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I'm guessing the toned BW preset in LR and then manual tweaks for contrast and levels? Looks wicked! My custom preset used to give that look in LR3 but LR4's updated algorithms meant I had to redo all my presets and they just don't look exactly the same any more.

Need some time spent on it :(
 
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Yup totally agree, cracking shot. Rojin any tips on B&W processing?
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mrk said:
I'm guessing the toned BW preset in LR and then manual tweaks for contrast and levels? Looks wicked! My custom preset used to give that look in LR3 but LR4's updated algorithms meant I had to redo all my presets and they just don't look exactly the same any more.

Need some time spent on it :(
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I had the same issue, the custom preset I made in LR3 didn't translate into LR4 very well. I'm getting there, I've now got a starting point which I tweak for each picture. I'm on the iPad at the moment, I'll be away with work until the end of the week so I'll add more info then. Basically though:

It's using the 2012 settings in LR4:
Highlight slider is pushed up to around +20%
Shadows are pushed right down probably -90%
Whites are at 0
Blacks are around -20%

Curves are something like:
Highlights slightly raised
Lights raised a bit more
Darks just a bit less than lights
Shadows slightly raised

I've added a slight tone (just went by eye for what I like)
No sharpening or noise reduction as default.
I also added a slight vignette.

Now the above is purely a starting point. I might find that I raise the shadow slider for an image and drop the curves dark instead etc. It all depends on the image...

Basically I just hammer the hell out of the sliders until I find something I like, then save as a preset! :)
 
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I do believe I have managed to suss out my LR3 BW custom preset this late evening after smashing those sliders back and forth and vaguely getting the preset back to how I remember it!

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^This one needs a bit more range to throw the BG out a tiny bit further, I could 'Shop some bokeh in but I don't favour that method. This is where that new Tamron 24-70 would have come in handy :p

In the same sense though I quite prefer using the 50 as it allows me to get up close to grab a shot of someone and if it's a funny moment I can laugh with the subject instead of just being an observer - Kind of 50:50 situation!
 
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I'm not sure if this qualifies as a 'post your picture here' worthy but it's a first attempt at time lapse photography - not terribly interesting but I find clouds to be mesmerising at the best of times.

 
And attempt number two. It's not too hard to do, just lots of waiting. Note to self - don't leave the camera on ISO1600 next time you do this... *shakes head*

 
We have a timelapse thread but those seem okay. Nice and smooth. Flickering annoys me though. Timelapse is the reason I got into photography but I've not been able to try it!
 
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