Is this Black and white

[Stephen]

Re: Is this Black and white

Stephen,

How did you determine this

Ahha, yes I think the implication of my statement is wrong, it suggests it should be Greyscale, which I wouldn't recommend for mono work. However the fact that I could find colour in the image when I started to use curves in certain areas, suggested to me that there was too much colour left. I was working with Mikes option 2 shot and I can see the colour within the photo on the screen.

[Stephen]

Re: Is this Black and white

I agree with Stephen almost entirely, Stephen has not posted the resulting image from his experiments however I hope you don't mind but I have, I however did not get any red blobs. I have gone a step further and toned the image.
Under the rules laid down by the PAGB this would still qualify for the Mono section, and so is still considered B/W although the term B/W is not used in their terms of reference, Mono is. Your club however may have its own interpretation for its own competitions, many clubs do, I don't know why it only creates confusion.

You may not like my interpretation of the image, it does rather reflect my own style, but I hope it has given you ideas of your own. If you want more exact detail of what was done I will post for you.

Patrick

I must say I much prefer your version Patrick. Personally though I think I would have done without the IR effect

[dmvictoria]

Re: Is this Black and white

I definitely do not see any sepia in it.

[Jocelyn Walker]

Re: Is this Black and white

I could see red & green on my screen just looking at the pic! BTW, I have a new 22" screen & new 'quad core inside' computer as an aside! That isn't to say I can see any better than others I can now see! If it had not been a competition specifically for B&W, I would've suggested sepia or duo/quad toning! Patrick's version gave the pic more of a 'brooding' feeling, which lent more interest!

[Jocelyn Walker]

Re: Is this Black and white

I could see red & green on my screen just looking at the pic! BTW, I have a new 22" screen & new 'quad core inside' computer as an aside! That isn't to say I can see any better than others I can now see! If it had not been a competition specifically for B&W, I would've suggested sepia or duo/quad toning! Patrick's version gave the pic more of a 'brooding' feeling, which lent more interest!