B/W or Color, and why?
Jun 12, 2016 13:36:55 #
There are a lot of comments about the truck "standing out" in the color image and "getting lost" in the b/w image. I agree but think there is much that could be done in the b/w image to correct that. It should not be too difficult to make the vehicle stand out from the background with a little more PP. The more dramatic sky in b/w would make the additional PP well worth the effort IMO.
Jun 12, 2016 13:46:38 #
jackm1943 wrote:
There are a lot of comments about the truck "standing out" in the color image and "getting lost" in the b/w image. I agree but think there is much that could be done in the b/w image to correct that. It should not be too difficult to make the vehicle stand out from the background with a little more PP. The more dramatic sky in b/w would make the additional PP well worth the effort IMO.
You could also make the sky more dramatic in the color version.
Jun 12, 2016 13:57:41 #
I like the b&w , why? without the old car it looks a LOT like a pic done by Ansel Adams . If it was good enough for him, its good enough for me.
Jun 12, 2016 15:58:06 #
I love the B&W it is far more evocative. There is a certain feeling about a B&W print that cannot be captured in color.
Jun 12, 2016 16:13:36 #
Jun 12, 2016 16:21:35 #
For publication purposes, definitely black and white.
--Bob
--Bob
Kiron Kid wrote:
For publication and print purposes.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Jun 12, 2016 16:23:38 #
Kiron Kid wrote:
For publication and print purposes.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Color. Because it's much more dynamic and tells the whole story.
Jun 12, 2016 16:54:22 #
Depending on the subject/image... selective coloring will make for an interesting contrast...
Took the liberty to adapt you shot.
Took the liberty to adapt you shot.
Jun 12, 2016 18:25:07 #
I think it depends on what you want to focus on. If you want to focus on the rust of the truck, then definitely color, but the rust color needs to be enhanced, and the blue sky needs to be darkened--lighten and saturate the rust color, and darken the blue sky. If you just want to evoke the feeling of an old abandoned truck in the desert, then B&W, but as many others have said you need to do more PP to separate the truck from the rest of the image because it does get lost in the background. If you beef up the orange rust and then convert to B&W, that may be enough. Otherwise, play around with the channels to lighten or darken various shades of gray, and you can also highlight the truck itself by lightening it up or darkening the background. BTW, I don't like the image that just keeps color in the truck and B&W for the rest of the image--it's too distracting. I have done the same thing for some of my images when appropriate, but I don't think this image is appropriate for the selective color/B&W.
Jun 12, 2016 18:32:10 #
Agree:
Keldon wrote:
Colour. The truck fades into the background too much in B&W.
Jun 12, 2016 19:07:14 #
The clouds are great and actually show emotion whereas the rest of the pics gets lost in detail. Try yellow and red filters, and get more chocolate to help the details. I have seen something similar in a photog book and they had the same issue. I love the black and white much more than the color. All in all, very nice.
Jun 12, 2016 19:20:02 #
Have you tried a mildly colorized B&W bringing back the color of just the truck? This is very simple with Topaz B&W effects. I've found the best way to do it is by using the brush tool with edge awareness and adjust the hardness according to what is most pleasing to you - more or less color. Great photos, by the way, both in color and B&W.
Jun 12, 2016 19:22:43 #
Sorry, didn't read the last page. MjSchaer did a great job of what I described above
Jun 12, 2016 21:15:56 #
Colour for me. Too much detail lost in B&W and the rocks look far too distracting.
Jun 12, 2016 22:28:11 #
Color! The truck blends in with all the other "noise" in the black and white. The color helps define each object more clearly.
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