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I promised myself not to redo colour images in mono, but to process accordingly.
However.... This is yesterdays converted to mono, I couldn't resist, and this is the one that will stay. Cards on table I do prefer monos anyway, but this has a completly different feel, yesterdays was all about the ambience of the Natural History Museum, and the warmth in the stonwork decor, this is about the guy and his interaction with more emphasis on the light, how it clips the statue of Darwins head, to me it gives a connection.
Enough waffle...
| Brand: | Olympus |
| Camera: | Olympus E-PL1  Check out Olympus Image Space! |
| Lens: | OLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 L |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 3 Aug 2012 - 2:09 PM |
| Focal Length: | 14mm |
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/320sec |
| ISO: | 250 |
| Title: | Evolutionary II |
| Username: | 
Nick_w |
| Uploaded: | 29 Jan 2013 - 9:26 AM |
| Tags: | Architecture, Black & white, Flash / lighting, General, Landscape / travel, Natural history museum, Photo journalism, Portraits / people |
| Votes: | 68 |
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This is nice, very nice processing...............gives the image a spooky feel...........
I had a good look at this before I read your narrative. Two things immediately came to mind - this one is about structure rather than atmosphere, and the structure acquires quite an Escher look. Plus, in yesterday's I wasn't really aware of the direct relationship between the figure and Darwin - here it is central.
I'm generally avoiding direct colour/mono comparisons.
Moira
The play of light and shadow is more evident to me here - I too love a good mono and this one is what it's all about.
The interaction between the tourist and the statue is now evident - the strong colours of his clothing took center stage in the colour version, and was a definite distraction from the message to use that word. The framing using the center rail is excellent too.
I'm impressed with this conversion and how you've managed to maintain such detail in the dark areas.
Anne
A different approach to this much photographed location Nick, which is always a good thing when you know it has been done loads of times before.
Seeing the colour yesterday edges it over the mono today for me, may be the colour included more detail, here the focus switches more with the light and the person.
Pity you didn't have an axesaw with you, without central hand rail, who knows what it would look like LOL.
Anyway it's good to be different
LesF
Without the distraction of colour the atmosphere created by the light really 'sings' here Nick. As you have said and others observed the figure becomes far more important. Whereas the color version could be called Architecture with figures this is much more a portrait in a an architectural setting.
Derek
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