Colour or B&W.....

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Colour or B&W.....

Postby Marty on Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:43 pm

A shot of one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
Two versions, one colour and a simple b&w conversion.
Which do you prefer...???

The colour is un-touched, although I believe its not an original red....

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And the b&w conversion, I think it lacks 'punch'....

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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:45 pm

Marty - a classic such as this E-type always looks good in colour IMO.
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Postby big pix on Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:46 pm

I agree with chris.......
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Postby Marty on Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:50 pm

Yeah, I love the colour shot of the E-type.
But I think the red is just too red....
Looks more like a modern colour paint.
Maybe I can tone dwon in Photoshop.
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:59 pm

Marty

To be honest I wouldn't countenance a B & W conversion on such a strong colour image, but here's a quick one from me. Try this in PS CS:

- Shadow Highlight adjustment - Shadow 100, Highlight 10
- Split channels (right click the little triangle in the channels palette and choose from the menu that pops up)
- You now have separate B & W's based on the Red, Green and Blue channels. Pick the one you like best and play with brightness and contrast

For me the _B version looks best.
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Postby shutterbug on Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:01 pm

Colour hands down...cannot compare
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Postby Marty on Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:08 pm

well its decided.....
The b&w version is now residing in the Recycle Bin...
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Postby Nnnnsic on Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:17 pm

Colour.

Easily.
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:19 pm

Certainly colour for me too.
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