This tree has fantastic features, don’t you think? Every time I pass it, I can almost sense how it is observing me. Mute but seeing. And thinking. As I. I have a lot on my mind for the moment, loads of work and home stuff. Speaking trees, I have already started to plan for my new garden. I have all measures, yet not the garden per se. Only on paper and in day dreams. This is typical me, since the garden is much less prioritised than for instance renovating the bathroom and other not so exciting stuff. The garden has always been my space, where I contemplate and gather energy. Now, it’s like I have no garden, so I’m planning for a new one. I have to. Lots on my mind. Good things.
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So that’s why I can’t seem to get your attention at all…
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Great tree. Maybe I’ve asked you this before, but what software do you use to handle your b&w conversions?
Thanks, Chris! I don’t believe you asked this; I use Photoshop CS2.
No wonder you feel the tree is watching you. What a wise old face it has.
Enjoy the planning stages of your garden. There is something delicious about seeing something in your mind’s eye that others cannot yet see. By the time, the garden is manifest in the outside world you will already have a deep relationship with each and every corner of the space.
I forgot to say that I would love to read more about your black and white processing. You certainly do a lovely job.
Thanks, Anita, I will! But I’m afraid it will take years to develop into what I have in mind. But you know all about this, and I think that’s where the beauty in this is, getting to be there from the very first leaf and nurse the small baby plants and watch them grow old.
And thanks for the compliment on my post processing. Talking about it, it’s no magic at all. For 90% of my images, I use the b+w conversion tool in PS. When done, I adjust the curves in two steps, first to get the right tonality, then usually a second time to add a slight brown tone to the midrange of the tone curve. In extreme circumstances, I work with different selection tools to locally adjust the tonality. In such cases, I may also burn or dodge different areas in the image to get the result I want. That’s it. You were maybe fishing for a post on the subject? Can’t do; wouldn’t know what to say more than I did now.
That is a wise looking tree. I can see why you are interested in it. The post processing is superb, Ove. Regarding that garden, I’m sure that it will be great. I love a good garden. They are such peaceful places, though I don’t think that I have the patience to do it right, I appreciate those that do!
Thanks, Paul. Regarding the garden, I have all the patience in the world, that’s needed.