to go straight to the point, here is a picture I posted yesterday on flickr :
I got a comment on the light at the top left corner of the picture. I then try a square crop on the original one, but I then faced another problem: does the BW suit to the picture, or would a colour work do it? here are the options:
Let me know what are your point of view!
Seb
5 comments:
D'abord, bienvenue à notre site!
My thoughts:
1. Better in B&W
2. The square crop (without that light) is better.
The middle image still lacking something though. Perhaps a deeper contrast? And it looks like it had some nasty camera shake.
Salut,
I find this photograph quite intriguing. At first, it does not look like much but I cannot help myself looking at it. There is a real sense of time to it. And I think we have all experienced this scene before. The cropped image is better but it looks like you are losing some resolution or its our of focus.
I much prefer the BW to the colour...and I prefer the cropped image. I also like the frame....
Damian
Hi Seb
I quite like the colour actually, as it has a soft tone that is pleasing to my eye. I prefer the new crop, but I'd go further and crop out the light top right too, as that is a distraction. Still keeping it's radiant light, but lose the bright spot.
Yes, it's blurry, but that reinforces the misty-ness and I like that too. A great sense of fear, mystery and hope, at the possible impending rescue (or maybe impending more danger...).
Very good indeed.
Ivan
Hi Seb, i prefer the colour too and it wouldn't work as well without the blur. Good shot! A
thanks everybody!
so to sum up, it is 2 points for B&W, and 2 points for Colours, but 4 points for new crop!
I would say I prefer B&W with new crop, and I agree that the right light spot is also disturbing. Maybe playing with contrast and brigthness can lower the effect of this street lamp. I'll try it.
Thank you anyway for your comments!
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