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Ed Knepley | all galleries >> Photo a Day (PAD) since 5/04 >> jun_08_pad > 6/8/08 - Cades Cove
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6/8/08 - Cades Cove

You've probably seen this image before - a classic Cades Cove scene from the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. I decided to see what could be done with it as part of my ongoing color to B&W conversion experiments. This is one version - start with a good conversion and add a bit of grain and tint. I think maybe the grain is too heavy. You could spend an entire day with a single image exploring the various contrast, grain, tint and other options - and each result would be recognizably different (and appealing) so how to choose just one?? The options are similar to what I understand the film-folks went through with different film types, developers, papers, and dark room techniques - except now it's not quite as toxic.

Nikon D70
0.62s f/16.0 at 70.0mm full exif

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Guest 08-Jun-2008 12:27
Very nice image. I'm not sure I agree with your view of the grain. I think it adds to the atmosphere the image offers. A really sharp presentation just wouldn't do it, for me at least.
tomandlinda08-Jun-2008 12:22
Your time on this photo was well spend. Lovely and unique. V. Linda