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Oct 23, 2019 14:29:50   #
mffox Loc: Avon, CT
 
The 2 images below originated almost 40 years ago (Pentax 35mm using Kodachrome film). I converted from slide to digital (color), then to B&W a few years ago.

Which do you prefer: color or monochrome? Any comments/ critiques of the images themselves would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.


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Oct 23, 2019 14:46:30   #
Bike guy Loc: Atlanta
 
Normally I am a B&W fan, but in this case prefer color one.

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Oct 23, 2019 14:47:45   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Colour for me.Nice shot.

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Oct 23, 2019 14:51:17   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
The color has a washed out "old" look, which is appealing for its nostalgia. I think the b&w has possibilities but I would spend time bringing out the details in the front of the church prior to conversion - dodge and burn, or when converting use a red filter selectively on that section. And then work levels/curves. As posted, the building is too dark (almost foreboding when it should be a welcoming refuge) and detracts from the overall beauty of the scene. IMO

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Oct 23, 2019 15:26:36   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
I do not understand many folks preference to black and white photos. Maybe back in the day when B&W was more common than color because of cost and difficulty, but not now. We don't live in a black and white world, we live in a world of color. B&W is not real, color is. I like the color version much better because it is much closer to reality.

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Oct 23, 2019 15:37:27   #
oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon
 
I like the color version. The image seems close to what I would see if I were to walk upon this scene.

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Oct 23, 2019 15:39:36   #
alx Loc: NJ
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I do not understand many folks preference to black and white photos. Maybe back in the day when B&W was more common than color because of cost and difficulty, but not now. We don't live in a black and white world, we live in a world of color. B&W is not real, color is. I like the color version much better because it is much closer to reality.

I agree with the color. My world is in color, not B&W.

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Oct 23, 2019 15:47:54   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
I like both, but they seem a little dark.

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Oct 23, 2019 16:34:46   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I do not understand many folks preference to black and white photos...
What a coincidence; I don't understand people who don't enjoy black and white photography 🙄 Just kidding. But I do understand that it would be a very boring world if everyone was exactly alike.

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Oct 23, 2019 16:37:20   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
The color one is better in this case. At least, for me.

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Oct 23, 2019 16:50:57   #
rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
What a coincidence; I don't understand people who don't enjoy black and white photography 🙄 Just kidding. I do understand that it would be a very boring world if everyone was exactly alike.


Actually, I do enjoy good black & white prints. I even purchased a Canon TS 9020 printer because it does exceptional B&W prints. But, I really like color prints because they they show the world as it really is.

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Oct 23, 2019 16:53:00   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Actually, I do enjoy good black & white prints. I even purchased a Canon TS 9020 printer because it does exceptional B&W prints...
Then your comment that I quoted makes no sense to me. But I'm easily confused, so worry not 😇

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Oct 23, 2019 18:28:50   #
Bike guy Loc: Atlanta
 
Not everyone sees color the same. I have a red green color blindness, you know those test images in psychology books? I could never see the number!
So my view of color prints could really be wrong or fortuitous if I produced something people like. I bought a Canon Pixma 100 for its great bw printing.
Now this is an interesting fact; I had cataract surgery performed on both eyes a couple of years ago. I now can readily see purple, pink, green, red and orange correctly.

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Oct 23, 2019 18:46:32   #
oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon
 
Bike guy, your last statement is really interesting. Color vision is enabled by receptor cells in the retina (back of the eye) called cones. It would be interesting whether your Dr explained how cataract surgery (front of eye where lens is) improved your color vision.
Frank

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Oct 23, 2019 18:59:12   #
jburlinson Loc: Austin, TX
 
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I do not understand many folks preference to black and white photos. Maybe back in the day when B&W was more common than color because of cost and difficulty, but not now. We don't live in a black and white world, we live in a world of color. B&W is not real, color is. I like the color version much better because it is much closer to reality.


Actually, the color version is only what many people think is closer to reality. Light comes in a lot of different wavelengths, but which wavelengths correspond to which color, or which can even be seen, depends entirely on the eyes of the creature doing the looking, and not really on any property of the light itself. There isn’t any objective “real” color in the world. We people have three kinds of cells, which is pretty good for a mammal, each of which has a different probability of detecting light at various wavelengths. One of the consequences of this is that we don’t perceive a “true” spectrum. Instead, our brains have three values to work with, and they create what we think of as color from those. An insect would tell us we have no idea what "real" color is.

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