Hi Melody, Thanks for your replies. Aligning the shoreline to the horizontal line, heh? Interesting choice, but I'm not sure if it's that effective, as the common association with the horizon is that it runs horizontal. That's less obvious with the patch of beach I believe, but that's also because I've never seen this approach, and I'm probably not used to that..
There are various ways to convert to greyscale. You could also try desaturate, but with this method as well as with desaturate, you'll need to tweak the brightness and contrast a bit to regain the full use of the tonal range (every tone between black and white). Another option, which offers more flexibility is to use the channel mixer. If you check monochrome, the image turns to b&w, and you can tweak brightness and contrast in the same window. Many believe that to be the proper way to convert to b&w, but there are quite a few more. I guess it all comes down to what you feel mot comfortable with. I'd suggest to play around with the various methods, look in the UF forums (there are quite a few topics there) and see which method fits you best...
Hi again Hugo, You mentioned the clockwise tilt of the horizon. When framing this photo I was trying to decide between the horizontal horizon or shore line. I decided to line up the photo so that the shoreline would be horizontal. This creates a rectangular patch of sand. Melody
Hello Hugo, Thanks for the suggestion. I converted it to greyscale using Photoshop. Is that how you convert to black and white, or is greyscale different somehow? Here is the result. Melody
Hi Melody, The composition, subjects and lighting in this photo are very nice, creating a pleasant mood. Apart from the clockwise tilt in the horizon, the image quality and colours seem a bit off. Have you considered converting this to Black and White? I think it would only enhance the atmosphere, and you don't have to worry about the tones any more...:)
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