XVarior Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted August 26, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hard to say as I like them both. I feel the colour add to the overall feel and give a certain 'depth' to the image. In the B&W i find the light bulb less disturbing (my eye wanders to it in the colour version) and the Gent in the foreground seems more separated from the background thanks for the input David. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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XVarior Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted August 26, 2015 B&W. As someone said, both are really good pictures, but B&W has something that colour cannot renders at all. Maybe the "poetry". And B&W is out of time while colour... you can tell how old is a colour photo, what age was represented, more or less. OT: how goes it in Beirut? I watched the news and it seems you have a mess over there. So you must agree with the comment from above that B&W for a wall print and color for a book :-) Lebanon is calm in general, only few manifestations in DT beirut denouncing corruption which is needed ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lleo Posted August 26, 2015 Share #23 Posted August 26, 2015 Hallo XVarior. Well, if i would going to print a book, I'll put both pics in it, B&W and colour. The only thing is I would never manipulate a photo the way it comes out the camera, unless it has any problem, for example too dark, too light, or it's not perfectly straight. Otherwise, you shoot and get the result. But this is just my personal thought. Good to know is calm over there. Actually my hairdresser is from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share #24 Posted August 26, 2015 Hallo XVarior. Well, if i would going to print a book, I'll put both pics in it, B&W and colour. The only thing is I would never manipulate a photo the way it comes out the camera, unless it has any problem, for example too dark, too light, or it's not perfectly straight. Otherwise, you shoot and get the result. But this is just my personal thought. Good to know is calm over there. Actually my hairdresser is from there. no manipulations here. just the basics. When I shoot with the M9, all I get is wows from it's file. it may sound crazy now that a new M is around the corner but I'm thinking to buy another M9 body as a backup. I love the rendering of this camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyfel Posted August 30, 2015 Share #25 Posted August 30, 2015 Fabulous picture! I am probably biased but I prefer the B&W version. In the color shot the color distracts from the main subject in the image, Sean Connery brewing fresh coffee ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share #26 Posted September 9, 2015 Fabulous picture! I am probably biased but I prefer the B&W version. In the color shot the color distracts from the main subject in the image, Sean Connery brewing fresh coffee ! He would love to know that you just called him Sean :-) thanks for looking dear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted September 9, 2015 Share #27 Posted September 9, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) sheshbesh? I'll bet there a fair bit gambling going on there! Ah, the life of a middle-eastern pensionaire! I like the color a lot better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted September 9, 2015 sheshbesh? I'll bet there a fair bit gambling going on there! Ah, the life of a middle-eastern pensionaire! I like the color a lot better yesssss, sheshbesh :-) you're right about that pensionaire life Adam, fabulous. Thanks for looking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted September 10, 2015 Share #29 Posted September 10, 2015 I admit, for me also the color version works better out of all the before mentioned reasons. It looks as if the colours have been carefully planned: the repetitive blue as a good match with brown. This makes an inviting frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share #30 Posted September 10, 2015 Hard to say as I like them both. I feel the colour add to the overall feel and give a certain 'depth' to the image. In the B&W i find the light bulb less disturbing (my eye wanders to it in the colour version) and the Gent in the foreground seems more separated from the background Thanks David for your input. I find it so enriching reading from you guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share #31 Posted September 10, 2015 B&W. As someone said, both are really good pictures, but B&W has something that colour cannot renders at all. Maybe the "poetry". And B&W is out of time while colour... you can tell how old is a colour photo, what age was represented, more or less. OT: how goes it in Beirut? I watched the news and it seems you have a mess over there. You're right about the poetry in the color. I see that also. Beirut is fine, we're protesting against corruption and bad politics. I was not so involved until yesterday ;-) have a look: https://flic.kr/s/aHskjscqnh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longboarder9 Posted September 15, 2015 Share #32 Posted September 15, 2015 Such a great shot with the OOF balance, tone, scene and his expression. Both versions are excellent. IMHO - if you are telling a story about the scene and mood; then the color version is great. (alex webb-esque with the blues running through ) If you are telling a story about the man in front, then the B&W really focuses in on him, his eyes, wrinkles,etc. Let your struggle be a lesson to us all: shoot film or ( or have an MM for BW and M strictly for color ) That way we don't need to agonize over which is version is better...as you would then have no choice. Thanks for posting the pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share #33 Posted September 17, 2015 Such a great shot with the OOF balance, tone, scene and his expression. Both versions are excellent. IMHO - if you are telling a story about the scene and mood; then the color version is great. (alex webb-esque with the blues running through ) If you are telling a story about the man in front, then the B&W really focuses in on him, his eyes, wrinkles,etc. Let your struggle be a lesson to us all: shoot film or ( or have an MM for BW and M strictly for color ) That way we don't need to agonize over which is version is better...as you would then have no choice. Thanks for posting the pics. Thanks for the input. To me it's more about the place, the cafe and that old mood still lived in that remote village that we hardly see anymore in other parts of Lebanon. So in that contest, as you said, it's color. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnew Posted September 18, 2015 Share #34 Posted September 18, 2015 For me the B&W works tremendously better. What makes the picture is the expression of the face, the eyes and the link of the hand movement turning the coffee. Color is nice but distracting. The rest of the picture in B&W gives the soft settings and the ambiance. Well shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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