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06/15/2003 05:42:19 PM · #1 |
Hey guys. I was wondering whether you like this picture better in color or black and white. Thanks!
//www.pbase.com/image/17872196
//www.pbase.com/image/17872203
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06/15/2003 05:50:25 PM · #2 |
I liked the color pic better, but don't have any fancy technilogical explanations why...8-)
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06/15/2003 05:54:26 PM · #3 |
ditto to kavamama about not having any explanations, but i like the b&w more.
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06/15/2003 06:05:52 PM · #4 |
I like the color better because it gives a more peaceful feel to it. It makes me want to park it and relax. The b/w makes me feel like it is a lonely place to be. But that is just my 2 Cents.
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06/15/2003 06:19:42 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Sonifo:
that is just my 2 Cents.
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Ok sonifo thats it your in trouble ...you know your not allowed to use the "2 cents" phrase.
Call me suspicious but i feel that you may done this intentionally ;-)
YOU BETTER HIDE!.
Message edited by author 2003-06-15 18:20:32. |
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06/15/2003 07:15:24 PM · #6 |
I think the B&W is better. It has more impact for me than the color. But I am a sucker for B&W also. They are both great though
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06/15/2003 07:18:29 PM · #7 |
| I also agree that the B&W is better. The textures of the building are of much more importance in the B&W one. Plus Im also a sucker of B&W. |
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06/15/2003 07:27:14 PM · #8 |
Ok, you b/w purists. Maybe the title of the photo confused me. It says "Secret Hideaway". I may have envisioned a little rendezvous place instead of somewhere you'd go to evade capture by the nazis! Maybe it's a guy thing? Still liking the color here. My dos pesos!
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06/15/2003 08:43:36 PM · #9 |
I think the colour image is a little flat. Making it black & white increases the impact for me.
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06/15/2003 09:10:47 PM · #10 |
| I like the color one, it's more interesting... |
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06/15/2003 09:15:02 PM · #11 |
| out of the two, I prefer the colour version as the B&W is tonally a bit flat. I think I would prefer the b&w overall if it was a bit more contrasty |
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06/15/2003 09:45:33 PM · #12 |
Just goes to show that taste is a very personal thing!
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06/15/2003 10:49:52 PM · #13 |
I too am a sucker for b & w, but I like it better in colour. I'd consider the rose tone of the wall of some interest to the picture. Thus this choice.
Your b & w version feels too drab (lacking in contrast?) to me also.
Message edited by author 2003-06-15 23:14:44.
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06/15/2003 11:12:33 PM · #14 |
Sharpened, swapped colour channels around and did a bit of burning. Hope you don't mind...
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06/15/2003 11:21:20 PM · #15 |
Dont mind at all. This is in fact better. I'm still learning to work with PS and there's many things I dont know how to do. Thank you.
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06/15/2003 11:28:18 PM · #16 |
I guess I liked the color better.. until I saw jimmythefish's version of the b&w! ;)
But, it depends on what you are trying to portray ... did you want it to feel welcoming? Did you take the photo with an interest in the textures? Did you want it to look like a solemn place? All these things should be considered by the artist :P
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06/15/2003 11:29:57 PM · #17 |
I'm not using PhotoShop (so I don't know the commands) but with your black and white conversions, try taking the the colour image and breaking it apart into the RGB (Red, Green and Blue) channels. The three resulting images will look dramatically different than just converting the RGB to black and white, and you'll quickly see the benefit. For some shots using one colour channel will be sufficent. Green, for example, is very good for portraits as it gives a nice skin tone. For more control with individual images, you can combine them back into an RGB image by swapping colour channels...ie, put the Red channel where the Green was, put the Green where the Blue was, and put the Blue where the Red was. The image will look strangely coloured until you convert it to greyscale. I did that in this image For The Line and it worked nicely. DPC legal, too. Burning isn't, however (but it should be...).
Hope this helps.
Originally posted by chiqui74:
Dont mind at all. This is in fact better. I'm still learning to work with PS and there's many things I dont know how to do. Thank you. |
Message edited by author 2003-06-15 23:39:48. |
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