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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


which I like better, color or B&W. normally I don't have this problem. if I see the B&W first I love it, then I see the color and cant make a decision.

2017-01-07_0004 by Shawn Robertson, on Flickr

2017-01-07_0003 by Shawn Robertson, on Flickr



Jan 09, 2017 at 11:36 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


I am leaning towards the b/w, but I wish his back eye weren't slightly OOF. Also, that eye looks dingy for lack of a better word.

Any others with both eyes in focus?

Nice otherwise

greg



Jan 10, 2017 at 12:43 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


The B&W does get rid of the green, so if you are not fond of that shirt colour, it will help your choice. Otherwise both are looking good.

An interesting look with that choice of DOF. A bit too much crop of the head for me.



Jan 10, 2017 at 09:27 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


gheller wrote:
I am leaning towards the b/w, but I wish his back eye weren't slightly OOF. Also, that eye looks dingy for lack of a better word.

Any others with both eyes in focus?

Nice otherwise

greg


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Jim Rickards wrote:
The B&W does get rid of the green, so if you are not fond of that shirt colour, it will help your choice. Otherwise both are looking good.

An interesting look with that choice of DOF. A bit too much crop of the head for me.


thanks guys.

no i dont have another image with the back eye more in focus. just a side effect of 1.4 and being too close. the crop was also in camera so unfortunately i cant uncrop it to see what that looks like. ive been cropping more in camera lately as that is what my eye was drawn into more composition wise that i liked.


Jim, its not that I dont like green, i love the color one and the skin tones. the B&W just drew me in also as I felt it simplified the image more so.

thanks for replying!




Jan 10, 2017 at 01:04 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


B&W and for me as long as the closest eye is in and I don't mind the crop.


Jan 10, 2017 at 05:00 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


I like the composition and lighting. I prefer the color version.

It doesn't seem very sharp even at the front eye...perhaps that is just a characteristic of the particular lens you used wide open.



Jan 10, 2017 at 07:04 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


It's definitely razor sharp in the front eye. It's probably the flick bbcode compression. The original ... Heck even the 2048px version is sharp in the front eye.

Disaster wrote:
I like the composition and lighting. I prefer the color version.

It doesn't seem very sharp even at the front eye...perhaps that is just a characteristic of the particular lens you used wide open.




Jan 10, 2017 at 08:56 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


The B&W can get away with the right eye being OOF. (Artistic license??) The colour, not so much.... Cute little guy.


Jan 10, 2017 at 09:35 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


I like the black and white better. As long as the near eye is sharp it's all good, and it's all good here. Very nice image.


Jan 11, 2017 at 02:19 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


nextelbuddy wrote:
It's definitely razor sharp in the front eye.


the front eye as it appears on this website is out of focus, and I think it at a minimum needs to be sharp if you're going to pull off such a shallow depth of focus on the rest of the image. What lens did you shoot this with?

What saves the image is his adorable expression. I think the image would have been a winner had you stopped down a bit more.



Jan 11, 2017 at 09:41 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


BW for sure. The image is a bit soft, but that's not a bad thing...


Jan 11, 2017 at 10:07 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


went back to the original file and lo and behold the front eye IS soft doh.....

i thought i pixel peeped that one well my bad...

well I still love the image but its because im biased lol.

thanks every one for the helpful comments.



Jan 13, 2017 at 02:43 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


It is sharp enough in my opinion.


Jan 13, 2017 at 02:45 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


They are both excellent. The focus situation is not a problem especially for a portrait. Everything does not have to be razor sharp. This is sharp enough and the image has so many other great qualities.


Jan 13, 2017 at 08:08 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · first image of 2017 and can't decide..


BW for sure


Jan 15, 2017 at 02:54 AM





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