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Red deer in black and white

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Posted by Edwin kats on October 31, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Red deer in black and white
Yes, you've seen a simular shot. This is the first one out of a 11 frame burst. First time I convert to black and white so I would appreciate your honest opinion.

iso 200 1/10 sec. f/5.6 from a self build hide full frame

Edwin Kats
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on October 31, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Hi Edwin
It works for me but then so did the colour version. I guess with B&W we get more latitude to experiment with tone and contrast, and even adding a tint of colour too. This 'artistic freedom' could take this image in a number of directions due the wide tonal range present - my preference would be for more contrast but that's not the point; technically capturing the image correctly in the first place has opened a number of options to you.

Apart from that, it's a cracking shot, especially the 'in habitat' approach.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by PhilH on October 31, 2009 at 1:48 PM
As Chris says, the process of going to a monochrome image opens a whole world of artistic freedom, probably because with traditional film the image was created with correct exposure correct processing and then your artistic interpretation in the 'red lit room'.

I would go with a touch more contrast, this approach shows the 'layers' superbly..

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Posted by David Kjaer on October 31, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Hi Edwin

Works for me - I'm sure it would make a wonderful large print!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on October 31, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Hi Edwin,
The colour one gives me a really wow feeling. This one does not. This gives me dthe feeling the deer is in a enormous grassland and in the woods as he is.
Sorry but this not work for me.

Posted by Ian Mason on October 31, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Definitely colour version for me too Edwin :wink:
Posted by Craig Churchill on October 31, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Actually prefer it in B & W very nice Edwin.


Craig
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Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 31, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Hi Edwin,

I like the B n W conversion it gives me a feeling of loneliness and isolation :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on November 1, 2009 at 5:31 AM


It's the colour version for me too Edwin.

Andy...
Posted by Ian Haskell on November 1, 2009 at 11:25 AM
I prefer the colour version of this too.

Ian
Posted by Fran French on November 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Love the isolation here Edwin, B&W works well for me here, although I do prefer the colour version.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on November 1, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Much prefer the colour version Ed, the feeling of depth from the layers are lost in the b&w.

Des
Posted by Mark Sisson on November 2, 2009 at 3:46 AM
More impact from the colour one Ed but this too works well in a more subtle way - personally I think it would benefit from a touch more contrast though.

Mark

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 2, 2009 at 4:08 AM
For me there are few occasions when B/W works on animal images and this is not one of them. The colour version is subtle and a great example of an animal in its environment but for me this image has a lack of tonal range to convert to B/W.
Robert