Early Harvest
For me the mono version lacks the major element that makes the first version so good - contrast. Not just the lack of colour contrast between land and sky but the sky itself looks to me to need a bit of a contrast boost and the image as a whole feels a bit lacking compared to the colour version.
That said - viewed in isolation without seeing the colour version - I would probably be saying 'nice mono'.
Carl
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Sometimes I'm serious and sometimes not, but I consider sarcasm an artform. Which is it today?
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Proves the point that being in the right place at the right time with a reasonable camera, blessed with decent light and an interesting sky, any mug can take an acceptable picture.
You would not believe how many, dull, flat, short-shadowed, bleached, boring pictures I managed to take...
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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You would not believe how many, dull, flat, short-shadowed, bleached, boring pictures I managed to take...
Oh yes I would - been there - done that - read the book - eaten the pie....etc
You should see the set I shot yesterday evening attempting to get something to enter in to the competition (something I have not done for a long time).
Carl
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Somerset
Shot in Raw and edited in Elements 11. The camera saves RAW files in the chosen format in this case, 16:9.
And in monochrome.
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05