Black And White - Or Colour? - Opinions Please.

[MattyB]

i've posted a link to my gallery in the 'Other' section, but i wanted you guys to see it, so i dropped the quality - and i'll show you.

what do you prefer, the colour of the black and white?

also - is the black and white conversion anygood, or is to to plain and dull?

[MattyB]

thought i'd throw in another photo to show you what i had for lunch :D
Wafu Roast Beef with something something sauce, sesame seeds, spring onion, with cucumber and bean shoots.
served cold

:D was yum!

[Ronald S. Jr.]

looks nice, but ew. See, this is the kind of shot I'd like to play with a bit. I'd see what it looks like to make the bottle and glass in color, and desaturate the rest. Pop up the contrast a bit, etc. Might be interesting. If I had to pick color or mono, though, I'd pick monochrome. Seems to make the details pop at me a bit more.

[MattyB]

hrm, hows this?

[RandyMN]

I like the color.

[MattyB]

thanks randy, although i'm starting to lean toward the half/half now. heh

[BlanceEMT]

i like the all color

[Mgdh]

Hi,

I like the half colour, half b/w image. Personally, I'n not sure if the table and/or chopsticks would be better in colour. I think that the BW background helps to focus attention onto the colour subject..

It's a shame the building is 'growing' out of the top of the bottle. Would a slight gaussian blur on the background introduce a greater separation?

Overall though, great shot. I like the placement of the chopsticks. Very well seen/created.

[MattyB]

thanks guys,

i'm what some would label a 'photography freak' or even 'tryhard'.
the waitress started a whole conversation with me about why i was putting my chin on the table and lining up the glass and chopsticks, and turning the bottle 10 times, then checking again.

she was cute too :D

heres one with more blur in the background.

[david lee]

Nice but id rather see the waitress

[MattyB]

haha!, she didn't agree to a release :P

[Mgdh]

thanks guys,

i'm what some would label a 'photography freak' or even 'tryhard'.
the waitress started a whole conversation with me about why i was putting my chin on the table and lining up the glass and chopsticks, and turning the bottle 10 times, then checking again.

she was cute too :D

heres one with more blur in the background.
Hi MattyB

Thanks for posting that.

IMHO, it has helped a lot. It's created a separation beween the bottle and the building that to my eye was needed.

As I still say, great pic. And I normally get those sorts of comments from my wife, followed by a hurry up :lol::lol:

[Guitartists]

I like the B&W with color.... :)

If it were me, and it's not, I'd either use only a touch of blur..too much blur gives a strange impression of distance for me,(don't forget to blur that white area behind the table as well), replace the background with a shot of the city and shift it over so it doesn't interfere with the bottle..(This would be my pick as I think the city background sets the scene), or shift the background over and use clone to fill in the missing areas. (tricky, but I think there is enough pattern in the parts showing to fill in the blanks) :)

I'd remove that person from the background with clone. They just seem distracting :p

And colorize the chopsticks along with the drink! Cause chopsticks are too cool! :D

And the last thing would be to straighten it out, or tilt it more... the amount right now is so slight that I cannot decide if it was deliberate or not.

Maybe I critique too much :p All in all, I love what you have done with lunch! Mine would never look so glamourous ;) hehehehe

[Juliapassion]

Absolute .. its is clear ! However , color is a backround of design and demure . A want too see ??

[Juliapassion]

Absolute vodka .. or any clear liquid ...

[TSEE]

I like the color one, or the half and half...the one that's entirely b&w seems to lack some contrast maybe...looks like there's too much of a grey scale in it for my taste. But just my opinion. Great shots!

[MattyB]

it's lemon tea... lol

thanks TSEE, i agree. i haven't touched base on trying to get good B&W conversions yet