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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: John Rodriguez on May 04, 2013, 11:43:33 am

Title: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: John Rodriguez on May 04, 2013, 11:43:33 am

I need input on two subtly different versions of an image. 

Version A

(http://www.johnrodriguezphotography.com/img/s9/v90/p1562443350-4.jpg)

Version B

(http://www.johnrodriguezphotography.com/img/s8/v83/p1577647350-4.jpg)

Which do you prefer?  Please only respond if you're viewing on a calibrated monitor.

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 04, 2013, 01:06:45 pm

#1

More natural looking.

The other one is more contrasty and saturated. aggressive, crunchy... However, without the comparison, it might stand well on its own just as well.

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: Chairman Bill on May 04, 2013, 02:37:47 pm

I think there should be more shadow in the image, and like Slobodan, I prefer the first of the two.

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 04, 2013, 05:59:50 pm

I vote for the first, too.

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: louoates on May 05, 2013, 09:07:54 pm

I think most buyers would prefer A, the higher contrast version.

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: bill t. on May 06, 2013, 12:24:03 am

There's no real difference, only a nuance that would probably be meaningless in a print.   

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 06, 2013, 01:31:31 am

I could swaer that the originally posted examples were noticeably diferent ???

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: bill t. on May 06, 2013, 01:36:27 am

They're still different, stack 'em up in PS.

The difference is a similar to what you get from tilting the monitor to pick up a different amount of ambient room light.  And late evening, slumping head heights need to be considered as well.

Title: Re: Snaking Branches in Morning Light - Briones
Post by: francois on May 06, 2013, 05:00:11 am

Quote from: bill t. on May 06, 2013, 12:24:03 am

There's no real difference, only a nuance that would probably be meaningless in a print.   

That's what I found and I had to use calculations in PS to convince myself that those two photos were not identical.