B&W conversion – Viveza Silver efx
So dave has 10+ years in photoshop…me, I use it for stitching panos and nothing else. I use aperture and new tools like viveza. Super simple and great results…I think…Both of these were taken along the beach in Nicaragua with my D300 and my 18-200 lens…

Michael’s version above using Viveza Silver efx

dp’s version using Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS4
I like the sky in yours Michael but the faces/bodies on my version.