St. Gothard Pass

[Jzero]

St. Gothard Pass, Switzerland. The pass, 6935 ft (2114 m) high, was first extensively used in the 11th century, it joins northern Switzerland to Italy and ... (etc.)

 

[EnterUserName]

I would love to see the color version of this photo any chance you could post that too?

 

[Jzero]

Here is the color version. As a point of interest, which one do you prefer?
J

 

[mysteryscribe]

Black and white always

 

[EnterUserName]

I dont know I kind of like the color version I think it needs a black border to draw your attention inwards.

 

[Puscas]

The B&W version is great.








pascal

 

[russrom]

B&W!

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Well, you've got a 'done up' black and white version and what looks like a stright forward color version. If you made the color verison as gritty as the B&W one, and brought up the saturation to bring out the color of the buildings, I think it could be a little better and a little less vintage looking (not a bad thing).

 

[Kid_Rock_GTX]

Here I think this looks better, im you ask me

 

[Dpez]

for me, B/W makes it...
the color balance b/w snow, road n roof makes the snap more interesting...

 

[Jzero]

This is important feedback for me, so thank you one and all. I have only recently become aware of the 'dramatic impact' (if one can call it that) of B&W photographs. It seems that one can take the most banal color picture and convert it into something quite 'striking' through the simple process of B&W conversion compounded by a bit of muddling around with sharpness settings and so forth for added affect. Since I don't really know what I'm doing when I change settings, the results are totally random (I should keep written records but I just couldn't be bothered)...

J

 

[PNA]

St. Gothard Pass, Switzerland. The pass, 6935 ft (2114 m) high, was first extensively used in the 11th century, it joins northern Switzerland to Italy and ... (etc.)[/quote]

Without loking at a map its Northen Italy that joins Southern and Eastern Switzerland.......however, I may be wrong.

Nice shot nevertheless.

 

[jeroen]

Nice photo. I took the tunnel last summer...

 

[Jzero]

St. Gothard Pass, Switzerland. The pass, 6935 ft (2114 m) high, was first extensively used in the 11th century, it joins northern Switzerland to Italy and ... (etc.)[/quote]

Without loking at a map its Northen Italy that joins Southern and Eastern Switzerland.......however, I may be wrong.

Nice shot nevertheless.

I got this information of Wikipedia so it should be reasonably accurate, although what you say makes sense so I will look it up on a map. Hold on a moment please.... yes! you are quite right. South-Eastern Switzerland to Northern Italy.

So much for the credibility of Wikipedia....!

J