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The Vorlon Wife and I went to the shore (Ocean City, NJ) last night. I always take my camera and always look for something to photograph.
Lately I’ve become interested in black and white photography. Many years ago, I used to develop my own black and white film as well as print my own black and white prints.
The nice thing about digital photography is you can quickly and easily convert photos from color to black and white. I wonder what you think of my efforts. The photo on the left is, obviously, a color one – after I’ve bumped the color a bit to give it a little more punch.
The one on the right started with the same original. I converted it to black and white and then played with the lightness and contrast to give the results you see. I rather like my black and white photos with a lot of contrast so they can be a bit more dramatic.
I ask which one do you prefer or are both interesting?
As an aside, I had the ASA on the camera cranked up to 200, as it was near sunset and very cloudy. Although there is some digital noise, I don't think it’s objectionable.
Posted by Ted at July 17, 2005 2:45 PMAs one who has done quite a bit of black and white, I'd rather see good b&w. It's so much easier to get a good color shot, than a black and white.
Posted by: Reb Orrell at July 18, 2005 9:01 AMBlack and white force one to do a better job of composition.
Posted by: Ted at July 18, 2005 8:10 PM