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Plain prinia - REPOST

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Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 27, 2012 at 12:11 AM
Plain prinia - REPOST
I don't do a lot of BW conversions but listening to all of you in my previous post when I was working on this picture I thought I will just give it a try .. which one do you think is better ?

Thanks again for your thoughts and comments.

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Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 27, 2012 at 12:12 AM
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Posted by Jack Garrett on July 27, 2012 at 12:24 AM
It has to be color...the bird gets lost in the B/W.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 27, 2012 at 12:34 AM
Thanks Jack - I actually got carried away a little bit by the patterns of the Hyacinth :smile:
Posted by Rod Chandler on July 28, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Color - hands down.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on July 31, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Color. I think textured wildlife like mammal faces can work well in BW, but it's a lot tougher to make birds pop with conversions. I really like the comp of the color shot and the foliage adds scale to the tiny bird while placing him in his habitat.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 1, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Color for me too. Usually I like the textures of foliage like this processed in black and white. However with the inclusion of the bird in the photo the game changed. As said above, the bird gets lost in B&W.