B&W Let's see your Black and White photos

Thank you Gramps, :)
We have quite a few of these in Norfolk, remnants of the ice age I believe. Overgrown with trees and shrubs now.
 
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A while back I bought a lens because I thought it might be good for mono conversions. I haven't used it much but I did use it yesterday and I then used a preset I made in Silver Efex Pro. Sorry there are so many :D

A dull and drizzling visit to the seaside.

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jerry12953 said:
Why would a specific lens make good images for mono conversions?
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Because although it's new it more like an old film era lens with issues and very characterful for that reason and I thought it might give a look different to that of a mono conversion done with a modern lens. So, I suppose it's not just for mono conversions but for mono conversions which don't look like they were taken with a good modern lens.
 
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That's an interesting theory.........
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I'll make this my last post on this as it's derailing the thread.

How a lens renders isn't a theory it's a set of observable realities. In this case I've chosen to use a lens which is much more like a 50+ year old lens than a modern mirrorless lens. I could have used a 50+ year old lens but I decided to use this lens as it gives a look more like the look I'd get from a decades old lens but it can be mounted directly to a modern mirrorless camera without needing an adapter. If you want a less modern look I suppose there are a couple of ways of doing it. You can use a lens which gives that look or you can use a lens which doesn't and create the look you want post capture.
 
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I've been passing a property with an old bus in the garden, engulfed in weeds, brambles, etc. Last time I passed they were trying to drag it out from its resting place. Today I found it standing at the side of the road......

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A bit of T-Cut and WD40 should see it back on the road in no time.

Lumix S1, 24-105mm and converted to mono in Silkypix.
 
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I keep coming back to this one and trying to work it out..........
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The photo: It's the front of the National Gallery in London's Trafalgar Square, which has columns along the front and a series of statues high on the wall. Hanging from wires, suspended between two pillars is a poster showing a blown-up detail of one of the paintings inside.

The joke: The woman in the painting appears to be looking up at the statue of a woman and asking, "Is statue (that you) up there?". The secondary joke is that I expect a gallery to be full of gals.

Apologies if I'm over-explaining, but I realise that for some people on the forums, English might not be their first language.
 
Lumix S1, old Zeiss 35mm f2.8 Distagon and processed in
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