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Dec 12, 2009 22:10 |  #1

Stovepipe Wells sand dunes in Death Valley, CA.

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Do you like the BW or Color better?

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Dec 12, 2009 22:16 |  #2

Color for me, would hate to waste that beautiful orange light.




  
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Dec 12, 2009 22:38 |  #3

Well, Black and White for me, much more dramatic. The foreground is nice in the colour one, but the rest is not as good as the black and white.


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Dec 12, 2009 23:37 |  #4

B&W for me. Nice shot!


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Dec 12, 2009 23:43 |  #5

Definitely black and white. Do not like the sky and the hazey look to the mountains in the color shot. Nice shooting.


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Dec 13, 2009 00:05 |  #6

+1 for the black and white one.


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Dec 13, 2009 01:54 |  #7

both good but its got to be the b/w one


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Dec 13, 2009 02:19 |  #8

B+W...it emphasizes the textures and shape of the dunes. Very aesthetically pleasing.

Great shot!




  
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Dec 13, 2009 03:29 |  #9

B/W for me! The contrasts in the details make it so much richer! Makes me wonder, if you could somehow combine it nicely?! Excellent shot, though, no matter what! :D


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Dec 13, 2009 05:15 |  #10

Great shot. B&W version preferred.


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Dec 13, 2009 05:19 |  #11

BW. Detail is much more noticeable.


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Dec 13, 2009 08:23 |  #12

Definitely black and white. The color one is almost monochrome as is and loses detail. The black and white allows the viewer to focus on form and detail, which is the selling point of this image.


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Dec 13, 2009 09:29 |  #13

tupper wrote in post #9186339 (external link)
Well, Black and White for me, much more dramatic. The foreground is nice in the colour one, but the rest is not as good as the black and white.

+1, definitely agree.


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Dec 13, 2009 09:48 |  #14

B & W by far. Nice job.


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Dec 13, 2009 09:57 |  #15

Another vote for B&W


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