Early Sunday morning, Santa Monica pier

[judiscott]

Black & White or Color? All comments welcomed.

[Kaye Leggett]

Colour for me. The yellow is so striking and doesn't translate so well to B&W.

[Geoff F]

Yes, I find the B&W seems a fraction 'over complicated' while the colour version nicely separates the various elements.

[IzzieK]

Count me in to the colour version too. I am still trying to get my head around B/W renderings at the moment so there are really very few shots I like in B/W.

[Geoff F]

And when it comes to voting in the Mini Competitions I find myself getting more critical over the B&W Competition.

I limit myself to a maximum of 5 votes in the colour section, which can be difficult, but often only find one or two monochrome images which I really like.

[IzzieK]

Five? That is a lot!!! I vote on three most of the time, or two. I don't go beyond...I just look at the monochrome and wish one day I can do such beautiful comp/creations that I like. Something in my head I have to get rid of I guess. It is not the medium, it is me. One day.....

And when it comes to voting in the Mini Competitions I find myself getting more critical over the B&W Competition.

I limit myself to a maximum of 5 votes in the colour section, which can be difficult, but often only find one or two monochrome images which I really like.

[Shadowman]

Nice, any low light shots?

[judiscott]

Thank you all.

Isabel, I, too, am trying to figure out B&W.

John, sorry, no low light pictures. It wasn't that early.

[ajsmith]

I like the color one too. The red, yellow and blue primary colors work together.

[Stagecoach]

Well Judi, I'm trying to think of the reason I prefer the B&W which would mean everyone else has a somewhat different taste

I find the B&W emphasises the structure and shape more and also gives greater separation between the wheel and the roller coaster track. Also as an engineer the structure of these rides always interests me rather than the colour.

But apart from that a very good composition and angle.

Grahame

[Donald]

I find the B&W emphasises the structure and shape more and also gives greater separation between the wheel and the roller coaster track.

I think that's the crux of the issue and, indeed, may help provide some of the answer that others above are searching for:- What was the attraction to the scene in the first place and the intention behind capturing a photograph? What attracted Judi to bother to get her camera set up and to press the shutter? Was it the the colour or was it the lines and shapes of the structure? If the former then the colour image is the best. If the latter, then the B & W image is the best.

In other words, they are two completely different images with two completely different purposes. So I think it's impossible to say one is better than the other. That's why I think the only person who can answer the question about which one achieves what they set out to achieve, is the person who took the photograph.

[judiscott]

Well said, Donald. Since I am so new to this, I'm do not always have a clear idea of what I want to capture, but your comments explain why I like both these images. Thanks.