I must add... the monochrome here is a great illustration of what makes B&W so great: It forces you to see the light. In the B&W version you are drawn to notice the light on the ropes (at least I am). I didn't even notice that in the color version. Too much other things overwhelm the senses and you don't see the light (as easily). In B&W you have no choice but evaluate the gradations of tone.
I really like the monochrome crop. On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps strangely, I like the color uncropped and the monochrome cropped. > > "Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am > large, I contain multitudes." - Walt Whitman > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Richard Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This lazy lakeside hammock has a cluttered background. I found a >> composition that minimized the clutter: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17834694&size=lg >> >> …but decided that a crop would help: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17834700 >> >> …or maybe the original in monochrome: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17834695&size=lg >> >> …or the crop: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17834696 >> >> (K-5, DA 16-45) >> >> I favor the color crop, myself. Edited on a laptop last calibrated a >> year ago, so things may be a bit wonky. >> >> Comments appreciated! >> >> Rick >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs > look like photographs. > ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
