Though I normally want to see the vibrant greens of your landscape, there's definitely something appealing about this view in B&W. Particularly the sky.
I've discovered that sometimes the feel lends itself to B&W. The sun was coming through clouds but only in places, and the mountain was mostly in shade but with sun light here and there.
I thought the same as Kelly...Ireland in black and white is blasphemous! :) It is very pretty, but a much different shot than if it were in color, almost ghostly in fact. Did you take the shot with the intention of b&w, or was it a post production decision?
There's more depth in the B&W than the colour. And the contrast in light which you can't really see in the colour creates a depth. In spring we have shades of green upon shades of green but now all of them are much of a muchness.
9:00AM, I'm just getting ready to climb the mountain in the first really good wet and windy day. I'm quite looking forward to it. It's probably the tailend of Hurricane Matthew.
I'm a big fan of Ansel Adams and your picture does him justice. I've always thought I gravitated to him because I'm partially color blind. I can sit and stare at his pictures and your top picture for hours while the bottom one I would just give a minute or two and move on.
Me, I think there's more dimension in the B&W. You see I don't think we really process the greens whether colour challenged or not, they become a point on a gradation that our eye doesn't see as a full stop(if you get me). While the B&W, you can see there is a very distinct foreground middle and background. And where the sky pulls the mountain perceptually forward in the colour, the B&W causes it to shove it back.
I know nothing about photography other than I love to look at black and white pictures and imagine what the colors would be. I covered up your color shot for a minute before I fully looked at it. Of course those the colors are brilliant and cause a desire to take a long walk in that field.
Though I normally want to see the vibrant greens of your landscape, there's definitely something appealing about this view in B&W. Particularly the sky.
ReplyDeleteI've discovered that sometimes the feel lends itself to B&W. The sun was coming through clouds but only in places, and the mountain was mostly in shade but with sun light here and there.
DeleteThanks for coming back and adding the color shot for comparison. I still prefer it in B&W and agree with the reasonings you've given in the comments.
DeleteI thought the same as Kelly...Ireland in black and white is blasphemous! :) It is very pretty, but a much different shot than if it were in color, almost ghostly in fact. Did you take the shot with the intention of b&w, or was it a post production decision?
ReplyDeleteThere's more depth in the B&W than the colour. And the contrast in light which you can't really see in the colour creates a depth. In spring we have shades of green upon shades of green but now all of them are much of a muchness.
Delete9:00AM, I'm just getting ready to climb the mountain in the first really good wet and windy day. I'm quite looking forward to it. It's probably the tailend of Hurricane Matthew.
I'm a big fan of Ansel Adams and your picture does him justice. I've always thought I gravitated to him because I'm partially color blind. I can sit and stare at his pictures and your top picture for hours while the bottom one I would just give a minute or two and move on.
ReplyDeleteMe, I think there's more dimension in the B&W. You see I don't think we really process the greens whether colour challenged or not, they become a point on a gradation that our eye doesn't see as a full stop(if you get me). While the B&W, you can see there is a very distinct foreground middle and background. And where the sky pulls the mountain perceptually forward in the colour, the B&W causes it to shove it back.
DeleteI know nothing about photography other than I love to look at black and white pictures and imagine what the colors would be. I covered up your color shot for a minute before I fully looked at it. Of course those the colors are brilliant and cause a desire to take a long walk in that field.
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