BW or Colors ?

[crevest]

Hi everyone,

Introducing Canelle, looking pretty for me Do you prefer colors or BW for this shot?
You will also notice that the BW is cropped a bit





Cedric

 

[falcontertomt]

Overall I like the Black and White one better.


The green next to the dog's right eye in the color one draws the eye away from the dog because it is very bright. (might just be my ADD)
The catch light in the the dogls left eye in the black and white one seems too bright, and I tend to focus on it as a white dot rather than a catch light. (again might be the ADD)

 

[crevest]

Thanks Falcon, in term of composition, do you prefer the cropped version ?

 

[falcontertomt]

For composition I prefer the black and white one.

 

[wyogirl]

B/W version for me all around. It makes me focus more on the dog without distractions.

 

[crevest]

Perfect thanks for the feedback !

 

[Designer]

Color. Crop is fine.

 

[Rick58]

color for me. I think the "brown" dog is an important part of the photo

 

[Braineack]

I like both. BUT I think the color one is a bit over staurated, and the B&W could be pushed further in the conversion.

 

[vimwiz]

The B&W, if it was more contrasty.

 

[AlanKlein117 6]

They're both very nice. Good dog!

 

[limr7 5]

I prefer the color version. I agree with Rick - the dog's color is an essential part of the picture. The difference between the color of the subject and everything else is a big part of the visual appeal of the shot.

The black and white isn't bad but I think it just needs more contrast. There's not enough differentiation between the subject and that busy bokeh.

 

[crevest]

OK.

I have tried to push the contrast a bit on the BW version:



Thank you all for the comments (and yes she is a good dog )

 

[CaptainNapalm]

I prefer the crop/composition on the BW one but would keep the colour. If anything, maybe desaturate the green in the background a touch to emphasize the subject.