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Some photos from a short trip around souther part of Norway.

I find it difficult to get good results with B&W conversion in PS, they get grainy and lack nuances, so if someone knows some tutorials on the internet they would like to share I would be very thankful.

I have seen som amazing results from people using SILVER EFEX, but there surely must be other ways to obtain something similar with PS or LR?















 
Nice work on these images.

Regarding B&W and post-processing, a good place to start is by downloading free presets. Search: "lightroom presets" for example. There are many, many free B&W presets. Sometimes they do exactly what you want, other times not, sometimes you need to load a preset and make minor adjustments to it.

It's also a good way to learn how to PP by seeing what adjustments the preset made. I tend to do some standard simple PP adjustments, and then try out different presets if I feel like having a different look.
 
I think the 3rd shot represents this part of Norway very well -- gentle hills, very green, small farmhouses.

It brought back memories of the several times I travelled south from Oslo by train; in the late 1980s I installed a computer system at Dalane Tidende, the newspaper in Egersund, and taking the train was a fun way to make the journey.

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Duncan
 
First try with "Black and White mix" and "Split Toning" in LR.

With so many options it's easy to lose sight of your intensions, and end up with something that has few qualities beyond showing the possibilities of modern technologies.

Went for a “safe” sepia in my first attempt. It still lacks the smooth gradient of some of the better B&W pics on this site, but it’s an improvement I think.



 
I'm no expert certainly, but from what I've heard, you can achieve similar effects in PS/LR as you get from Silver Efex...but with a greatly increased length of time and technical knowledge. I love SE as it speeds my workflow considerably.
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Joe G.
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Thanks!

The last few days I have been experimenting with the "Lab Mode Lightness Channel Conversion Method". So far I find it gives less noise and lower risk of halos.

The Black and White forum on this site has som very talented posters, and has inspired me to work more with B&W photos.
 
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