New Heights - colour or b&w?

[Matt Kneale]

Hey folks, i'd love to know your opinions of the following images, and whether or not you prefer the B&W version to the colour? I'd gladly appreciate critique on all aspects of the images, however.

Picture information
Camera: Nikon D80 with 18-70mm lens
Focal Length: 31mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec.
ISO: 100
Edited in Adobe Photoshop 7.0 (levels and curves) and shot in JPEG format




Thanks for viewing
Matt

[19ninety]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

I like colour best, the B&W seems a little to plain possibly. Kind makes me think Pink Floyd...

[Tinka]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

Hi Matt,
I have to agree with the Pink Floyd theme,
I like both images, the color one could almost be a selective mono/color image, with the grey art work standing in contrast with the color sky, However I come down on the side of the mono image, a few tweeks in PS could make this image very dramatic indeed.

[Pops]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

The sky seems a bit to intense in the colour and makes the subject appear a bit flat.
I go for the mono but maybe a bit of contrast to give it some ooomph would help it stand out more

[19ninety]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

I played with this last night.The B&W comes out really nicely with masking the object off & adjusting the highlights and contrast of the sky, really brings out the clouds.

[Pops]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

I played with this last night.The B&W comes out really nicely with masking the object off & adjusting the highlights and contrast of the sky, really brings out the clouds.

I'm sure Matt won't mind if you show it to us.

[19ninety]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

I'm sure Matt won't mind if you show it to us.

DOH, I kninda love and hate a challange, heh e, ok, heres two, ones with light editing and the other is with a heavy dose of highlights and contrast... both roughly masked so maybe a bit white on the edges, hope Matt doesnt mind me slaughtering his images

Light:



Heavy:

[Kurt]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

I must say that I like the original monochrome the best. But I may well be in the minority . . . I often am!

[Matt Kneale]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

DOH, I kninda love and hate a challange, heh e, ok, heres two, ones with light editing and the other is with a heavy dose of highlights and contrast... both roughly masked so maybe a bit white on the edges, hope Matt doesnt mind me slaughtering his images

Light:



Heavy:

I do like how you've edited them (and of course I don't mind you slaughtering my images! In my opinion anyone who posts an image in this board is asking for it :P)

I like both the light and heavy editing in different ways. The light editing really brings out the sky in a more mischievous way, and the heavy brings out the structure and clouds in a way that I much prefer! Thanks

Matt

[Matt Kneale]

Re: New Heights - colour or b&w?

Thanks Kurt, i'm glad you liked it