Pelican 1, or 2 ?

[ghost]

Recent shot of pelican (kit lens...I wish I'd used my 50mm, the sharpness I know is not quite there).

But this question is about B&W conversion. Which do you prefer 1 or 2?





thanks for any feedback,

ghost

[johndec]

No 1 is a tad dull and No 2 is a tad blown... 1 1/2 would be perfect

[stubbsy]

To be honest I can't see any difference between the two.

[Oneputt]

Ghost there is nothing wrong with the kit lens. It is as sharp as you could wish.

[Banjo]

Out of the 2 I would have to say No 1

[Willy wombat]

#1 - fix the horizon though.

[moggy]

No.2 does it for me, nice shot.

Bob.

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[Maximus]

I'd say half way in between too. The first one is a tad dull and the second one reminds me of a cartoon that's had the color sucked out of it.

[ghost]

Thanks everyone for your input

I myself prefer #2 but agree it is a tad blown. FYI here's the colour version:

[Hlop]

I prefer #1 but wish to see bit more of contrastness BTW, color version is veryy good

[jethro]

A bit of fill in flash may have helped as the pelican is half in shade
Jethro

[tasadam]

I think number 1 is too dull. You can see it's sunshine on the beach behind the bird, but it really looks too dull.
Number 2 has hotspots in the forehead and tops of wings, but other than that, it is my preference.
Having seen the colour original, I see the hot spots are there too, so agree with Jethro about the flash.

Love the composition, were you dangling a fish off your lens?

I don't yet own a 50mm lens but want to get one. f1.4 wow... But the kit lens does a great job. The professional photographer with the D2x at this event last Tuesday in Tasmania had the kit lens fitted... (photo)