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Thought I would give this a try. working on my black and white. Thanks

for any comments. Also would love suggestions for getting good black

and white prints. My printer does a poor job on black and white

especially if I have made any changes. I live in a very small town and

can't find anyone who will correctly print a picture that is cropped.

Jennifer,

On my monitor, this looks a bit flat.  I think it would look better if it had more contrast.  Possibly try printing it so there is some black in the tree.

Thanks Mark You are right it does look flat. I put some contrast in it and it seems to help. The problem with my printer though is that it does not print the detailed parts of the images. For instance the grass in this pic would just be all smeared together. The ink seems to bleed when I print in black an white and I lose all the details.

Here is the corrected image

Jennifer,

I think the darker tree helps make it more of an anchor or a focal point.  I'm sorry I can't help you with the printer issue.  Maybe someone else will know what the problem is.  You might ask your question in one of the forums.

I like the grey version. The perspective in both images is out of this world.

Tommy

Jennifer,

If you haven't already, take a look at Tommy's portfolio, especially his black and white work.  The shots have an excellent tonal range (and some great subject matter).  Of course, it's personal preference as to how you want to manipulate the image, and some images are meant to be low contrast.

Mark