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Fortunately this building in Venice is not this gritty or dirty. The original B&W and color attempts were "pretty", but said nothing. I've seen the really dirty building in Europe and decided to "dirtyfy" this one. Nik Silver Effects Pro does the trick. I knew what I wanted in the photo and got it. Color couldn't do this.
My D-700, 80-200Nikkor zoom, and CS-2 were used in making the photo. The exposure was 1/500@F/11.
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Photographer: Lamar Bates
nessie04 | Jun 22, 2017
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Dimensions: 1500x2100
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Filed Under: Picture This: The Power of Black & White
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