Colour Or Black And White

Hi All,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

There are times when you take a picture and you think,
What do I prefer the colour rendition or the black and white version.

I like black and white especially if I am shooting street photography
as I feel it takes away all the distractions. I'm not saying that colour street is
not good as it has its place as well.

Here I have a picture that I processed twice. Ounce in its original colour
and the other processed in black and white.
It isn't a street photo but a picture of a door on a light house in Fremantle.

I framed for a tight shot and I loved the vividness of the red and white and
also the orange rust stains which gave the photo grit.
Although happy with the result I thought to myself, why not try black and white
and see what is result. I tinkered around for a while and in the end the result below
is what I ended up with.

The black and white version shows a lot more grit I think but after all I still have a hard
time choosing. If you had a choice which would you prefer.
For me I have two images that I can use or share in case someone prefers black and
white or colour.

Thank you for taking the time to read My Photographic Observations.
If you have any comments good or bad please leave below as I love feedback
weather it be good or bad lol...

Vedran

Different Perspectives Of An Old Powerstation

Hi all,


Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

Today I am showing the difference of not just taking one shot but many shots
and choosing what possibly works best at different perspectives and focal lengths etc.

Close to where i live in Fremantle, Western Australia there is an old abandoned
building. It is the South Fremantle Power Station.
It makes for wonderful subject matter and there are days when there are clouds about
the place instead of a bald sky, which always makes for interesting photography.

This particular day was fairly overcast which seemed to soften the light and give
nice even lighting. The first shot I took I wanted to capture the clouds that were
everywhere as they truly looked amazing.
I set my aperture as I shot in aperture priority and under exposed slightly so as not to
blow out the sky as I wanted the cloud detail. The picture below is the end result
of that attempt which I think turned out quite nice.

The only problem was I did not think of foreground interest to give the pic some depth.
I processed in Lr 5 and this is how it ended up.

I moved a little closer and tried a different perspective by also zooming in to capture
more of the building. However this time I included foreground interest and although
not in the same wide angle and overall vastness  of the first image I think it is more interesting.

I guess it comes down to what a person prefers but each photo has its own great qualities I think.
Although I would say that coz I am biased obviously lol...

Perseverance and taking many shots is what it boils down to. I took about 20 shots at various focal lengths etc and out of them you should have at least 2 or 3 images that stand out.

Thank you for taking the time to read and if you have any comments for or against I
would love to read by leaving comments down below..

Vedran