Lost Ball

[laynea24]

My little brother and I went on an adventure the other day. He was not very patient. As I took this photo, I thought of kids playing a game of baseball until the TRAGIC loss of their ball to the woods. Of course, no one would want to venture into the unknown, so here sits this ball... forever.

 

[jowensphoto]

Not bad, thought about a B&W conversion? I'm bored, so here's what I came up with.

 

[laynea24]

Hey, that does look good in B&W! Didn't even think to try it. You're full of good ideas!

 

[AlexanderB]

Not bad, thought about a B&W conversion?

Why convert to B&W? Isn't color tells story better? I do not see B&W makes the picture any better per se.

 

[jowensphoto]

Never said either was more correct than the other; I love BW, and do think it takes focus off the oof BG and brings more attention to the subject.

 

[KenC]

I'd keep the color but desaturate some of the background.

 

[Frequency]

I like both and the story as well..... poor ball...how much it served us!!!....how thankless we are

Regards

 

[laynea24]

Thanks to all! And I will try that, Ken.

 

[laynea24]

Anymore thoughts on this?

 

[JNE_Photos]

I like both photos, but I prefer the color. It actually made me think of what a baseball looks like after my dog plays a few rounds of fetch.

 

[thetrue]

I like the story that goes with the photo. Very much what I thought when I saw the ball before I read your story. Very nice, very full of nostalgia. Thanks for sharing it!

 

[laynea24]

Thanks for the comments. I appreciate them.

 

[Fred Berg]

B&W doesn't always work, and here the colour photo is so much better to my eye as the texture is lost in the conversion. I agree with Ken that the ball needs to stand out more, though.

Nice photo.

 

[thetrue]

Here's my take, if you don't mind. I added some contrast and warmed the ball's color a bit. Let me know what you think!

 

[laynea24]

I like it. It looks good. I think mine may convey a more lost emotion though.