That’s one of those typical images where I relish my camera’s depth of field. The colors are heavily pushed though. In reality it was exceedingly drab and I couldn’t stand it.
In such a situation, black and white is most of the time also a viable option. Actually I prefer color, but this may because the image is a memory for me as well. My memories tend to be colorful. Even of drab days 🙂
Ted Byrne (2017-05-05)
It took me a loooooong time to re-appreciate B&W after falling through the walls into the "color is FREEEEE!" digital world. For a while I even resented folks who did color-ectomy on their digital files. To sort of quote Jack Nicholson, I smugly thought that they "Just couldn't handle the truth..." That unlimited color just suffocated their imaginations. That they were milking a dead bottle of Dektol. When in fact I'd become a digisnob. You are, of course, correct to pull b&w from your holster - especially to tug contrast (and meaning) onto a flat scene. And your b&w version sports at least a hundred times more shades of grey than a recent best seller. Really enjoy grabbing inspiration from your work Andreas, have for years. BTW, we'll be cruising down a river in your very neighborhood this summer. Drop me an email sometime. Happy summer...
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