DWU2
Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
It's a very good photo. However, I still wonder how B&W would look.
Even though I am not a fan of B&W photography, I prefer B&W for this one
A lot of photographers agree that B&W removes the distractions that color sometimes brings to an image. Also in early photography only B&W film was available.
Don
PAR4DCR wrote:
in early photography only B&W film was available. Don
Interesting, I never thought of that.
pmsc70d wrote:
From my archives
Excellent thought and photo.
I completely agree.
Very nice, I like them both.
Look back at the photography that was so dominant in early lifestyle print magazines like Life, Look, and others - it was predominately B&W. Famous street photogs of the day used B&W for their photography, and news photography was almost exclusively B&W. So, monochrome images are the historical basis of street photography. That preference continues even today. For that genre IMO, monochrome does help the eye focus on the subject, shapes, and forms.
Stan
You have an interesting photo here, with two entirely different crops. In the color version, the right side of the photo is just a blank wall and only contributes as a color background to contrast with the blues and yellow. It also unbalances the photo, putting all of the "weight" on the left. And that light blue object distracts the eye. The B&W on the other hand, is a well-balanced, well-composed shot with the distraction eliminated. I suspect the color shot would have gotten a better response with the same cropping.
You don't need B&W but I think that the B&W version is a lot better.
I find the colour detracting from the picture.
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