Before Sunrise

[owen]

Hi Guys. Unsure which version I like better, the colour or the black and white.

I'd like to hear your opinion.

Cheers,
Owen.

[sheepie]

Hey Owen

I know what you mean, they are both great pics in their own right

I think I'm tending towards the B&W one, which is unusual for me. It just seems to have a bit more depth about it.

[owen]

Hi Sheepie. Thanks for your comment, I am inclining towards the b&w version as well. discovered it purely by accident - I was playing around in lab mode and this was the lightness channel.

I passed this one up when I was processing my shots from a few weeks ago, I guess it doesn't hurt to go back through them once in a while.

Cheerio.
Owen.

[avkomp]

I may be in the minority but I prefer the colour one.

Steve

[big pix]

colour for me ....... but a bit earlier so there is more colour in the sky.......

[christiand]

Hi,

I like both photos.

I think these two photos each give a different message:

No: 1 vibrant, energetic, nice colours, the day is rising, things to happen ...

No: 2 suttle, nice tonal shades, softer story, more relaxed.

My 20 cents,
CD

[bloop]

I like the coloured one, not enough contrast in the B/W for my liking.

[vort]

Colored vers. for sure! The tones of the sky are simply magnificent. What camera was used? Settings?

[marcotrov]

Beautiful shot Owen. IMO the colour suits this image better Owen as those pastel tones really enhance the image. Whereas black and white would be better suited to a more contrasty image.
cheers
marco

[owen]

Thanks guys.

This was taken with the D70 featuring the tokina 12-24 at 12mm. The sky colours were enhanced when I did a levels adjustment, but saturation stayed as is.

I appreciate the comments regarding preference to colour or black and white... I still like black and white - I did try increasing the overall contrast but there were too many dark areas in it.

Again thanks for the comments.

[Nikon boy]

Owen, both are great, but i have to go for the colour pic ,,,lovely

[Big V]

The colour version has got so much more going on it just grabs you..nice..

[Manta]

Tough call Owen. I can't pick between them. The test I use is "Would I want them hanging in my living room and would I enjoy looking at it every day?". Answer is "Yes" on both counts for both these shots. Excellent images, each a winner in its own way.

[Geoff]

Both are beautiful Owen, and you have been putting out some great work lately but my preference is the colour one

Well done my friend. Keep up the excellent 'work'

[johnd]

Owen, a beautiful shot. I like the coloured version best. A suggestion, if I could be so bold: have you tried cropping off the bottom third of the (coloured) image. I did so by just scrolling the page down and IMHO it adds even more punch to the shot.
Cheers
John

[PiroStitch]

It's a tough choice, but if you held me at gunpoint, I'd have to choose the colour version. The colours in it are just a bit different and gives it a bit of oomph. The b&w, while it creates a nice atmosphere, the grass to the right get a bit lost.

[Pa]

g/day owen i prefer the colour image and as john says, crop of the bottom of it .
pa

[dreams]

Nice pic, i prefer the coloured one too. i cant judge if its sunrise with the B&w, if ur first intetion is to shoot sunrise, thats imho

[darb]

lovce the colours, nice, up early i see !

i would have loved to see a shot also without the foreground reeds ... or even standing other side of bridge with bridge and sunrise colours on right of composition and a wide expanse to the left ... but may not have worked (cant see obviously)

[mudder]

Definately the color one for me out of these, but maybe if the contrast in the B&W one was increased a smidge I might be swayed...

The color one seems to scream nice soft, late light and the color and tone makes the shot for me...

I assume it's just me but the color one looks sharper for some reason???

[owen]

Thanks for all the comments. It appears the black and white is falling out of favour However I still prefer it... just one of those things I guess.

The black and white was copied after sharpening so I am not sure about the sharpness.

darb: This was taken from the other side of the bridge, but at 18mm rather than 12mm.

Cheers,
Owen.