The One Four Challenge is on a month’s recap / break so I thought I’d have a little play with a few more black and white edits of my previous One Four photos.

I loved my horses in the Camargue shot and I was already pleased with the black and white version, but I thought I’d try a tighter crop.  I also sharpened it up a bit more so that the water splashes really zing out and then lowered the exposure a little.

Horses in Camargue – tight crop

Next was my Hyde Park daisies.  I hadn’t done a black and white version, so I’ve put that right now with a fairly simple edit.  I’ve sharpened, added clarity and reduced the highlights and I like the result.

Daisies in hyde Park – new edit

Next I went back to that beautiful modern house on the canals of Venice, California.  I wanted a high key black and white this time, and also went for a widescreen crop.  I think this version worked well – probably my favourite of all the Venice house edits.

Venice House – high key widescreen

Finally, it was the turn of the Disney Concert Hall. I have added a very slight hint of blue to the highlights, lightened the shadows, sharpened some more and added a spot of clarity and a little more contrast.

Disney Concert Hall – new edit

Here are all the black and white versions, old and new:

Horses in Camargue

Venice House -Week 1 B&W

Disney Concert Hall -Week 4

Daisies in hyde Park – new edit

Horses in Camargue – new edit

Disney Concert Hall – new edit

Venice House – new edit

Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 August 2015