Photobum Loc: Auburn, Washington

Until I recently installed the Nik Plugins to compliment the Affinity Editing software, I struggled with both the color and black & white versions of this old barn. However, I'm truly a satisfied cowboy now. I wish I could find a way to get around the banding of the sky in the b&w as it's just beginning to make itself evident. Oh well, this too shall be overcome in time. A brief comment on your thoughts would be welcome. (Notice the kitty in the opening of the loft Ken

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Richard Spencer Loc: Evansville, Indiana

Both good but love the B&W.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Good work, they are both keepers!

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

kenievans Loc: Dallas

What a cool barn! I've never soon one like that before. Really sharp capture on the barn texture.

Katydid Loc: Davis, CA

The colors of the trees, the sky, the barn--it is all lost in the b&w. It is just too beautiful to be missed. I am partial to the color photo.

Photobum Loc: Auburn, Washington

Thank you!

Photobum Loc: Auburn, Washington

Yep. That's the problem when a person is partial to b&w, but color is so prominent. What to do, what to do ~sigh~~

Linda2 Loc: Yakima Wa.

Excellent play of light and shadow! Tough to choose but to me the patterns and textures are more prominate in the black and white. Love the kitty!

Almostageezer Loc: USA

Your color version of this barn is the winner for me. Very nice!

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

The image works as well in b&w as it does in color; beyond that, its simply a viewer's preference between the two as to which will be seen as being preferred.

Not sure what you mean about banding, though. At least I don't see banding in either the thumb or the download versions of either shot. Unless, that is, what you're calling banding is what I'd call haloing, and that I do see in each of the versions. Though it is fairly subtle, its there nonetheless, and its slightly more noticeable in the color version. Specifically, I see this halo effect around the darker background tree and around the gabled top of the barn, more or less in the center of the image where ever the sky value meets the darker values of tree and barn. What's odd, though, is that the haloing isn't evident on the right and left sides of the image(s) where trees and skies meet. There are any number of reasons why this haloing occurs, but more often than not, its an unwanted result of post-processing. The thing is, there ARE ways to avoid having it happen while still processing as you choose. I've never used Affinity, so I couldn't offer any suggestions with regard to that software, but if you were using LR and/or PS, I could.

I hope you won't take what I've written as nit-picking, but if we don't pick our nits.... Its apparent to me you take your images seriously, and I can't imagine you wouldn't want them to be as good as they can possibly be.

Bill_de Loc: US

They are both very nice. I like the color better, but if the contrast was pumped up a bit in the B&W, it might inch ahead.

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Photobum Loc: Auburn, Washington

I've no issues with nit-picking at all. Thanks for the input.

Yes, the halo is evident, and the problem is in my pp. I started with Photoshop Elements and now using Affinity, which is the equivalent of the full house of Photoshop.

The banding is in the grey sky and is noticed as bands of grey as it transitions from dark to light.

As with all things, this too will pass with time and an increase in software skills.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Very nice color pic. That halo is probably a bit too much sharpening. All editing apps can do it. I use PhotoPlus - Serif's fore-runner to Affinity - certainly it will do it.