[Leica] Tree Treatments

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)]

While camping at Topaz Lake in Nevada I spied these trees while eating 
breakfast and decided to try my hand.? I was originally planning B&W, 
but tried something new.? View large if you like.? The Q2 can handle it.

Here is the color version, taken with a polarizer.

Topaz Lake Campground-1020025-2 (leica-users.org) 
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s21/Topaz+Lake+Campground-1020025-2.jpg.html>

Then a typical B&W treatment with Lightroom

Topaz Lake Campground-1020025-4 (leica-users.org) 
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s21/Topaz+Lake+Campground-1020025-4.jpg.html>

Then I decided to keep the color on the tree and just desaturate the 
blue channel using the slider in Lightroom

Topaz Lake Campground-1020025 (leica-users.org) 
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s21/Topaz+Lake+Campground-1020025.jpg.html>

The next three photos do the same thing but with a different view.? Have 
a look.? I think I like this vertical better.

I kind of like the hybrid B&W treatment for these.

Comments welcome

Aram

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Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
  
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