Bird of Paradise--Color or B&W?
Jun 25, 2017 12:36:07 #
I attach a photo taken with a Nikon B700 at full optical zoom--a RAW file, with modest adjustments in Capture NX-D. I used a circular polarizer. ISO 100. Following that, I attach a B&W conversion of the same photo, done in Lightroom. To adjust the tones, it was helpful to have a color file so you could manipulate the color channels.
Which do you prefer? The color version or the black and white version.
Which do you prefer? The color version or the black and white version.
Jun 25, 2017 12:37:10 #
whwiden wrote:
You're kidding, right?I attach a photo taken with a Nikon B700 at full optical zoom--a RAW file, with modest adjustments in Capture NX-D. I used a circular polarizer. ISO 100. Following that, I attach a B&W conversion of the same photo, done in Lightroom. To adjust the tones, it was helpful to have a color file so you could manipulate the color channels.
Which do you prefer? The color version or the black and white version.
Which do you prefer? The color version or the black and white version.
Jun 25, 2017 12:50:15 #
Jun 25, 2017 12:52:30 #
Jun 25, 2017 12:59:54 #
Ask "what does color add to the story?" For me, a feeling of warmth, energy and vibrancy. The black and white, as composed, is IMO a bit chaotic with no place for my eye to rest.
I can see potential in a more carefully composed shot and thinking specifically for a black and white result: a study of lines, shadows, shapes - perhaps even semi-abstract. Something that I don't have to puzzle over, wondering what your vision was for the result.
Now, talk about your preference, please. What attracted you to do a b&w version?
I can see potential in a more carefully composed shot and thinking specifically for a black and white result: a study of lines, shadows, shapes - perhaps even semi-abstract. Something that I don't have to puzzle over, wondering what your vision was for the result.
Now, talk about your preference, please. What attracted you to do a b&w version?
Jun 25, 2017 13:01:39 #
Jun 25, 2017 13:25:01 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Ask "what does color add to the story?" ... (show quote)
I generally shoot black and white photos. I have been experimenting with my new bridge camera and I got this shot. I thought that it might be a case in which I would prefer color despite my predisposition for black and white. So, I made a black and white version to compare. With the color, the shot is all about the color. For me, it works even with an inexpensive bridge camera with a small sensor. Sharpness, etc. seems not relevant. I agree that I would likely do something different if I had thought of B&W to begin with. Not sure. But the color photo just seems to speak for itself. It is a different way of thinking and shooting for me.
Jun 26, 2017 07:04:26 #
whwiden wrote:
Not even close. Flowers used to be photographed in B&W because color film was not available at the time.How so? My guess is that you prefer the color and do not think it a close call.
Jun 26, 2017 07:12:32 #
whwiden wrote:
I generally shoot black and white photos. I have ... (show quote)
I didn't think about the possibility you normally shoot b&w and it was the color that was the experiment. Thanks!
Jun 26, 2017 09:03:24 #
I am not a fan of turning a beautiful colored subject into a B&W ... UNLESS there is a specific reason (like mood perhaps).
Jun 26, 2017 11:41:12 #
tainkc wrote:
Not even close. Flowers used to be photographed in B&W because color film was not available at the time.
I had not given it much thought, but that is certainly correct. A lot of thought went into using filters to get a look--a red filter for a rose to make it white, etc. But now I suppose you see much less of that.
Jun 26, 2017 11:42:37 #
Howard5252 wrote:
I am not a fan of turning a beautiful colored subject into a B&W ... UNLESS there is a specific reason (like mood perhaps).
I am coming to that realization having been focused on black and white images for so long, continuing due to an interest in film which I can easily develop myself.
Jun 26, 2017 11:43:39 #
Jun 26, 2017 19:57:31 #
whwiden wrote:
Yeah, I remember that. I do remember reading in the Old Testament somewhere, "Lo and with the advent of Kodachrome". I think it was in reference to God giving man wisdom.I had not given it much thought, but that is certainly correct. A lot of thought went into using filters to get a look--a red filter for a rose to make it white, etc. But now I suppose you see much less of that.
Jun 27, 2017 00:04:41 #
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