Color or Black and White?

[J. Cobble]

Which do you prefer?

http://gallery.bytephoto.com/data/3108/53Peace1a.jpg

or


http://gallery.bytephoto.com/data/3108/53Peace1.jpg

Thanks for the input!

[shniks]

Colour for me - those greens are so nice, there's no need to hide them!

[Scottes]

I also like the color. The B&W seems to lose some sense of depth, too.

[Big_B]

Colour all the way.

[Aylwin]

Another vote for color. :)

[Penguin_101_1]

I also like the color. The B&W seems to lose some sense of depth, too.

I agree with Scottes, the B&W does lose some sense of depth. I like color!

[roanjohn]

CO CO CO COLOR!!!! ALL THE WAY!!!

Whoever votes for B&W is WRONG!!!

Ro1

[Penguin_101_1]

I vote for B&W.





















:wink:

[roanjohn]

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YOU'RE WRONG!!!

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Ro1

[stopbath]

The black and white shows off the stumps and hanging moss/lichen better than the first exposure. Also the water ripples in the black and white are more choppy. I think that works better.

The greens and browns in the first image are not required. Loose them in favour of the black and white. But I think the black and white still needs a bit of help from the curves tool.

[J. Cobble]

My intention was to convert to B&W but when I printed the color it really hit me. Here are two more from the same area.

http://gallery.bytephoto.com/data/3108/53PeaceMaster2.jpg


http://gallery.bytephoto.com/data/3108/53PeaceMaster1.jpg

[CDickinson]

I think if you're going to stay with color, it might serve your photo to pump the colors up....right now everything is somewhat dulled by the same tones happening. I don't know what editing tools you have at your disposal, but in PS you might try selective color and work the greens and browns.

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[JZaun]

Lovely pic's,, I prefer the color also. I use E2 and I would try layer styles/color burn, then you may need to brighten a tid.. :?

JZ

[boomer1959]

Definatly colour :D

[cgratti]

to nice of colors to change to b&w... stay color

[Silvatooth]

Definitely like color better.
Were these taken in Louisianna or somehwere on the Mississipp?
I just visited Rosedown plantation in St. Francisville last week and took about a hundred pictures like these.

Great job.

[LaurentiuB]

Yes, color ...

[Big_B]

The black and white shows off the stumps and hanging moss/lichen better than the first exposure. Also the water ripples in the black and white are more choppy. I think that works better.


As they stand I prefer the colour one. Stop bath has a good point but I still think the bw looks too flat. Perhaps try playing with the contrast?

[J. Cobble]

Thanks again for all the interest. These were taken on the Peace River in the middle of Florida with a 1ds, 16-35 f/2.8 l.

[J. Cobble]

JZaun, could you elaborate a little on your post. What is E2? I use Capture1 raw conversion and photoshop 6. I did put the contrast to these pics but didnt play with color much. Can you explain exactly what you would do and I will try it!.

[Cropduster]

For the subject matter, I would consider trying a sepia instead of B&W, but my vote is for color. Both pictures are beautiful. Very serene.

[ryuwulf]

Color is soo great. Bravo. For some reason i feel like listening to "Born on the Bayou" :lol:

Great pics and composition