On Oct 12, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > I am reviewing my Rome 2009 images, getting back into the Blurb book I have > planned. I came across an image that intrigues me; I am curious what others > will say WRT rendering and subject matter. > > So, two images taken within a second or two. Each rendered both in color and > in B&W. > (And for those who may have seen these earlier on Posterous, I have deleted > the original and put up a corrected version.) > > Which do you prefer? Other comments? > > http://smhalpin.posterous.com/bus-stop > > stan
Thanks for the input so far. The distinguished panel of judges included Ann, Brian & Bob W, Bob S, Christine, David Brooks, Frank, Philip, and PJ. Some expressed a clear preference, some saw equal merit in multiple shots for different reasons. So, including my own preferences and "votes" from my wife and my niece, the results are: B&W with car = 6 Color, no car = 5 Color with car = 3 B&W, no car = 2 Some of the comments (paraphrased): a. The color versions better showed the person, she fades into the background in B&W b. The versions with car have more story c. The versions with car are sorta confusing, with attention split between car and person. My own initial assessment was a preference for the B&W version with car. Possibly because I knew what I had seen in the scene, I saw the car as an element that helped draw attention to the lone figure rather than as a competing element. If I flipped to the color version with car, I thought the bright taillights were a distraction. So, in color my preference was for the version without car. Thanks again for your input. Often (too often?) I make editing choices based on what feels good to me without thinking through the reasons. Once in a while I go through these exercises to try and articulate my "reasoning", and it helps me to have others comment on what they see in the image(s). stan -- 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.
