As it happens, this week I have posted two shots that were done two different ways, monochromatic and in colors. Yes, I know that might be considered as cheating according the 365 bible, but luckily there is not such a thing. Ha-ha.
But anyway , I thought it could be interesting and educational to see your examples of one shot done two different ways. So don't be shy and share. I'll start:
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@bardejov@northy@mikehamm@taffy@scoggdog@m9f9l All are amazing examples! It is good to showcase the different processing :) The colour and b&w examples definately ensure we have different aspects of the image to focus on.
@tomo87 tough choice for my preference on yours! First I went with b and w because the cloud with sun area is more clear. Then liked top,of the color shot best. In the end, I will say b and w. so far on all of the above I have liked the b and w or sepia.
@m9f9l Mary...the b and w version is so artistic and moving. Your son stands out more in the b and w. this reminds me, and I may have said it when I first viewed it, as this painting I saw when I was little...a mother bathing a girl? I keep thinking it was a painting of a girl getting a vaccine and had to do with Jonas Salk? I need to find that....
I did this one a few months ago for a b&w month, but really liked the colored version too:
And then I couldn't decide between a colored and b&w version of a grape leaf one day:
I love everyone's examples! Makes me want to actually try maybe a week of getting the same shot, but with a different angle or focus or something. That might be fun and just what I need right now!
So fun to see everyone's comparison shots. I'm adding mine to the mix. Here's the SOOC original that I back-posted into my "other ones" album for comparison of my b&w version. This is one of my recent favorite processing jobs as I think it really does look more like a jewel with the b&w processing.
@bardejov When posting them I got a 50/50 preference between the two different b&w processings, I guess it depends on the mood the viewer is in. Some preferred the drama in the dark one other the lightness of the other shot.
Then to answer your question, none of them is really true to the original that was somewhere in between the two. For the lighter one I used a blue filter in post-processing, that among other things lightens the blue tones giving less contrast between the blue sky and the clouds. To get the dark background I used a red filter, the red filter darkens the blue sky to almost black and gives a very high contrast between the clouds and the sky.
That is in a board book of artists (Van Gough, DaVinci, Grant Wood, Mary Cassatt and more) that I read to my daughter. When we get to the Mother and Child page, she reaches up and puts her hand on my cheek too! :)
@emrob B&w works very well in architectural shots. However I prefer this beautiful leaf in color. When you convert to b&w you can try to move sliders with red and maybe lower the luminescence. It should result in darkening the lines that were red in original.
@espyetta Thank you for your contribution to this tread. Both shots are great but my favorite is the first one with wider angle and third flower in the background.
@bardejov Thanks for the critiques on the leaf! I'll definitely play around with that kind of thing more because you're right - darkening the red would have made it pop that much more.
@mikehamm The difference in the impression those images give is amazing. In the b&w he is painting the top in white, while in the colour he is painting the lower part in blue!
I took two of the same subject the other day. This was the one I decided to upload
but then @edie suggested I "ETSOOI". I inadvertently edited the other photo though:
(Sorry, I know that unedited/edited isn't strictly the subject, but these are the only two I can remember that I have, and they are two slightly different compositions.)
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and in colour, both shot on monday as a storm passed over.
Later I edited it to bring out more of what I was thinking at the time :-)
and this was flipped and cropped
After publishing and looking at it I thought than could look better.
I tried it twice.
First:
Second:
I think B/W is the better choice here.
I am not sure what the Salk thing is...but this one is just a girl being bathed by her mom http://www.examiner.com/article/google-doodle-mary-cassatt
And then I couldn't decide between a colored and b&w version of a grape leaf one day:
I love everyone's examples! Makes me want to actually try maybe a week of getting the same shot, but with a different angle or focus or something. That might be fun and just what I need right now!
Then to answer your question, none of them is really true to the original that was somewhere in between the two. For the lighter one I used a blue filter in post-processing, that among other things lightens the blue tones giving less contrast between the blue sky and the clouds. To get the dark background I used a red filter, the red filter darkens the blue sky to almost black and gives a very high contrast between the clouds and the sky.
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Makes me think of re working some past shots. Inspiring.
witty and effective.
I took two of the same subject the other day. This was the one I decided to upload
but then @edie suggested I "ETSOOI". I inadvertently edited the other photo though:
(Sorry, I know that unedited/edited isn't strictly the subject, but these are the only two I can remember that I have, and they are two slightly different compositions.)
@Scrivna What's going on?