Locks for Critique - Color or B&W? (Close Up Section): Photographed in Theodore Roosevelt Park located in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York. The first mention of Oyster Bay comes from...

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Photographed in Theodore Roosevelt Park located in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York. The first mention of Oyster Bay comes from Captain David Peterson de Vries, who in his Journal recalls how on June 4, 1639, he "came to anchor in Oyster Bay, which is a large bay which lies on the north side of the Great Island There are fine oysters here, whence our nation has given it the name of Oyster Bay."

I would appreciate receiving critique on the photo and whether the color or the b&w rendition is more appealing. Or if neither are. Of course, additional comments or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks. 8-)

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XKaliber

In my humble opinion.. which doesn't hold much weight, I think the black and while loses too much. The corrosion could be anything.. certainly NOT projected as only the "rust" option if you know what I mean.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

XKaliber wrote:

In my humble opinion.. which doesn't hold much weight, I think the black and while loses too much. The corrosion could be anything.. certainly NOT projected as only the "rust" option if you know what I mean.

Your opinion holds weight with me and I agree with you. The black & white removes the rust as an element of the photograph. Thanks for the input. 8-)

Bozsik Loc: Orangevale, California

Bmac wrote:

Photographed in Theodore Roosevelt Park located in... (show quote)

I am with XKaliber with this one as well. I do feel the exposure and shot itself is done perfectly, the content isn't as interesting to me. If they were old-fashioned locks, or there was something in the background that related to the image to tell a story, it would be more interesting.
Color vs B&W - Color wins
Technical merit - 10
Subject interest - 3

Keep up the shooting Bmac. :thumbup:

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Color for me, too. B&W loses too much detail. Both are good, though. :-) :-)

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Bozsik wrote:

(summary) the content isn't as interesting Color vs B&W - Color wins Technical merit - 10 Subject interest - 3

Bozsik says it all, just what the judges at my CClub would say... "what's the message... what's the impact... what eye travel?"

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

I think the color works best.

PattyAnne Loc: Bonney Lake, WA

I like the color one better also.

dar_clicks Loc: Utah

Bmac wrote:

Photographed in Theodore Roosevelt Park located in... (show quote)

I really like B&W, but by comparison this particular subject really comes to life in color.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Bozsik wrote:

I am with XKaliber with this one as well. I do feel the exposure and shot itself is done perfectly, the content isn't as interesting to me. If they were old-fashioned locks, or there was something in the background that related to the image to tell a story, it would be more interesting.
Color vs B&W - Color wins
Technical merit - 10
Subject interest - 3

Keep up the shooting Bmac. :thumbup:

Thanks for the critique Bozsik and your candor, it is appreciated. I am forever attempting to photograph commonplace and mundane objects in an interesting way. Failure, however, is an option. :-D

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

DOOK wrote:

Color for me, too. B&W loses too much detail. Both are good, though. :-) :-)

Thanks Earl for taking a look and commenting. 8-)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

dpullum wrote:

Bozsik says it all, just what the judges at my CClub would say... "what's the message... what's the impact... what eye travel?"

Well, there is no message. Impact is judged by the viewer and the eyes travel thru every photograph. I simply found the juxtaposition of the two locks framed by the diagonal lines to be an interesting composition to my eyes when I looked through the viewfinder. So, I tried to be as technically sound as possible and hoped the photograph would convey some interest. That was my intent. Thank you for taking a look and commenting DPullum. 8-)

pgr Loc: Alabama

I like the color version best Bmac it shows all the detail such as the rust etc. the B & W loses that detail.
Nice photo....I like it... :)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

raymondh wrote:

I think the color works best.

Thanks for opining RaymondH, I believe you right. The image seems to need the rust. 8-)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

PattyAnne wrote:

I like the color one better also.

Thanks for selecting PattyAnne, it seems most people prefer the color over the black and white. 8-)