Wasp

[Timoris]

I love wasps. Spotted one this afternoon, so I ran inside, grabbed some extension tubes, shot, and then converted to B&W.

Added grain, I tried to bring in high contrast within the image, shifted the hues to darken the background.
Is this too much? There is just soemthing... blah about the image but I can't place my finger on it.

Thoughts? Critiques?

EOS T2i / 550D
f/16
1/40 sec
800 ISO
50mm Prime
Extension Tubes

 

[reedshots]

Although I really like B&W I think the color version of this would get rid of the blah – if this is a yellow jacket that would be outstanding.

 

[Timoris]

The same picture, but with different adjustments done than the Black and White version.
Although, by posting this as contrast it is now in the wrong forum

 

[reedshots]

I would say the color version is much better.

 

[Timoris]

Than how would I obtain something nice in B&W? (Using the wasp as an example) My best B&W are portraits, I'd like to expand from that.

 

[Arkanjel Imaging]

This would be interesting as a selective color. Black & yellow :thumbup:

 

[ToMaNyToYsJf]

Def the color picture for this particular image. For the b&w version I'd say take the grain out and lower the contrast lightly. My thoughts