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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: shadowblade on February 07, 2014, 01:26:39 pm

Title: Caught in the Web - colour vs monochrome
Post by: shadowblade on February 07, 2014, 01:26:39 pm

Not a landscape, but a cityscape.

Webb Bridge, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, connects the southern and northern banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne's Docklands district. Its unique design is inspired by an Aboriginal eel trap.

I took this shot from inside the bridge, stitching multiple shots from the A7r and TS-E 17L rotated around its nodal point (the shot being far too wide for the shift-and-stitch technique I generally prefer).

Can't decide whether the monochrome or colour version works better, though - what do you think?

Title: Re: Caught in the Web - colour vs monochrome
Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 07, 2014, 01:39:35 pm

I think that colour reinforces the other-worldly nature of the subject.

Title: Re: Caught in the Web - colour vs monochrome
Post by: wolfnowl on February 09, 2014, 02:08:54 am

I agree.  The B&W is an interesting set of patterns but colour makes this image.

Mike.

Title: Re: Caught in the Web - colour vs monochrome
Post by: Dave Pluimer on February 09, 2014, 03:16:19 am

Definitely the color. A lot of pop in that image.

Title: Re: Caught in the Web - colour vs monochrome
Post by: batmura on February 09, 2014, 07:30:59 am

I like both, but colour is better, IMO.

Title: Re: Caught in the Web - colour vs monochrome
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on February 09, 2014, 03:28:12 pm

Both versions are great, but I also go with colour here.
Cheers
~Chris