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mmai
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · B&W or Color


I am torn. Wife likes the color version, but my heart is with the B&W. Which do you like?

http://michaelmai.smugmug.com/Fine-Art-Photos/Color/i-sdhBwnt/1/XL/sfbay-6150207-XL.jpg

http://michaelmai.smugmug.com/Fine-Art-Photos/Black-and-White/i-J2M4TTr/1/XL/sfbay-6150207-Edit-XL.jpg

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Feb 08, 2015 at 12:18 AM
Jim Bau
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · B&W or Color


I'm partial to the color version. It is almost B&W as it is. The little bit of color it has is nice. In both shots you need to fix the horizon.


Feb 08, 2015 at 12:22 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · B&W or Color


I think the colour brings some warm and therefore engagement to it, while the B&W doesn't have quite the drama I want.


Feb 08, 2015 at 12:23 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · B&W or Color


Jim Bau wrote:
I'm partial to the color version. It is almost B&W as it is. The little bit of color it has is nice. In both shots you need to fix the horizon.


I appreciate your comment.

Horizon fixed.




Feb 08, 2015 at 12:45 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · B&W or Color


m.sommers00 wrote:
I think the colour brings some warm and therefore engagement to it, while the B&W doesn't have quite the drama I want.


Thank you!

I see your point.



Feb 08, 2015 at 12:46 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · B&W or Color


Great lighting here. I like the Black and White, but I tend to always like B and W's better. I would crop out the top quarter and leave only the very bottom of the dark cloud at the top. It doesn't ad alot to the picture and it looks a little noisy to me.


Feb 09, 2015 at 01:46 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · B&W or Color


danthebiker wrote:
Great lighting here. I like the Black and White, but I tend to always like B and W's better. I would crop out the top quarter and leave only the very bottom of the dark cloud at the top. It doesn't ad alot to the picture and it looks a little noisy to me.


Thanks Dan.

I've denoised it a bit.I think will I keep the top quarter as the light on the upper left adds more drama, IMHO.



Feb 09, 2015 at 10:49 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · B&W or Color


Absolutely Black and White!!
Perhaps taking about 30% from the top?
Kee



Feb 09, 2015 at 11:19 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · B&W or Color


Michael,
The b/w seems to have more fine detail on Alcatraz(?), the clouds, the background mtn ridge and the sunrays. I like it!
Dan



Feb 09, 2015 at 11:53 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · B&W or Color


B&W, cropping off about 1/5 off the top, using light dodging and burning on God's rays, and using mild selenium toning.

Sasha.



Feb 09, 2015 at 02:16 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · B&W or Color


FMers are such a wonderful crowd.

I appreciate all your comment and suggestion -- I will try them to how things pan out.



Feb 09, 2015 at 04:24 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · B&W or Color


Prefer black and white


Feb 10, 2015 at 07:29 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · B&W or Color


B&W for me!


Feb 10, 2015 at 10:32 AM





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