A Short Learning Journey in BW

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I'm so glad to find a bw forum! I absolutely love bw pics and have been on a steep learning curve over the past 12 months trying to find ways to get some serious punch to my bw's. Sometimes it's a bit hard coz I don't normally do landscapes which lend themselves so well to bw. Here is a condensed version of my learning journey over the past year:

Straight desaturation:

Just a sepia toning using Hue & Sat:

Channel Mixer:

Duotone:

Can I ask what other people's fave method of conversion is?