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I agree about the digital frames.....a no no in this instance.
The colour shot is also good.
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Dr.O - that's exactly what attracts me to these characters that can sometimes still be found on the streets here.
It's interesting (and maybe a little strange) to see that over the different forums I posted this on the response has been roughly equal for each version. I had thought that one version would surge to the forefront but it appears not.
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The only reason I prefer the BW version (apart from the nice tones!) is that the red thing in the BG distracts slightly, in the BW shot the chap's face has less visual competition. Knock that red back or turn it blue and the colour shot will edge into the lead.
I know what you mean but for me I actually find the white paper more distracting than the red (bag ?) ! However the chaos surrounding him, of whatever form/colour, is part of what attracted me to shoot this scene in the first place. It's still interesting to find there is total discord in choosing one of the three though ... I think I might print all three in a row (Sepia/Colour/B&W) as a 16x9 !
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Across 5 forums the voting went like this :
Colour 13 = 37%
Sepia 13 = 37%
B&W 9 = 26%
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
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Which version do you like best (sorry about the frame encroaching on the shot - obviously in print it wouldn't be) ?
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0