Chat GPT suggested the title for this photo taken back in 2015 of Mission San Xavier del Bac (south of Tucson). I’m posting it now, because I recently edited it for the monthly competition in our photo club. The challenge was to take a photo that we might have rejected previously and improve it by editing. I also used this as an opportunity to practice my updated Silver Efex software for a black and white conversion. I’m in a Black and White Special Interest Group with the club and have been learning the program- with an emphasis on the Zone System, which I first heard about from my father back in his photography days. After my Lightroom editing, I did the conversion and some local adjustments in Silver Efex, and then I took it back to Photoshop to add some toning, which I couldn’t quite get right in Silver Efex. I don’t always submit photos to the club and am very happy to report it got First Place!
Below is the original image before the final edit:
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