FWIW, I was very taken by the B&W version. Truly a striking photo. My reaction to the color version is "ho hum." I have been accumulating bits and pieces of discussions from here on the list, articles in magazines etc on the whole subject of B&W conversion. Your B&W photo really got me thinking about which shots I have that would benefit from conversion.
Stan On Feb 20, 2007, at 1:55 PM, Fernando Terrazzino wrote: > lol, maybe the b&w was an unconscious move not to deal with the to > blue or not to blue decision ;-) > > Ann's question makes me wonder, in general do ppl feel there are > images that work better in B&W rather than color? To me this one works > better in B&W, but my question is, have you ever find yourself before > a color image and you say, "Hey, this one would look better in B&W". I > must admit that in my case I rarely do, but again when I do, I find it > hard to explain why (the "timeless" feeling phrase was my lame / > broken english attempt to do so ;-). > > > > > On 2/20/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm not planing to work on it (cuz I like the B&W) but it would >>> probably need to be converted again with some white balance >>> correction >>> (the blue cast is actually more true to how the scene looked that >>> day >>> at that time anyway). >>> >>> Here it goes, color version: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/390784370/ >>> >>> >> >> Hi Fernando, >> >> Just for your edification... :-) I actually prefer the color >> rendition. >> >> It's interesting to hear you ponder whether the white balance needs >> adjustment or the blue cast is preferable, as I sometimes struggle >> with the >> same kind of decision. >> >> I suppose it all depends on the preference and wish of the >> photographer. In >> this case I think the natural bluish cast works well and >> emphasizes the >> biting coldness. >> >> Tom C. >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
