I would appreciate any plus or minus comments and whether color or Black and White is better.
Big Creek
BIG CREEK bw
In my humble opinion color is almost always better.
I like the black and white...looks more dramatic.
jvandevate wrote:
I would appreciate any plus or minus comments and whether color or Black and White is better.
The sky reflection in the water really is nice. When I have trouble deciding between color and b&w I just post them both on my website. On this one I would choose color.
I like the color.....it shows so much more detail.
As photophly says the color one does show more detail but imho I prefer the b/w. It's got some kind of spooky eeriness about it that I like.
I guess it depends on what you're looking for.
Bret
Loc: Dayton Ohio
I like the color....but I'd have edited it just a bit...some crop...color...level...not much really. Love those reflections :thumbup:
jvandevate wrote:
I would appreciate any plus or minus comments and whether color or Black and White is better.
The color one is nice .... but sometimes black and white can really make an impact. On a photo like this that has the contrast in the sky..water...etc there are some steps that you can take to preserve them even in black and white.
1. First check your histogram and adjust if necessary.
2. In this particular photo to preserve the green add a photo filter ... green of course
3. Increase the saturation quite a bit to almost make it cartoonish
4. Increase the contrast quite a bit to bring out all the details of the shadows
5. Then change to black and white ...
You will see an amazing difference in the overall tone of the black and white by following these steps ....
Here is an example.
original color
adjusted black and white
jvandevate wrote:
I would appreciate any plus or minus comments and whether color or Black and White is better.
I'll bet a spring time shot of this would be beautiful in color. I like the B&W.
If you like B&W and aren't already using it, would suggest you look into Nik Corporation's Silver Efex Pro. It's a plug in for Lightroom, Photoshop, or Aperture. You can download a 15 day trial.
Great shots! The reflection is powerful, spooky in the BW.
I like the color. I like it as it is, looks natural. The angles of the trees and reflection of the trees really caught my eye. Some pictures that have been worked over with computer look very phony.
I really like the detail in the color one for sure. Nice shot.
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