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There seems to be a fair bit of B&W work around at the present, so here's a recent one of mine.

The photograph is of the front of St John's Cathedral here in Brisbane, and the conversion is via SilverEfex Pro 2.

I like it. The black sky makes me think
it a model on a black background.

It was actually a beautiful Queensland blue sky that has been darkened to black in the conversion.
I felt that the Gothic architecture suited this treatment.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

The details at the top of the spires have been lost with the darkened sky. On closer inspection I can see that there are crucifixes at the top but it's not really obvious unless you look closely. Can you bring out the details a bit more?

Interesting image, there is a strange mix of angles and the tight crop gives a different viewpoint. I think teh processing works well and compliments the image, The composition is not somethign I would typically run with. What are you trying to convey with teh image?

biggerry wrote:Interesting image, there is a strange mix of angles and the tight crop gives a different viewpoint. I think teh processing works well and compliments the image, The composition is not somethign I would typically run with. What are you trying to convey with teh image?

Well, it's all about geometry - the repeating upward-pointing spires and triangles, together with the texture of the sandstone construction material. The crosses on the top of the larger triangles are incidental, which is why I haven't worried too much about them, although posting it here seems to have cut down some of that detail.

I felt that darkening the sky to black gave the whole image a feel that complements the Gothic architecture of the cathedral.

Thanks for your comment.

Love it! When I clicked through to the bigger image, the sharpness and detail is great. Nice choice of dark sky here and the BW treatment.

The only improvement I can think of is to have made it absolutely symmetrical by taking a step to the left.