Theresa Mine Redux

[RSL]

Here's another interesting B&W conversion. The color grabs you, so you don't think about a conversion, but it always pays to check.

[nemo295]

The color is nice, but the conversion really brought out the dynamics in the sky. Overall I prefer it to the color version.

[Harald L]

I'm not decisive. For the construction I'd prefer b/w, for the landscape color. I think both will work as well. Perhaps it depends on the wall on which this picture will hang on.

Harald

[David Eckels]

I am pleasantly bifurcated as well!

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

The color one is nice, but the B&W really zings, say I, in my thoroughly biased view.

Eric M.

[Michael Haspert]

I'm a rookie and this is my first post here. (grain-of-salt warning)
The B&W is evocative but I like the color version more and can even describe why.
To me, the aerial perspective provided by the color is very effective.
I see the green of the plants in front of the rusty red mine, the slightly bluer-green of the hill in the mid distance, the far-blue of the mountains, then the sky framing the structure.
The depth & distance provided by the aerial perspective makes the mine "loom" most effectively and hits me with a greater emotional impact.

[Jeremy Roussak]

The color one is nice, but the B&W really zings, say I, in my thoroughly biased view.

"Nice" is, I think, a good description of the colour version. It's pleasant but bland and I find it uninteresting after the first glance. The b&w, on the other hand, has drama and retains my interest. There's better detail in the building, the distant mountains are more clearly defined and the clouds stand out.

Jeremy

[RSL]

I agree, Jeremy. I've been shooting the Theresa mine for several years now. On this day I got lucky with the clouds and the mountains. You have a relatively short period in early summer when things have grown up in the area but there's still enough snow on the mountains to make them interesting in the picture. But the atmospheric perspective always dims the distance more than I'd like it to, and this day was no exception. In the end, unsurprisingly, what you get is "nice," though you might not be surprised at how well "nice" prints of Theresa sell. I much prefer the B&W. It brings out the things for which I shot the picture.