B&W, Colour or neither - Welsh lighthouse shot

[simonkit]

Just spending a little time in CS3 revisting a few past shots. Does anyone have any preference between these 2 - or perhaps neither works for you. All comments appreciated

simon

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/PICT2402_colour.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/PICT2402_bw.jpg

[Ewan]

I think the colour one is nice, but in the B&W you just lose that lovely colour in the sky and it looks too flat.

[Susane]

The first needs a touch more saturation and contrast for my taste, and the second a little more contrast too.
Good subjects for HDR maybe?

[grumpybadger]

Definitely colour for me on that choice

[dougdarter]

Just done a quick and dirty HDR conversion in PS 3...

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k88/dougdarter/Tower4.jpg

[simonkit]

[QUOTE=dougdarter;262400]Just done a quick and dirty HDR conversion in PS 3...


Doug,

To be honest my original post is made from 2 tiffs converted from a single RAW, one for the sky & one for the rest. The original shot had too much Dynamic range & was impossible to convert on its own.

Your effort shows further possibilities with the shadows but it's lost some of the detail I was trying to recover in the sky - I think I should have another go with the RAW file

thanks

simon

[Brains]

I can actually see a 'halo' type effect around the building etc....probably where you have merged the 2 tiffs.

[simonkit]

I can actually see a 'halo' type effect around the building etc....probably where you have merged the 2 tiffs.

Yes, I noticed it too - isn't quite so obvious in the tiff than it is in this jpg, still there though

I'm definitely having another go at this one as I really like this shot, I have another very similiar one on my website, but taken in much more subdued/overcast lighting conditions

thanks

simon

[WelshPixie]

From your originally posted two, I prefer the black and white - the colour does nothing for the pic. However, possibilities glimpsed in the edit, hehe - maybe, like you said, if you play with the tiff a little more the colours will come out :o)

[Yv]

Yep, the B&W for me, but it does need a bit more processing possibly, more contrast?

[simonkit]

Thanks everyone for the comments, had another go as a result:

simon

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/PICT2402_llanddwyn.jpg

[simonkit]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/PICT2402_bw-1.jpg

[TomB]

Had a quick play, I hope you don't mind - just shout and I'll take it down.

Contrast boost, virtual photographer 'detailed' PS filter, a little bit of Paint With Light II action. A bit of a rush job, but you get the idea.

EDIT - Oops, you beat me to the B&W version. Your re-edit is a big improvement, nice one.

http://server2.uploadit.org/files/bigblacktom-PICT2402_colour.jpg

[mij]

Definitely black and white for me, especially the second version.

Michael.