The Victors and the Defeated

[Sauk]

1
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p974853807-3.jpg

2
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p556845667-3.jpg

3
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p668239897-3.jpg

4
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p661528816-3.jpg

5
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p642231735-3.jpg

6
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p974351994-3.jpg

7
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p858977070-3.jpg

8
http://matthewsauk.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p749963571-3.jpg

[AdamLewis]

Not feeling it personally.

#1 has interesting lighting but its hard to tell what is happening in the frame
#2/3/4 I think would all be better in color
#5/6/7/8 are just too contrasty for me. Just check the histogram. 5/7/8 look like a giant U with everything piled up on either end. If you like crushing blacks and blowing whites in your conversions, I suppose thats your own preference but its too cliche for my personal tastes.

Moment wise, I like 3/6/7 but I would have cropped or composed 6/7 differently.

[snyderman]

"not feeling it here, personally." Me, too. I think the BW conversion really takes away the feel of emotion. Not sure why, but color might help.

dave