p.77 #5 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Some street shooting. I'm not a zone shooter so I set the camera on shutter priority at 1/250s with Auto ISO. I don't always nail focus but I'm learning how to use this method. Looks like on these, I just left it in 'P' mode. I forget sometimes . . .
p.77 #12 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
sebboh wrote:
+1
+1
But let me go out on a limb and suggest one reason why: I think the color versions appear on the high end of contrast, crunchiness, and saturation towards slightly unnatural rendering. Could be subjective post choices, or working on an uncalibrated monitor (mine is calibrated), or a combination of the two.
B&W sometimes shines when the colors go funky/hardcore, and can work at harder contrast/deeper, crunchier blacks where color won't.
In the color versions, I see a strong yellow/green cast and the hard processing-- which distracts me from the actual stuff in the image. In the B&W versions, I am only seeing the subjects and not having a conversation with myself about the colors.
p.77 #14 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
A lot of the my favorite current street photography, like the work from some of the shooters over at In-Public, is in color. Like Gruyaert says, though, it is more difficult, because color is another element that has to be integrated into the scene, so you can't just go for geometry and light like you can with B&W street photography. If you don't take color into account from the beginning and make it a priority, then you're probably better of shooting B&W.
p.77 #15 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
All the points made above about the B&W version are true though a critic might say B&W street photography has become just another visual trope, shackled by tradition. Some may prefer it simply because it's the way he/ she is accustomed to seeing such subject matter portrayed.
