Some things look better in Black & White...

The Stone Bridge crosses Bull Run at the eastern entrance of Manassas Battlefield Park. On July 21, 1861 it was destroyed during the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the Civil War. The Stone Bridge was rebuilt in 1884.

I visited the Stone Bridge recently with someone who told me they thought it might make for a nice black & white photo. Today, we had a day off work (again) due to a few inches of snow. So, I seized the opportunity and went back to the bridge.

The above image is the color version prior to converting to black and white. 

This is the final black & white image. I used OnOne's Perfect B&W for the black & white conversion. I also used a 10-stop neutral density filter to blur the water. 

Posted on March 17, 2014 .