Mono – Page 4 – Dave Wares

A slice of Cheddar

Feb 12, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

Two views of Cheddar Gorge, Somerset. Both taken while walking down the long windy road back to the cafe and tourist shops.

Looking at both these photos I decided that a mono approach would suit the subject much better. I used my currently preferred Lightroom plugin for B&W, Topaz B&W Effects2. I do have other software that does a similar job but I’m finding Topaz just suits my style better. Some additional dodging and burning done using Adobe Lightroom.

If you like what you see just click on the Topaz link in the sidebar to either try out or purchase a copy for yourselves.

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Kilve Beach

Feb 10, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

Kilve Beach, Somerset

A great beach to explore and especially great for fossil hunting. It doesn’t look it but it was really windy that day.

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Cragside

Feb 9, 2014Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

Cragside

A stunning location now run by the National Trust and well worth visiting. Taken last year during our holiday in Northumberland.

For more info go here http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cragside/

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Mono Monday-Feline

Jul 1, 2013Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

Here’s a pic taken with the Nokia Lumia 920 for today’s Mono Monday shot. Taken using the phones standard camera, I then imported into Lightroom and processed it to my liking using Silver Efex Pro2.

I also learned today that Nokia will also be sending me the new Lumia 925. It will be interesting to see how/if the camera differs compared to that of the 920. On paper they are pretty much the same thing.

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Mono Monday-Reach for the sky

Apr 22, 2013Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

View of the Shard, London.

Have you ever heard it said that it often pays to look behind you when out photographing? In some cases it also pays to look up.

In other news, the Topaz B&W Effects offer has now ended but is still available at a great price.

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Topaz B&W Effects2 offer

Apr 22, 2013Dec 23, 2015 Dave Wares

NOTE: This offer has now ended but it is available at a great price.

The good folks over at Topaz Labs recently asked me to trial their new version of B&W Effects 2, which i was more than happy to do. I’ve been using this over the last few weeks and was so impressed its now become my go to plug-in for my mono workflow.
I’ll be posting a review/overview of this software very soon but in the meantime I’m letting you know that in addition to them releasing version 2.1 of B&W Effects, they are also giving new customers a whopping 30%off! Just follow the link on the right (featuring an image by your truly) and download your free trial. If you like what you see use offer code “bw21” at checkout. (Correct at time of publishing)
Offer ends Sunday!
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