Clouds in color and b&w
Jun 23, 2019 16:25:41 #
These are from 17 June with the X-T1 and adapted Voigtlander 40mm f2 Ultron len. The b&ws were taken in monochrome mode. Do you have a preference? Any comments welcome.
Jun 23, 2019 16:45:47 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
Things stand out better (to my eyes) in color for these images.
Jun 23, 2019 16:55:11 #
Jun 23, 2019 17:06:25 #
NMGal wrote:
... The b&ws were taken in monochrome mode. Do you have a preference? Any comments welcome.
Way too much blue, for some reason, in your image. Here's my quick tweak.
Jun 23, 2019 17:25:15 #
Jun 23, 2019 17:34:42 #
Jun 23, 2019 17:40:18 #
color. the b&w may have worked with a 25a (red) filter
Jun 23, 2019 18:07:45 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Unless you really wanted them included for some reason, I'd bet you could eliminate some of the middle ground clutter --neighbor's houses, cars, etc-- by getting closer to the interesting looking wood rail fence (seen in the first image) and adopting a lower shooting angle. Should (?) be able to maintain placement/relationship of the distant ridge lines and the clouds without too much difficulty by doing so, no?
Jun 23, 2019 18:28:57 #
Different "expressions" as I experience them. The color is fine for the "smell" of reality, although I would have fussed with the color to bring out the land and make the clouds a bit darker. The BW is "scary," and that's fine, too. Maybe tweaking the values in the clouds to make them more dynamic/threatening?
Jun 24, 2019 08:17:07 #
Jun 24, 2019 08:18:23 #
Jun 24, 2019 10:21:12 #
I want to thank everyone for their comments. Obviously color won out. Yes, Rich, the first was really too blue. Not sure why. Cany, that wooden rail is only about 2.5 ft high. No getting below it, at least by me. The b&w does convey the menacing nature of the clouds which is what I was trying to capture. Thanks to artBob and DragonsLady for seeing this.
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