B on the first one... because it's the colour that makes the impact in the shot.... A on the second because it's not about the colour it's about composition.
It's the colour and the crop in the first set. For the second set I just don't like the first one - it strikes me as arty for the sake of it without really saying anything to me.
The sky colours make the first image so good. Too much is lost in the monochrome version. What time of day was it?
For the car, I have to say the decision is even easier. The grille has impact and graphic value, I like it. The full car is pretty mundane, with only the sky reflection to lift it a bit. The 3/4 angle on cars really needs a wide angle and a near point of view, (but you know that from shooting cars on the grid at Le Mans). You could improve the colour version of the car with a bit of dramatic cropping and extra contrast.
About 7pm 2 nights ago! The sun had gone down so low that it was reflecting gold in all of the windows! I drive past SO often and just had to stop this time!
I edited the second one further and blured out the back and too out some of the colour, and popped out the car a bit - makes it look better, but the main idea for the shot is for a pressent for the owner, and it was in the street. I couldn't move the car!
If it was my car, as a 'beauty' shot I'd still prefer the close-up. Maybe you can make a collage of images mixing up colour and mono with close and longer shots and crop-downs.
i'm a vote for A both times. Firstly the B&W converys a feeling of the age of the building, and secondly, the camera angle presents an unusual perspective on the car, focussing on one oart, not just a general happysnap.
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It's the colour and the crop in the first set. For the second set I just don't like the first one - it strikes me as arty for the sake of it without really saying anything to me.
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For the car, I have to say the decision is even easier. The grille has impact and graphic value, I like it. The full car is pretty mundane, with only the sky reflection to lift it a bit. The 3/4 angle on cars really needs a wide angle and a near point of view, (but you know that from shooting cars on the grid at Le Mans). You could improve the colour version of the car with a bit of dramatic cropping and extra contrast.
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I edited the second one further and blured out the back and too out some of the colour, and popped out the car a bit - makes it look better, but the main idea for the shot is for a pressent for the owner, and it was in the street. I couldn't move the car!
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If it was my car, as a 'beauty' shot I'd still prefer the close-up. Maybe you can make a collage of images mixing up colour and mono with close and longer shots and crop-downs.
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