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Conception Harbour

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on April 29, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Conception Harbour
I know color/b&w mixes doesn't float everyone's boat, but this seemed to work well in this scene. It was a pretty drab low contrast day, which drove me toward b&w, but the complete b&w version didn't quite do it for me. So, I tried this, and I like it. I'm curious of your opinions.

Cheers
Posted by David Bostock on April 29, 2010 at 11:35 PM
I like how you've combined this, Ryan. I think the grey of the scene works well against the red boat dock. I can see a bit of transition between the far vertical edge of the boat garage and the B&W, but that's a minor nit. I'm not usually a fan of this kind of photo art, but I think this one works well.
Posted by Jack Graham on May 1, 2010 at 2:39 AM
Ryan.... Call me..this is a nice image--i have a few ideas...
sky needs some Viveza structure!
JG
Posted by Scott Smorra on May 1, 2010 at 10:04 AM
I like your creativity here Ryan. I definitely like the photo, but to me you could just have the red surface of the shed in color and all the rest in b/w. For example the green ropes and logs in the foreground could probably be b/w. This would make the red shed stand out even more. I like Jack's suggestion about increasing the contrast in the sky.
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on May 1, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Thanks for the opinions, I was going back and forth about the wall and the ropes versus just the building. I think I agree it should just be the building
Posted by John Williams on May 5, 2010 at 10:02 AM
I agree with you, it breaks up the BW nicely. Fun!