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Thanks to all who participated in this week's editing exercise. Some interesting interpretations.

Bart, I like sharp rocks on your image and your overall conversion to b&w. I think rocks really come to life and the sea just fades in the background.

deano, I like your interpretation as well. It reminds me of an old movie scene with much softer approach than Bart's.

Peter, If Bart's interpretation highlights the rocks, I think yours highlights the sky with very gentle and soft colors. I would just add a little bit of light on the rock and that would be it. I hope you don't mind me saying (writing) that.

As I wrote, I had some issues with this image. Being very busy at work at the moment, here is my take on this image:

I applied these settings:

I also added graduated filter on the top and bottom of the image and added some highlights on the rocks.

On my last trip past weekend I was able to take this shot before getting back to my car.

Taken with d750 and Nikon 20mm/1.8 lens.

It's been a while since I last post some images here. Past weekend I went to see the Pericnik fall, which was frozen due to low temperatures in January.

Here are some images from my trip.

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#3

Peter,  what I like the most about your editing process in monochrome version is the preservation of details in the shadows. I also think it is well balanced edit.

Malice, I like your natural look to the image and I also like the crop. I feel like I am in the water completely, even though I was not

Bart, I like the cooler b&w version, but I prefer your version without split toning applied to it. It is a very dramatic image and the waterfall really stands out.

Here is my take:

I used these settings:

I would like to thank everyone who participated and edited my image.

Count me in, Peter!

This time I have prepared two iterations. I wanted to enhance subtle light from the original image.

First image:

with settings I used:

Second image:

with settings I used:

Thank you, Nicole, for this beautiful and subtle portrait image.

Here is my take on this week's image. As always I have done everything in Lightroom.

Apart from the crop I made, here are the settings I used:

Thank you, Peter, for this image!

Thank you Malice for letting us use your image for this exercise.

As always I have done everything in Lightroom and here is the end result:

I used these settings:

Thank you, dcbear78, for letting us use this wonderful image.

I prepared two versions, one with darker and cooler look and the second one with warmer feel to it.

Here is the first image:

I used these settings:

And here is the second image:

with these settings applied:

Malice, you don't have to appologize for being late. Nicely done with b&w image of Prague. What I like the most is the slight lack of contrast in your image which gives gentler look to it. I applaud you the close up you have created with the parrot image.

Peter, very dramatic b&w image of Prague. I like the look of it a lot! On the parrot image I like the crop you have made. I think it was a very smart move to put parrot's eye on upper thirds cross section (more or less).

Thank you all for participating!

Nicely done deano! I like your corp!

I went with a different crop and here is the image:

I wanted to warm up this image and applied these settings:

I would like to thank everyone who participated in editing my images.

No worries, Peter. Post when you get a chance. I am curious about your interpretation.

Bart: I really like the b&w image you created! I also like your take on a parrot. I am not a big fan of "painting like" images but this time it really works on the parrot!

deano: I like your crop on the cityscape image! I laso like the WB you have chosen.

Here are my interpretations:

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I have only done basic adjustments for this image with these settings:

#2

I wanted to create a warmer feel to this image. Here are the settings I applied:

I also cropped out the sky and added a ND filter with -0.4 exposure on top.

Some images from my recent trip to Prague, Czech Republic. It is a beautiful city with very photogenic Charles bridge and the Vltava river. I stayed there for 4 nights and hope to go back one day.

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Nikon d750 with Tamron 24-70 VC @ 26mm, iso 200, f6.3, 88 sec

#2

Nikon d750 with Tamron 24-70 VC @ 26mm, iso 50, f16, 10 sec

#3

Nikon d750 with Sigma 50/1.4 Art @ 50mm, iso 50, f8, 52 sec

#4

Nikon d750 with Tamron 24-70 VC @ 34mm, iso 100, f8, 87 sec

Very nice images, Bart! I like the details shots the most.

Well done, Urban! I love to see these kinds of images--and it's nice to see it from another part of the globe.   I'm looking for a dark site to photograph the Milky Way at the end of this month (we will be moonless for some good portions of the night, so conditions will be ideal as long as the weather cooperates).

Thank you, Nicole! I have to find a place like this closer to my home and be able to take more shots like this

I agree, the weather also plays a big role in images like this.

Please post your images from your trip!

Fantastic shots!!  Those are really nice.  Well done. 

Thank you, Thumper! I appreciate your kind words.