Amberley Air Show – Black and White Image

This image taken at the Amberley air show and was taken with the Nikon 300mm f/4 lens and converted to black and white in Photoshop.

Nourlangi Rock, Kakadu National Park

This image of Nourlangie Rock at Kakadu National Park has been converted to a black and white image in Photoshop.

Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan – Black and White

This image of the Kyomizu Temple in Kyoto Japan was taken with the Nikon 17-55mm lens at 26mm. Some of the most beautifil temples of Japan are in Kyoto. Image was converted to black and white in photoshop.

Dripstone Cliffs Darwin

The image of Dripstone cliffs, Darwin was taken with a D2H and the image was converted to black and white in Photoshop with a slight contrast adjustment.

Approaching Storm – Black and White

This image of an approaching storm was taken at Illuka on the NSW coast. Lens was the Nikon 17-55mm at 17mm.

The Lost City, Litchfield National Park – Black and White

The Lost City in Litchfield National Park is an interesting place with all the rock formations, which make for some interesting black and white images. The following image was taken with a Nikon D2H.

Emu in Black and White – 105mm VR lens

This image of an emu was converted to black and white from the original color image in Photoshop. The original image was taken with a Nikon D2H and a Nikon 105mm VR lens at 1/3,000 of a second, f/3.5.

The image was processed in Photoshop with levels to set the black and white points, curves to increase contrast and a slight amount of sharpening.

Some subjects are more suited to convert to black and white than others. What do you think of the emu?

Emu

Black and White Image of Yellow Winged Honeyeater

This image from the good old days when we had film. The image was taken with a Nikon FM2 camera with a 50mm lens and using fast electronic flash to freeze the action. A remote control cable was used to avoid disturbing the bird. This Australian bird is also known as the New Holland honeyeater.