Chillon Castle Pier - Color or B&W? (Page 3): Looks great Brokenland. Thanks.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Brokenland wrote:

My Black & White Preset.

Looks great Brokenland. Thanks.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

joecichjr wrote:

It's nothing short of magnificent
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Thanks very much Joe. I always appreciate your superlatives!

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

vicksart wrote:

I think both are very appealing, but I have to say I prefer the color. I find the blue and the stillness of the water very soothing. Sitting on the end of the dock would be time well spent.

Thanks very much for your input Vicki. Always great hearing from you. I wish we had more time to sit and take in the magnificent scenery.

Brokenland

joecichjr wrote:

It's nothing short of magnificent
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Again, As always you're too kind Joe. Just so there's no confusion, This is his barrowed image with my Black & white preset. This is the same preset I use on all of my image upon their conversions. But the main draw is that the Oper's images has too much glare on the wood's surface. The presets tones down the brightness, and heightens the wood grain. Ideally, it's important to dehaze the images, then locate a darker black and white preset. The same holds true if I use the in camera Black & white preset/mode the image will tend to come forth as brighter with a grey tint. Always take the pictures in color then convert.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

It’s pretty much a toss up for me too. I think the fact that the color palette is consistent in the color image, with the exception of the pier color, i.e. all blues and azure blue, I give color the win. If the color image had a third color present, e.g. a green, yellow, or red, I’d vote for the B&W.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

The sky and mountains are really nice in the black and white. I do think the planking is kind of bright compared to the color or original. Draws too much from the rest.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

joehel2 wrote:

It’s pretty much a toss up for me too. I think the fact that the color palette is consistent in the color image, with the exception of the pier color, i.e. all blues and azure blue, I give color the win. If the color image had a third color present, e.g. a green, yellow, or red, I’d vote for the B&W.

Thanks so much for this analysis Joe. I always appreciate your kind and inciteful comments!

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

fergmark wrote:

The sky and mountains are really nice in the black and white. I do think the planking is kind of bright compared to the color or original. Draws too much from the rest.

Thanks Fergmark. I appreciate your analysis. I toned down the whites of the pier planks just a bit in this iteration.

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merrytexan Loc: georgia

srfmhg wrote:

I got lots of positive comments on the photos of the Chillon Castle pier in my previous post : https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-707167-1.html. I reworked the B&W slightly with Topaz B&W Effects 2 and I'm posting the color image which I processed with Luminar 4 and did not post. I'm curious to know which you like better.
Mark

i love all that beautiful blue, mark, so color for me.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

merrytexan wrote:

i love all that beautiful blue, mark, so color for me.

Thanks so much Merry.

Brokenland

Your edited pic is looking much better, But I suspect a polarizing filter would have removed the glare off the water. something to consider next time.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

srfmhg wrote:

I got lots of positive comments on the photos of the Chillon Castle pier in my previous post : https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-707167-1.html. I reworked the B&W slightly with Topaz B&W Effects 2 and I'm posting the color image which I processed with Luminar 4 and did not post. I'm curious to know which you like better.
Mark

definitely B&W for me.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

srfmhg wrote:

I got lots of positive comments on the photos of the Chillon Castle pier in my previous post : https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-707167-1.html. I reworked the B&W slightly with Topaz B&W Effects 2 and I'm posting the color image which I processed with Luminar 4 and did not post. I'm curious to know which you like better.
Mark

Nice ones Mark

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

srfmhg wrote:

I got lots of positive comments on the photos of the Chillon Castle pier in my previous post : https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-707167-1.html. I reworked the B&W slightly with Topaz B&W Effects 2 and I'm posting the color image which I processed with Luminar 4 and did not post. I'm curious to know which you like better.
Mark

I much prefer the color image. I like the overall look - AND - the pier gives it an almost three dimensional effect!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio city

JohnR Loc: The Gates of Hell

For me I see the world in colour so I like photos in colour. So the colour version would be my choice. Years ago I shot only black and white - not because I preferred it just that I couldn't afford colour and I could process and print black & white in my little home darkroom. Haven't done a black & white since I went digital.