An epiphany

RobL · 2020-02-19T23:10:17+0000

I have always expressed a dislike of black and white photos where the option of colour is available; an oil or watercolour painter doesn't paint in monochrome, that is the preserve of media such as charcoal and pen and ink, so to my mind a colour sensor falls into the same category as a palette. I especially like images which use colour subtly although very rarely achieve that myself. However whilst trying and failing to process Hamlet (below) I couldn't satisfactorily resolve the amber light thrown by the floodlight so in desperation I switched to black and white and I suddenly thought it finally works. This has led me to try the same treatment on a few other photos where there was hardly if any colour present and I had been struggling to achieve something, so here they are and any comments would be welcome. Having discovered that the K1 will take black and white photos in RAW I am resolved to look for suitable subjects and try a more authentic approach.

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RobL RobL

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Posted 22/02/2020 - 22:53 Link

Thanks again guys, I really appreciate your comments. I tried a couple more conversions from my archive but that confirmed to me that if it works in colour then that’s how it should stay, there is a subtlety in colour which appeals; unless my reaction is wow, that’s how it was meant to be then it doesn’t get done. I have always been suspicious of the concept of “rescuing” a photo by changing it to b/w but I suppose that is what I have been doing, I much prefer the idea of seeing a scene as b/w from the outset which can be done in live view and which is what I attempted in the street scene.

Edited by RobL: 22/02/2020 - 23:01