patterns etc. become more prominent. Some pictures could be stronger than they are.
The dog is a good example. Conversion to black and white leaves no contrast between the dog and the grass, both of which are also high texture. There are no patterns or repetitions etc so the shots become grey and murky (as in one big grey shot). If you convert to grayscale using a channel mixer (before you do something like silver efex) you can change the values of either the dog or the grass to make sure they have the same contrast in greyscale as they did in color where the green contrasts the dog, color wise.





You know what I mean? Just a thought.
I like your more abstract stuff that is looking for patterns, lines, and light. That stuff is moody but fun. I looked at it. Nice.

[mpphoto12]

Thanks MAdison i will try that now im really into black and white etc