Photography Challenge - Black & White

[PKM-UK]

Beach art - Cleveland Way, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed with: Adobe Lightroom/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panels and DxO Nik Collection).

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

It's Friday afternoon and I'm fading out (in B&W) - some re-edits from shots taken at Chester Zoo, Chester, England.

(Re-edit s/w: DxO Nik Collection, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panels and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

Phil


What can you see...

H-e-l-l-o...

Hold it right there...

Here comes trouble...

 

[Only RF]

It's Friday afternoon and I'm fading out (in B&W) - some re-edits from shots taken at Chester Zoo, Chester, England.

(Re-edit s/w: DxO Nik Collection, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panels and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

Phil


What can you see...

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H-e-l-l-o...

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Hold it right there...

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Here comes trouble...

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Nice set. Photo AI has come a long way in the last year.

 

[PKM-UK]

Nice set. Photo AI has come a long way in the last year.

Hi Only RF,

Cheers - appreciated!

I agree, I'm finding that I'm using the original distinct Topaz apps less and Photo AI more (albeit with my tweaks often added to the AI Auto Pilot).

(I still wish they'd reconsider discontinuing Studio 2, but I think that particular boat has long since sailed from the harbour - and been torpedoed).

Phil

 

[Only RF]

Studio 2 is in my account but I've never used it. I had a good run with PAI. I supported it from day one but since the release if Adobe Denoise AI I decided to simplify my world. Even if others edge it out. I just kept Topaz Sharpen AI. You have your workflow in tune.

 

[PKM-UK]

Studio 2 is in my account but I've never used it. I had a good run with PAI. I supported it from day one but since the release if Adobe Denoise AI I decided to simplify my world. Even if others edge it out. I just kept Topaz Sharpen AI. You have your workflow in tune.

Hi Only RF,

I tend to use Studio 2 for the creative side of things and for digital frames, should it fall victim to macOS updates I have some legacy tech I can use it on.

I mostly use Photo AI (otherwise Sharpen AI) for corrective stuff - motion blur/ tightening up focus, occasionally face recovery and more rarely upscaling.

When I need it to, Photo AI also does a very decent job at NR - but this has become a fringe function as the NR heavy lifting is done using DxO/ Adobe depending on the file's needs. My 'workflow' often veers all over the place, sometimes wildly, but the basics are generally fairly stable. (Just like me!).

Being a hobby, time isn't money and the only person I aim to please is Karen...

(And for some reason she is very forgiving - and very tactful in her responses... ).

Phil

 

[Only RF]

Hi Only RF,

I tend to use Studio 2 for the creative side of things and for digital frames, should it fall victim to macOS updates I have some legacy tech I can use it on.

I mostly use Photo AI (otherwise Sharpen AI) for corrective stuff - motion blur/ tightening up focus, occasionally face recovery and more rarely upscaling.

The NR heavy lifting is done by DxO/ Adobe depending on the file's needs. (My 'workflow' often veers all over the place, but the basics are fairly stable).

Being a hobby, time isn't money and the only person I aim to please is Karen...

(And for some reason she is very forgiving - and very tactful in her responses... ).

Phil

I know the feeling. My wife supports my hobby but couldn't care less about the gear. I still don't know how she instantly knows that I'm holding a new camera. They all look the same.

 

[Only RF]

Nice set. Photo AI has come a long way in the last year.

I just got a BF sales email from Tony Kuyper photo and now I know TK-9 is. If you can figure that out I guess you could have flown the space shuttle. I used his linear profiles for a while.

 

[PKM-UK]

I just got a BF sales email from Tony Kuyper photo and now I know TK-9 is. If you can figure that out I guess you could have flown the space shuttle. I used his linear profiles for a while.

Hi Only RF,

Yes, I use the Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels quite regularly - in the manner of a young child playing in the sand with a bucket and spade, rather than being a concert virtuoso. Having said that, I’m much better now than when I first started using them…

Phil

 

[Only RF]

Hi Only RF,

Yes, I use the Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels quite regularly - in the manner of a young child playing in the sand with a bucket and spade, rather than being a concert virtuoso. Having said that, I’m much better now than when I first started using them…

Phil

In a nut shell what is their purpose?

 

[PKM-UK]

In a nut shell what is their purpose?

Hi Only RF,

Basically, they’re Photoshop plug-ins which can serve a multitude of purposes, but one of their main thrusts is in building luminosity masks, using which a wide variety of treatments can be selectively applied. The plug-ins also include various custom treatments/ actions and they assist with general workflow/ productivity.

Dave Kelly does a regular editing feature (each Friday), plus additional content and I recommend his YouTube channel.

Sean Bagshaw also covers them on his YouTube channel (and has also produced the tutorials videos for Tony Kuyper).

Phil

 

[Only RF]

Hi Only RF,

Basically, they’re Photoshop plug-ins which can serve a multitude of purposes, but one of their main thrusts is in building luminosity masks, using which a wide variety of treatments can be selectively applied. The plug-ins also include various custom treatments/ actions and they assist with general workflow/ productivity.

Dave Kelly does a regular editing feature (each Friday), plus additional content and I recommend his YouTube channel.

Sean Bagshaw also covers them on his YouTube channel (and has also produced the tutorials videos for Tony Kuyper).

Phil

Thanks.

 

[PKM-UK]

Some B&W re-edits from images taken at Chester Zoo, Chester, England.

(Re-edit s/w: Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels, DxO Nik Collection Silver Efex and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

Phil and Karen


H-e-l-l-o...

What can you see...

Look deep into my lens...

What a little cutie...

 

[Hali]

Some B&W re-edits from images taken at Chester Zoo, Chester, England.

(Re-edit s/w: Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels, DxO Nik Collection Silver Efex and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

Phil and Karen


H-e-l-l-o...

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What can you see...

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Look deep into my lens...

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What a little cutie...

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As always, these are fabulous images, Phil and Karen! I think my favorites are the lemur and the monkey, but all four are fabulous!

 

[PKM-UK]

As always, these are fabulous images, Phil and Karen! I think my favorites are the lemur and the monkey, but all four are fabulous!

Hi Hali,

Cheers - very much appreciated!

Phil

 

[Kamoshika]

 

[Dean Wilson]

I just read the history of the Hikawa Maru. Thank you for posting your photo as it gave me something to learn. I think Black and White does this proud ship justice.

 

[Only RF]

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I like the perspective. If feels like I'm holding that chain.

 

[Kamoshika]

I just read the history of the Hikawa Maru. Thank you for posting your photo as it gave me something to learn. I think Black and White does this proud ship justice.

Thank you.

 

[Kamoshika]

I like the perspective. If feels like I'm holding that chain.

Thank you. I almost walked pass that shot, then...wait a minute...

 

[Dean Wilson]

...I almost walked pass that shot, then...wait a minute...

Some of my best photos come about that way.

 

[MPeeps]

I had the pleasure of going to the Australian Open in January. Here's one of superstar Coco Gauff.

 

[RedsamPhoto]

Two shots were taken the first week with R8, both with 24-105L f/4, one from Georgetown, TX, the other a night shot off of Rainey Street in Austin, TX.

 

[Only RF]

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I’ve been hearing good things about the R8.

 

[RedsamPhoto]

I’ve been hearing good things about the R8.

I came from a D30, so for me huge move up. Amazing package. I don't shoot much video so IBS was not a concern, mostly landscape with some people. Been great and barely scratched the surface.

 

[mimigamez]

I helped put together a back to the 50s theme photoshoot. We partnered with a car club and the historical society to get permission to shoot in an abandoned neighborhood. We parked the cars on the street under the trees for shade, it was super sunny and hot but it was a lot of fun!

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[RedsamPhoto]

I’ve been hearing good things about the R8.

For me it is pretty amazing. R6 sensor, minus ibis, it is a lot of camera for the $.