I prefer the color version. The tone helps communicate the texture of the 
material, and, as you said, the highlights are just about right where you want 
them. They obviously have to be quite hot to communicate the shininess of the 
leather or vinyl. Nice shot.
Paul


> 
> 
> Shel Belinkoff wrote on 1/14/2005, 2:08 PM:
> 
>  > Would be a much more powerful photo if  the highlights on "das boot" were
>  > not  fried.
> 
> 
> I see what you mean.  The original is color 
> http://www.xian.us/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=2 and does not have the 
> blown out highlights.  I used the channel-mixer method to convert to a 
> high-contrast B&W image and in the process the highlights went a bit too 
> high.
> 
> Thanks for looking.
> 
> -- 
> Christian
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