covered bridge bw or color?
Sep 5, 2017 07:44:01 #
I love the b&w myself...but as others said, it needs contrast.
Sep 5, 2017 08:08:05 #
Sep 5, 2017 09:56:36 #
I go with B&W but wish photo had more contrast. Nice though. /George
Sep 5, 2017 09:58:16 #
aschweik wrote:
This is a photo of the Everett Rd. covered bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I had to hurry since I had a very limited time with no one else on the bridge. I changed it to b&w because I thought the color was too distracting from the lines and angles. What do you think? Thanks!
Much prefer the color. Greater apparent depth. Draws me in, whereas the B&W seems "flat."
The other nice thing about the color is that it appears as subtle touches, because most of the image is white.
>Alan
Sep 5, 2017 10:03:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Color
Jerry, you and I are voices in the wilderness. Just about everyone else went for B&W.
I couldn't disagree more. The monochrome looks like hundreds of other similar images I have seen of
covered bridges, whereas the color brings a little something extra (and different) to the table. >Alan
Sep 5, 2017 11:05:03 #
aellman wrote:
Jerry, you and I are voices in the wilderness. Just about everyone else went for B&W.
I couldn't disagree more. The monochrome looks like hundreds of other similar images I have seen of
covered bridges, whereas the color brings a little something extra (and different) to the table. >Alan
I couldn't disagree more. The monochrome looks like hundreds of other similar images I have seen of
covered bridges, whereas the color brings a little something extra (and different) to the table. >Alan
Add my name to your list. I was the first one to comment that I preferred the color to the b/w.
Rich...
Sep 5, 2017 11:08:40 #
Irvingite Charles wrote:
Color is always better.
Ansel Adams may not agree...
Sep 5, 2017 11:35:09 #
Sep 5, 2017 12:45:29 #
Audrey, I'd work with the black and white. There isn't that much color in the color photo. With the black and white you can work to bring out a lot of the textures.
--Bob
--Bob
aschweik wrote:
This is a photo of the Everett Rd. covered bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I had to hurry since I had a very limited time with no one else on the bridge. I changed it to b&w because I thought the color was too distracting from the lines and angles. What do you think? Thanks!
Sep 5, 2017 13:07:07 #
Sep 5, 2017 13:22:56 #
Rich2236 wrote:
Add my name to your list. I was the first one to comment that I preferred the color to the b/w.
Rich...
Rich...
Yay!
Sep 5, 2017 13:24:22 #
rmalarz wrote:
Audrey, I'd work with the black and white. There isn't that much color in the color photo. With the black and white you can work to bring out a lot of the textures.
--Bob
--Bob
Bob,
I voted for the color one, but I suggest you try optimizing both to see which one comes out on top.
Best wishes, >Alan
Sep 5, 2017 13:46:23 #
Irvingite Charles wrote:
Color is always better.
I don't want to get an argument started, but I respectfully disagree. Nowadays, color seems to be always "expected," but not necessarily better.
In this case, it merely adds a light pea (dare I say puke)-green tonal reflection on one side of the bridge from the trees reflecting light through the bridge opening. That really adds nothing useful to the image, and does distract from the geometry.
Just my opinion
Sep 5, 2017 13:58:18 #
bfstuff wrote:
I don't want to get an argument started, but I res... (show quote)
As they say, "To each his own." Of course, we have no idea who "they" might be. >Alan
Sep 5, 2017 13:59:53 #
aschweik wrote:
This is a photo of the Everett Rd. covered bridge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I had to hurry since I had a very limited time with no one else on the bridge. I changed it to b&w because I thought the color was too distracting from the lines and angles. What do you think? Thanks!
Black & white
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