which one?

doxx · Mar 9, 2004

version A

version B

voodoocat · Mar 9, 2004

I'm going to go with version b.

Chase · Mar 9, 2004

another vote for version B...I enjoy seeing more of the path/road

dadaR6 · Mar 9, 2004

version B also

vonnagy · Mar 9, 2004

tsssssk, tssssk, why does it always have to be either/or?

I like the path in photo 2, but I like some the darker tones in image 1, especially in the area of reflection in the puddle.

Dew · Mar 9, 2004

version A .. i like the fact that its darker

metroshane · Mar 9, 2004

I really like A. It seems more intimate to me.

Not sure where the focus is in B...but in A it's the relationship of the two benches and the light pole against the city. I do like the exposure better, also. Being trained in film production I often think of my images as stills from a movie. I even crop in 16:9 sometimes as it's really pleasing to me. I see the first image as the set of jack the ripper. B is just a picture.

Osmer_Toby · Mar 9, 2004

a is more powerful. more foreboding, more malevolent (the darker trees?), more turbulent (the deeper contrast of the clouds?)
also, composition is better- you see the third tree on the far left, better accenting the line of the road.
the bench, at this angle, seems to connect better to the city in the background.

mrsid99 · Mar 9, 2004

First one for me....I really like the sharp focus and greater contrast although if you could do that to the second one then I'd go with that.

MDowdey · Mar 9, 2004

i dig the reflection in NUM 2.

md

drdan · Mar 9, 2004

I like A better. It just has more emotion and mystery to me. I agree it's more intimate.

doxx · Mar 9, 2004

but I like some the darker tones in image 1, especially in the
area of reflection in the puddle

version A .. i like the fact that its darker

I really like A. It seems more intimate to me.

a is more powerful. more foreboding, more malevolent
(the darker trees?), more turbulent (the deeper contrast of the clouds?)

you guys are on the right path - unfortunately it's hard to tell the
difference from the small web files.
I took these today and happened to have both cameras with me
(my Bessa rangefinder and the 10D)
I have been to this place several times and got some decent
pictures in color with the digital over there. Today I decided to
take a few with b/w film because I liked the dark mood of the scene.

I shot version A with my film camera - Bessa R, 35 mm Skopar,
HP5+ @ISO 400, 1/250 @f8

version B with my Canon 10D, Sigma 15-30 @15mm, ISO 400,
1/250 @f8

the tonal range of the converted digital is beautiful, also it has almost no
noise/grain, but the film scan has much more character, more 'soul' to it.
The details are equally good in both pics, I guess I'm going to treat my
digital b/w differently in the future...
:roll:

doxx · Mar 9, 2004

first one for me....I really like the sharp focus and
greater contrast

I like A better. It just has more emotion and mystery to me.
I agree it's more intimate.

you guys posted while I wrote my essay :lol:

metroshane · Mar 9, 2004

I'm not sure that's such a fair comparison because of the composition. Much of the attitude and darkness is in the composition. I find that when converting my canon 10d pics...I don't like to "remove color". I prefer to desaturate until there is almost ALMOST no color left. To me that's a better b/w.

My only problem with the A would have been that some of the detail was lost in the black areas.