On Dec 13, 2009, at 10:50 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> <http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/cycling/bw/2257.html> > I like that much better in B&W - the riders stand out nicely from the > low contrast background. The cropping works - it's not much, but > reducing the extent of the sky was a good move.
Yes, I agree with you about the background. I thought it was too bright in the original but I think I actually brightened it slightly in the B&W version as I was trying to wring a little more contrast out of the foreground. >> <http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/cycling/bw/2380.html> > Yes - the way the wheel is following the groove in the road makes for an > interesting image. The slightly out-of-focus face doesn't bother me - > it adds a feeling of movement. Despite yours and Frank's opinions I'm still unconvinced :) I think that getting the focus right may have turned a "good" image into a "really good" one, but it may be that the frustration of having "missed" is clouding my judgement. It doesn't help that I'm very fussy about details, which is pretty hard when taking photos at this speed. >> <http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/cycling/bw/2515.html> >> >> Here's a colour version, which I think I actually prefer: >> <http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/cycling/bw/2515-colour.html> > > I think I prefer the colour version slightly. There seems to be better > contrast between the riders and the background. That's exactly why I preferred the colour one. The background is quite low in contrast and while I like it by itself, I wasn't sure that it really suited that photo. Big thanks everyone who commented. I'm itching to dust off the printer again and use up some of my expired ink. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
