Boats at Sunset- Color or Black and White? Which do you like better? I took this picture last night at sunset and I thought it would make a cool b n w pic too. Curious what you guys...

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Boats at Sunset- Color or Black and White? Which do you like better?

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Oct 29, 2013 06:45:16 #

alissaspieces Loc: New York

I took this picture last night at sunset and I thought it would make a cool b n w pic too. Curious what you guys think.
Thanks!

Oct 29, 2013 06:48:19 #

Happyclicker Loc: West Mids, UK

WOW.............really loved those shots mean and moody!!

Oct 29, 2013 06:49:29 #

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Sunsets look best in color to me.

Oct 29, 2013 06:50:19 #

John Alder

I tend to go for black and white more often than not because it removes a lot of the distractions of colour and brings more attention to your subject matter. Definitely like the b/w's better :)

Oct 29, 2013 06:56:10 #

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

The first one is definitely better in color, and my preference is color on all of them because of the awesome beauty in those colors!!

For me, sunrise and sunset REQUIRE color!!

Oct 29, 2013 07:05:32 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

alissaspieces wrote:

I took this picture last night at sunset and I thought it would make a cool b n w pic too. Curious what you guys think.
Thanks!

Very nice. What water is that? The color looks like sunset. The B&W looks more like storm clouds.

Oct 29, 2013 07:05:42 #

MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

For these pictures I prefer B&W.

alissaspieces wrote:

I took this picture last night at sunset and I thought it would make a cool b n w pic too. Curious what you guys think.
Thanks!

Oct 29, 2013 07:12:50 #

1066 Loc: England

alissaspieces wrote:

I took this picture last night at sunset and I thought it would make a cool b n w pic too. Curious what you guys think.
Thanks!

If you'd only put the colour or B & W ones on here I think everyone would have given a :thumbup: but seeing choices of either colour/B & W sort of makes it difficult to choose. Nevertheless they are great pictures and to be perfectly honest I like B & W, simply because I think it shows more mood and/or depth and makes you look into the image more.

Oct 29, 2013 07:16:36 #

dvblair2003 Loc: Blountstown Fl

You can't go wrong with any of these. I like both sets.

Oct 29, 2013 07:24:55 #

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Certainly moodier with B/W, but I prefer them in color. Either, well composed shots. Nice work!

Oct 29, 2013 07:25:45 #

pkricker Loc: Woodstock, NY, USA

Nice! I think you're giving away too much when you go from color to B&W.

Oct 29, 2013 07:26:26 #

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

I think I prefer the B&W in this composition as it tells the story of this isolated small boat without the sunset competing with the boat for our attention.

Oct 29, 2013 07:37:01 #

chelesphotography Loc: Greenville, NC

I like the color.

Oct 29, 2013 07:41:55 #

CanonShot Loc: Lancaster County, PA

alissaspieces wrote:

I took this picture last night at sunset and I thought it would make a cool b n w pic too. Curious what you guys think.
Thanks!

Because you are WILLING to consider both, you might gain a greater perspective by setting up a B&W folder on your desktop. When you have 20 images, study them for their impact and post process your top 5 via Lightroom or some other program. There may be some show quality B&Ws in your future. This may not be the kind of answer you are looking for, but I see this possibility in your work.

Oct 29, 2013 07:50:04 #

ggttc Loc: TN

I prefer the B&W. While the sunset is beautiful in color, it takes on a different personality in B&W

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