C&C on some B&W shots I've taken recently

[batmura]

Sorry for posting links rather than images directly but 500px won't let me do it:

#1 - The Blue Mosque:
The Blue Mosque by Murat B - Photo 235101833 / 500px

#2 - The Bridge:
Another Day in Istanbul by Murat B - Photo 235093165 / 500px

#3 - The Maiden's Tower:
The Maiden's Tower by Murat B - Photo 234490117 / 500px

Comments as to which one(s) you like and dislike would be much appreciated.

Cheers!

 

[dxqcanada]

Sky is tooo strong in #1, competes with the dome roofs.
I like #2 best overall.
#3, personally I would prefer the light cloud line to be darker ... the buildings got too muddy.

 

[Derrel]

I like 1 and 2 the most. To me, personally, I am not a fan of looooong, time-blurred water in B&W, as was done in shot #3.I prefer color renderings for long, time-blurred shots. To me, the abstraction of B&W takes away from the abstraction of using a long,long timed exposure to create that type of artifice that a very dense Neutral Density or f/256 type exposure time (see Wynn Bullock) causes. I dunno...I just prefer long, ND type shots that are in color.

Of the first two, I prefer the first shot, the mosques, for the simple strength of their geometry. The second shot, of Istanbul, is nice enough with the human figure, but the cityscape on the left side does not have the impact of the mosques.

 

[batmura]

I like 1 and 2 the most. To me, personally, I am not a fan of looooong, time-blurred water in B&W, as was done in shot #3.I prefer color renderings for long, time-blurred shots. To me, the abstraction of B&W takes away from the abstraction of using a long,long timed exposure to create that type of artifice that a very dense Neutral Density or f/256 type exposure time (see Wynn Bullock) causes. I dunno...I just prefer long, ND type shots that are in color.

Of the first two, I prefer the first shot, the mosques, for the simple strength of their geometry. The second shot, of Istanbul, is nice enough with the human figure, but the cityscape on the left side does not have the impact of the mosques.

Thanks so much for your valuable feedback, Derrel. I really appreciate it.