Struggles to see in black and white
I vacillate
Nature is alive with color
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The Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Photo Challenge is prompted by Lens and Pens by Sally
Phoneography Challenge~Nature as You See It
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I do enjoy B&W photography and, oftentimes, actually prefer it, Angeline. Still, when it comes to capturing nature, B&W leaves out so much. Yes, I can see detail in the B&W flower but look at the variety of hues in the color shot. To my eye, that’s where the real beauty is.
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You’ve hit the nail on the head, John! The variety of hues in color shots of nature are just the height of beauty to me too.
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I have to go for the color image, though the black and white is stunning to be sure. But somehow the color brings more clarity to it. It’s always fun to see a few variations.
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I love to put out both versions sometimes, usually for my own edification to see the differences.
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I get that!
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So beautiful! The textures are indeed enhanced in the B&W, but I prefer the colour version as well.
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Thanks, Madhu. Color always seems to win it for me.
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Do we have to pick? They’re both stunning.
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Thanks, LL. It was a hard choice for me too.
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While I do like the color, I think a little more post work is needed on the b/ w. Filters alone will not do it, one needs to burn and dodge to bring into focus the flower. Just my two cents.
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Thank you for the critique. I really am honored you gave me your two cents….I just looked over at your blog and found this post http://www.theiphonearts.com/2014/08/know-past-to-convey-proper-message.html and see what you mean. I will be digging in to your blog a bit more, and appreciate the teaching tool you have provided on post processing. Thanks so much for stopping to comment.
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It looks great in B&W—lots of texture and tone.
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Thanks, Allan. The B&W does give added distinctness to the photo.
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I like them both but have to go with color.
janet
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Thanks, Janet. I like the color version more as well.
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Love the aded detail in the B&W Angeline!
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I tend to try only certain of my photos in B&W just to see what they look like. Nature photos in monochrome always surprise me in how lovely they can be, and it’s due to that detail it picks up.
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Your colour photo is stunning!
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Thank you, Colline. The color just pleases my eyes so much in this one.
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I like the colored one 🙂 great photo, Angeline!
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Thanks, Amy.
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In this instance I like them both. The monochrome allowing for details, and the color one emphasizes one of the final stages of the coneflower. Happy Photo Challenge.
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The monochrome definitely does show off detail, and I’m really beginning to see that more and more in my work now…..but I still struggle with giving up the color. Thanks, Sally.
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This is definitely one of your wow! ones. I was thinking how lovely the B&W one is, and that I would probably like it better than the colour version. And then I saw the colour version! So beautiful – worthy of framing.
Alison
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Thank you so much, Alison. I just had a hard time deciding which one to post and went for both. Glad I did 🙂
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