Tuscany sunset

To me, it is a little to heavy and contrasty. The image to me, represent a doomsday, rather then a wide open sunny field as usual in this area. IMHO. Yes, I see, the sun is shining on that middle area only. The image is much more contrasty then a "gloomy-day".

Cheers.

I like it as it is.

Laszlo,  I understand Bela's point, but like the image as it is also.  The main judgment on the image is yours, of course.  Is this a true B&W conversion or a color image with the saturation pulled all the way out?   It appears a little bit greenish to me.  When you make B&W conversions, do you strive to include all of the gray zones?   Larry

Hi Larry,

This is how I convert colour images to B&W; 

in Lightroom, I set up the image with correct range of tones, than click B&W,

followed by the adjustments in the Black & White Mix window, where I spend considerable time to adjust tonality by colours. When I am happy with the image, I export the picture to Color Efex Pro 3, where there is a feature called Paper Toner.

This is where I get the greenish blueish tone, adjusted by saturation.

Thank you for your interest Larry, I know Bela is right, but I would never care about "technical perfection". In my ignorant mind an image is a personal interpretation of its subject. This is what makes photography fun!

Cheers: Laszlo