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Thanks, Alden! Appreciated!

Well, I used FilmPack from DxO for these. The toning is Selenium but reduced to about 31%.

Quite a versatile software, based on the emulation of analogue films, both negative and slides, in b&w and in colour.

This is only the starting point. Of course, you take it as far as you like.

Me, I prefer to stay close to the film emulations with some filters, toning, vignetting perhaps.

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My apologies!

I was confusing this batch with the following batches 

Regarding toning, this was with what is called 'Sepia Gold' in FilmPack.

Great but it has to be reduced to at least 27%, preferably even less - at least for me.

That is the one minus with the plug-ins from LR: there is no going back to see what was done.

You have to rely on memory - not one of my strong points  .

The only solution seems to be to use Photoshop and smart layers. But this burdens the workflow of course.

Thanks, Thumper! Appreciated!

That was what I was aiming for.

in b&w but with some toning

Last selection - for now 

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Thanks for the compliment but I suppose Ansel Adams would get it right without the use of Lightroom... 

During the shot, I don't exactly remember but I would think I did  .

The metering is done with central weighed average. I would normally use exposure lock for this.

That is a rather challenging scene: outside its high summer - August 14th - and the corridor is in one of the mediaeval castles of Ghent. So, rather dark.

I checked the settings I applied in LR:

Whites      -58

Highlights -24

Shadows  +50

Blacks      +21

This is a link to the colour version I used to get to the b&w: http://bart.zenfolio...55687/e2191296e

Another set brought together by the role of light.

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Appreciated, Ian and Alden! Thanks!

The originals don't get as much attention from me 

But here they are anyway.

(I hope nobody takes objection to colour images in the b&w forum  )

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Spring came surprisingly early this year. These are from March 2nd.

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Some - relatively - recent images from a small hamlet close to where I live.

There is a castle as well 

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Good composition, Jerry! Fine work with shapes and textures.

Great winter feel to it.

Works really well in b&w.

A set that has little in common other than the important role the light is playing here.  Or the lack thereof in some cases 

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Inevitable follow up to Wetlands 

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