Thanks for the comment, Igor (and Alan, Dan, Rick, Ann, Gonz). I wonder whether others might have had the same reaction if I'd posted the B&W version first. I hadn't considered a monochrome version until Larry suggested it. I have to say it worked better than I thought it would - but I still prefer the colour version slightly.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Mon, Aug 29, 2016, at 11:34 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Brian, > > I like the B&W version much better. > > I hadn't seen the original thread until just now, while writing this > message. So, I saw the B&W version first. > I even thought that the "original" was actually a dirivative - colored > with a "creative" filter, and went back to reread your message to verify > that I understood it correctly. > (I admit, it was before 8am, so, I was still waking up.) > > B&W is more interesting, more dramatic. > I wanted to see it on a larger scale. So, I zoomed in using the browser. > At that scale, the colored version is fine, and it can stand on its own. > And it delivers a different mood. > But I still prefer the B&W version. > > (And I just thought that the dramatism of the B&W version reminds me of > one of the B&W storm images of Dan Matyola. [You know that guy, don't ya? > ;-) ]) > > Igor > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 1:57 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > Larry wondered: > > > > "I can't help but wonder what sort of tonality it would have in black > > and white, it could be amazing, or it could suck." > > > > So I hit it with Silver Efex Pro 2 and here's what I got: > > > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_ > > IGP7858-K5-1b-bw.html > > > > And the original: > > > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_ > > IGP7858-K5-1-peso.html > > > > So, sucky or....?? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
