Indifference: B&W or Color?

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,952 moderator
edited July 12, 2007 in Landscapes
I am going for creepiness here. Which do you think works better?

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or

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BTW, there's nothing really wrong with the woman on the ground, though none of these ladies bothered to find that out.

Thanks.
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  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2007
    I like the color edition much better...just my opinion of course. With all of the graystone, it's almost like selective colorization of the important elements. I am much more aware of the fact that the women, and the man,for that matter, either don't notice, or don't care, about the woman on the ground. And the white flower bed also feeds in as key to the composition. And of course the first moment of glimpsing it, you can't help but think it's a tragedy. Upon closer inspection, it appears that the woman on the ground just plumb tuckered herself out, and found a nice place on the warm tiles to take a cat nap (meow). At least that's my story...the picture invites the viewer to decide whats happening, and ask questions ...making it a fun photograph. I like it. Thanks for sharing.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,952 moderator
    edited July 9, 2007
    Thanks, Leaforte. I think I had an a priori notion that this would work better in B&W, but in the end, I tend to agree that the color version is better. I just didn't get the contrast it needs in B&W. Perhaps someone more skilled at conversion could pull it off.

    You are exactly right about the story. The "body" was just a tired shopper enjoying the warmth of the early morning sun. I was shooting from my terrace about a half a block away, after I saw her sit up and talk with a couple of people who stopped to ask if she was OK. What I did find dismaying is that the overwhelming majority of people made no attempt at all to inquire whether she needed help. rolleyes1.gif

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  • JohnCJohnC Registered Users Posts: 222 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    I vote color on this as well. thumb.gif

    I'm not a pro, though.
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  • z_28z_28 Registered Users Posts: 956 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    OK, so another vote after color thumb.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,952 moderator
    edited July 10, 2007
    Thanks, John and z. There seems to be a clear trend. :D

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  • pyrtekpyrtek Registered Users Posts: 539 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2007
    Out of these two I also vote for the color version, but I would vote for B&W if
    the conversion was more contrasty.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2007
    b/w is creepier
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,952 moderator
    edited July 12, 2007
    pyrtek wrote:
    Out of these two I also vote for the color version, but I would vote for B&W if
    the conversion was more contrasty.

    My feelings exactly. Thanks, Bernard. thumb.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,952 moderator
    edited July 12, 2007
    Tee Why wrote:
    b/w is creepier

    Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. thumb.gif

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