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ajancso


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:51 am     Reply with quote

I am really happy with the B&W version, but not too sure about CV. For stock, I think the color version would probably have greater demand, although I do not expect either to be a bestseller :)...

Opinions please?



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nadger


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:44 am     Reply with quote

I like the drama of the B&W but you know how SS is when it comes to lighting/shadows....
ruxpriencdiam


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:53 am     Reply with quote

I would do both at different times but prefer the color version perhaps because i grew up in a B&W world and then one day we had color.
jhuls


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:01 am     Reply with quote

I like the b&w version simply because the color version is a bit too dark in the shadows for me. The b&w conversion seems to solve that. I might try the b&w first then later add the color.
digigandalf


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:12 am     Reply with quote

jhuls wrote:
I like the b&w version simply because the color version is a bit too dark in the shadows for me. The b&w conversion seems to solve that. I might try the b&w first then later add the color.


+1

The color version doesn't quite have the pop that it could have.
rinder99


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:36 pm     Reply with quote

digigandalf wrote:
jhuls wrote:
I like the b&w version simply because the color version is a bit too dark in the shadows for me. The b&w conversion seems to solve that. I might try the b&w first then later add the color.


+1

The color version doesn't quite have the pop that it could have.


+2 nice conversion. very few know how to do it well. definitely submit both.good job.More important Great eye.
mauijon


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:35 pm     Reply with quote

You might try flipping one of them horizontally and then submit both.
tverkhovynets


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:43 pm     Reply with quote

I like both. BW for depth.

Taras
ajancso


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:28 am     Reply with quote

Thanks guys...I also have a landscape version. But I will hold on to it and submit in the future.
robhainer


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:10 pm     Reply with quote

I really like the way you composed it. I'd hang that b/w on my wall. But I think the color would sell better in general. I'd submit both over time.
jeffbanke


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:54 pm     Reply with quote

You may get the dreaded "leave the conversion to the consumer comment" :-)
fotomak


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:23 pm     Reply with quote

Just add some color. Southwest is magical.


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rinder99


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:00 pm     Reply with quote

Agree. a little art goes a long way.
mikenorton


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:58 pm     Reply with quote

I like both. Don't upload them at the same time.
canalenes


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:01 pm     Reply with quote

I love 'em both too! And Fotomak's version!
 
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