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B&W Vs Colour

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B&W Vs Colour

Postby Thommo on Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:45 pm

Not sure which one out of these two i like best.

I was going for the evil sort of sinister look with the B&W but not sure if it worked.

i am happy with the colour version though

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Postby owen on Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:49 pm

I like the black and white shot better, however in both images I find the bottom of it fairly distracting.
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Postby Yi-P on Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:00 pm

Good, BW contrast works better here.

I agree with the little distracting trees and objects on the lower portion. Maybe a little walk of few steps into the front to get a low angle up shot of the ferris wheel will be better tho.
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Postby gstark on Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:01 pm

These are just a bit too tightly cropped for my liking.

A little bit more room around the cars on each side would give this image the space it needs to fly.
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Postby Thommo on Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:05 pm

unfortunatly i was right up against the fence and couldnt really shoot from the other side as i would be shooting into the sun and wanted to get the most from the polarizer
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Postby adam on Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:08 pm

I prefer the colour version.
In the black and white version, the red cage blends too much with the stand, which is why I think it looks a bit full, and it is rather tight.
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