Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Great Wall of China
An opportunity to walk the Great Wall is not one to pass up. Last year while in China as part of an education project, I was asked to lead a photo walk on the Great Wall. Cool!!
The day was intermittently overcast and cloudy, which of course always makes for more interesting skies. The wall is a dull brownish grey, which unfortunately blended in all-too-well with the surrounding greenery. The original color photo is a bit m’eh, but a little black and white magic goes a long way.
If you’re a Silver Efex Pro II user, feel free to download the custom preset I made, called “Slovenian Mist”—named such because the first time I created and used it was for this photo from Slovenia (how very odd… I can’t find the photo I’m referring to, so I guess I never posted it! OK, that’s tomorrow’s post decided, then!).
Great Wall of China @ May 2010 | Canon EOS 5D Mk II & 50mm ƒ/1.2L @ ISO 1600, ƒ/14, 1/50
Reader Comments (1)
Great photo of the Wall. You're right, the B&W really looks terrific, and now I want to revisit some of my Great Wall pix and try some of them in B&W. Thanks for sharing the preset, too.