Loftus' Close Encounter

Another B&W conversion from the DHaas Bahamas trip. On this one I converted to LAB color and then deleted the A + B channels to make Grayscale. Once that was done I converted back to RGB color and added a Color Filter layer (85 Warming Filter) to give a little warming effect.

Our fellow Wetpixel member Jeff (Loftus) is the diver in the background.

Nikon D200, Aquatica Housing, 16mm Nikkor f3.5 prefocused at 1.25ft, Aperture Priority f11, ISO 400 available light

I like it

Todd

Very nice... It really captures the moment.

Luiz

Love the effect!

so much so that im trying to replicate it on a shot of my own. how do I delete A & B in lab colour?

cheers

Cal

Love the effect!

 

so much so that im trying to replicate it on a shot of my own. how do I delete A & B in lab colour?

 

cheers

 

Cal

Afte you convert to LAB: Image > Mode > Grayscale. It will ask you if you want to discard the other channels. Click > OK. This will give you a much better result than just converting directly from RGB to Grayscale.