Color or B&W

[ronlane]

I couldn't decide which I liked better, then I realized that I didn't have to decide. I figured that I could share with you both.

1)


Guthrie walk-138 by Ron_Lane, on Flickr

2)


Guthrie walk-138-b&w by Ron_Lane, on Flickr

 

[limr36 5]

I say color, surprisingly enough. Red is integral to the Coca-Cola name and image that I think it would be a shame to leave it out. Especially such a vibrant rendering of it!

 

[ronlane]

I say color, surprisingly enough. Red is integral to the Coca-Cola name and image that I think it would be a shame to leave it out. Especially such a vibrant rendering of it!

Thanks Leonore. I tend to agree, but as soon as I saw that sign (it had a car parked there for hours) I saw it in b&w. That's a bonus of having digital, huh.

 

[limr36 5]

I definitely see why. The sign itself plus black and white would create a nice vintage-y feeling photo. I think this conversion is a bit too clean and modern-looking, though. You need some grain - go back and shoot it with film!

 

[bc_steve]

Colour!

 

[AlanKlein87 4]

I say color, surprisingly enough. Red is integral to the Coca-Cola name and image that I think it would be a shame to leave it out. Especially such a vibrant rendering of it!

That's what I felt. Red goes with coke.

 

[DarkShadow]

Color

 

[480sparky46 45]

How about a compromise?

Image is duplicated to two layers. Top layer is converted using Channel Mixer, then opacity dropped to 95%. This allows a bit of the original color to show through.

Then the layers are merged and a slight sepia tone is added to it.

 

[sleist]

Color.

 

[ronlane]

I definitely see why. The sign itself plus black and white would create a nice vintage-y feeling photo. I think this conversion is a bit too clean and modern-looking, though. You need some grain - go back and shoot it with film!

I can go back to the Silverefex pro software with the B&W one and add some grain to it. But this being so clean is what caught my eye, when I was looking through the presets that were on there. It's not everyday that I shoot them so clean that they convert that well. (Got one right)

How about a compromise?

Image is duplicated to two layers. Top layer is converted using Channel Mixer, then opacity dropped to 95%. This allows a bit of the original color to show through.

Then the layers are merged and a slight sepia tone is added to it.

Thanks Sparky, that is a good conversion too.

 

[charlie76]

Definitely color

 

[Rick58]

Even I need to use the "C" word

 

[Warhorse]

Color looks better here for me too.

 

[jenko]

Color--yes!!

 

[ronlane]

Thank you all. So Color beats out bacon on this one.