Black & White Nik Silver Effex Pro

Nik Silver Efex Pro · 11:13 AM

Finally broke down and bought this program after seeing what could be done with it. This is my first try at a B&W using the program. The original was rather bland with a really nothing sky. It was raining to boot. So instead of tossing the photo I decided to try out Nik. What do you think? Is it too much? I couldn't believe the detail it pulled out of the sky.

slowpez · 05-16-2013, 06:17 AM

Originally posted by SJM

Hi Susan. I like what the NIK software did. I have this color Efex Sliver Pro .. just have not used it yet. looks like I better start.

Sue

It sure keeps me occupied and thus out of trouble just playing around with it. Tons of fun.

Originally posted by fotogaffer

I think it looks good in black and white and I agree it is much more captivating in B&W than in the original colour version. I think photos like this with lots of strong lines make great B&W conversions. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much.

Originally posted by stormtech

I bought the NIK set when the sale was last month, but have not even tried any of it out yet. This is a great example here - you've given me the push to start working with it.

Thanks so much. Appreciate it.

Originally posted by Den

Way to go. Nicely done. I had one Nik plugin and as such Google gave away the whole suite for free awhile ago. I use Silver Efx and Topaz B&W. They're both very cool. You can take that image and use single image HDR treatments for even further enhancement of the sky.

Thanks for the tip Den. I will definitely check that out. I did add a pretty blue sky to it with some nice fluffy clouds but never managed to get the tree tops to look right. Interesting about the single image HDR.

tessfully · 05-16-2013, 07:32 AM

Love the black and white conversion. The program looks interesting and fun.

loco · 05-16-2013, 08:02 AM

Silver Efex is fantastic and this is a great example of what it can do. Great work, Susan!

slowpez · 05-16-2013, 08:50 AM

Originally posted by tessfully

Love the black and white conversion. The program looks interesting and fun.

Thanks Tess.

Originally posted by loco

Silver Efex is fantastic and this is a great example of what it can do. Great work, Susan!

Thanks for the kind words. The program is amazing.

**Kerrowdown** · 05-16-2013, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by slowpez

You can check it out and get the discount code here

Thanks for the heads up.

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05-16-2013, 06:17 AM	#16
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461 Original Poster	Originally posted by SJM Hi Susan. I like what the NIK software did. I have this color Efex Sliver Pro .. just have not used it yet. looks like I better start. Sue It sure keeps me occupied and thus out of trouble just playing around with it. Tons of fun. Originally posted by fotogaffer I think it looks good in black and white and I agree it is much more captivating in B&W than in the original colour version. I think photos like this with lots of strong lines make great B&W conversions. Thanks for sharing. Thanks so much. Originally posted by stormtech I bought the NIK set when the sale was last month, but have not even tried any of it out yet. This is a great example here - you've given me the push to start working with it. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Originally posted by Den Way to go. Nicely done. I had one Nik plugin and as such Google gave away the whole suite for free awhile ago. I use Silver Efx and Topaz B&W. They're both very cool. You can take that image and use single image HDR treatments for even further enhancement of the sky. Thanks for the tip Den. I will definitely check that out. I did add a pretty blue sky to it with some nice fluffy clouds but never managed to get the tree tops to look right. Interesting about the single image HDR.

05-16-2013, 07:32 AM	#17
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Love the black and white conversion. The program looks interesting and fun.

05-16-2013, 08:02 AM	#18
loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	Silver Efex is fantastic and this is a great example of what it can do. Great work, Susan!

05-16-2013, 08:50 AM	#19
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461 Original Poster	Originally posted by tessfully Love the black and white conversion. The program looks interesting and fun. Thanks Tess. Originally posted by loco Silver Efex is fantastic and this is a great example of what it can do. Great work, Susan! Thanks for the kind words. The program is amazing.

05-16-2013, 11:38 AM	#20
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,860	Originally posted by slowpez You can check it out and get the discount code here Thanks for the heads up.