Comments on: Comparing B&W conversion methods http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/ Helpful stuff - I hope Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:07:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dabnotu http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-2237 dabnotu Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:35:13 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-2237 thanks for documenting this great Gimp feature here's my first edit using it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabnotu/3784700676/ peace! thanks for documenting this great Gimp feature
here’s my first edit using it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabnotu/3784700676/
peace!

]]> By: Paul Wellner Bou http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-2095 Paul Wellner Bou Fri, 08 May 2009 07:20:16 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-2095 Some ideas for toning of black and white images: http://blog.wbou.de/?x=entry:entry090507-164610 Some ideas for toning of black and white images:
http://blog.wbou.de/?x=entry:entry090507-164610

]]> By: Colin M http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1462 Colin M Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:08:21 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1462 Having not read the answers yet, I'd agree with PVG and say: 1) C - better, brighter mid-tones 2) B or D - virtually the same, decent mid-tones and contrast 3) A - lowest contrast image Having not read the answers yet, I’d agree with PVG and say:

1) C – better, brighter mid-tones
2) B or D – virtually the same, decent mid-tones and contrast
3) A – lowest contrast image

]]> By: Andrew A. Gill http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1427 Andrew A. Gill Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:38:15 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1427 I prefer D. B is a close second but the water is just a bit too dark in B. I can't abide the sky from C, as it's too washed out. The hills in A are a little light in contrast. This is all aesthetically, of course. If I looked at the technical specifications of each image, the sharpness of the features and so on, I might come to a different conclusion. D is prettiest. I prefer D. B is a close second but the water is just a bit too dark in B. I can’t abide the sky from C, as it’s too washed out. The hills in A are a little light in contrast.

This is all aesthetically, of course. If I looked at the technical specifications of each image, the sharpness of the features and so on, I might come to a different conclusion. D is prettiest.

]]> By: Martin Ling http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1426 Martin Ling Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:29:07 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1426 Recent CVS versions of UFRaw support methods A-C natively plus a couple of others, thanks to a patch from Bruce Guenter in March. Personally I would go for somewhere between your B and C images. C has great contrast but loses some detail in the darkest areas Recent CVS versions of UFRaw support methods A-C natively plus a couple of others, thanks to a patch from Bruce Guenter in March.

Personally I would go for somewhere between your B and C images. C has great contrast but loses some detail in the darkest areas

]]> By: Xavier http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1424 Xavier Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:47:21 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1424 Hi, I would go for : D (well balanced) B (less contrasted in the grassy mountains) then C (too contrasted) A (too flat) Hi,

I would go for :

D (well balanced)
B (less contrasted in the grassy mountains)

then

C (too contrasted)
A (too flat)

]]> By: hombre_invisible http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1423 hombre_invisible Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:00:05 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1423 Hi all: I prefer D, very similar to B but it has a little bit more contrast (I can apreciate it in middle's mountains. I think that the correspondence is: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B Hi all:
I prefer D, very similar to B but it has a little bit more contrast (I can apreciate it in middle’s mountains.
I think that the correspondence is:
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B

]]> By: Rolf http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1422 Rolf Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:32:29 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1422 The sky from a, the hills from c and the water from d. A bit more work..... The sky from a, the hills from c and the water from d.

A bit more work…..

]]> By: henrique http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1420 henrique Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:51:16 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1420 C. I like the sharper contrast, because it makes the BW more "useful". C.

I like the sharper contrast, because it makes the BW more “useful”.

]]> By: Benedict http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/comparing-bw-conversion-methods/#comment-1419 Benedict Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:42:00 +0000 http://jcornuz.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-1419 I like A the best. C is the worst. It looks too washed out. I like A the best. C is the worst. It looks too washed out.

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