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Which do you prefer?

  • 30-08-2010 8:43pm
    #1
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    Which do you prefer & why?

    1.
    4936144810_efe83b8426_b.jpg

    2.
    4935563251_a39a1f6d0a_b.jpg

    Cheers,
    pa.


Comments

  • #2
    Agent_99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 918 ✭✭✭Agent_99


    Colour Photo, To me it has more character, story. Depth of colour on the skyline is appealing.


  • #3
    smelltheglove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭smelltheglove


    Colour, pretty much same as above it has punch.


  • #4
    charybdis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭charybdis


    Didn't you already ask this and get several replies?


  • #5
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    charybdis wrote: »
    Didn't you already ask this and get several replies?

    I did but thought only 1 person replied. Only noticed now that there were two more replies.


  • #6
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    The Random Thread is not really the place to ask for comments like that. Much better in a thread of it's own, like here.

    I also prefer the colour version as presented here. TBH I am not really taken by either shot. The Mono could work better but not with the conversion method you have used. It looks like a straight desaturation and is very flat. To work as a mono I feel you need more tonal range, especially in the sky.


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  • #7
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    Much as I lve B&W and minimalism at times, I agree with CS here. Your mono version is too flat, lacks 'pop' - maybe a boosting of the black levels, clarity and contrast?

    For that reason, I prefer the colour too. Bit too much sky, but it's solid.


  • #8
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    I just used Flickr to convert to B&W.
    I have CS5 but haven't used it yet.
    Would someone take the colour photo and convert it to B&W & outline the steps, I could see the differences between it and my B&W version. That way I could see the differences.
    Cheers.


  • #9
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    Hmmm, I could give it a go, but I process different every time. It would be very rough. I could give it a go, show you the side by side and simply note the steps I made. Rather than showing visual steps. Will try later.


  • #10
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    126095.jpg

    Quick conversion. Put a layer of Black on top set to Colour.

    Adjusted contrast on layers below.


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