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[Shadowman]

1/350s, f/9.5, ISO 100

[RichardTaylor]

Very nice. I prefer the colour version.

[Shadowman]

Very nice. I prefer the colour version.

Thanks Richard.

[deetheturk]

Nice John!

[gregj1763]

I'm leaning towards the black and white version John. I'm finding plenty to look at with the interesting architecture, shadows and textures. The colour version looks over saturated to me but that may well be what it really looks like in that lighting.
A very nice image
Cheers, Greg

[IzzieK]

I like both John...I had lingered so much looking at the shadow of the smiling dragon the wall of both and they both appeal to me...

[Shadowman]

Nice John!

Thanks David.

[gregj1763]

I like both John...I had lingered so much looking at the shadow of the smiling dragon the wall of both and they both appeal to me...

Hadn't spotted that Izzie, but you're right, one happy dragon

[Shadowman]

I'm leaning towards the black and white version John. I'm finding plenty to look at with the interesting architecture, shadows and textures. The colour version looks over saturated to me but that may well be what it really looks like in that lighting.
A very nice image
Cheers, Greg

Greg,

Thanks for the comments.

[Shadowman]

I like both John...I had lingered so much looking at the shadow of the smiling dragon the wall of both and they both appeal to me...

Isabel,

Thanks for the comments, very good eye.

[Mike Buckley]

John,

I wonder if you desaturated the image to make it black-and-white rather than convert the image using a color filter. I ask because I got the same look as yours by desaturating. Converting using an orange filter produced more pop throughout the image and more tonal contrast in the sky. You could make the residence brighter by using more of a yellow filter but that looses some of the detail in the building.

[Kaye Leggett]

I prefer the colour version - I think Mike's analysis of the B&W is right - there just doesn't seem to be enough 'colour' there if that's not an Irish statement.

[Shadowman]

John,

I wonder if you desaturated the image to make it black-and-white rather than convert the image using a color filter. I ask because I got the same look as yours by desaturating. Converting using an orange filter produced more pop throughout the image and more tonal contrast in the sky. You could make the residence brighter by using more of a yellow filter but that looses some of the detail in the building.

Hi Mike,

I used the Photoshop Elements convert to b &w filter and used the vivid landscape setting. I'll give your method a try.

[Shadowman]

I prefer the colour version - I think Mike's analysis of the B&W is right - there just doesn't seem to be enough 'colour' there if that's not an Irish statement.

Kaye,

Thanks for the comments. Do you feel there is lack of color in the building or the sky?

[leslie1283]

I like both John...I had lingered so much looking at the shadow of the smiling dragon the wall of both and they both appeal to me...

Very nice John. Is the smiling dragon the shadow of the coconut tree?

[John 2]

Golden hour colour for me John. Nice shot.

[Shadowman]

Very nice John. Is the smiling dragon the shadow of the coconut tree?

Hi Leslie,

Thanks for the comments. It looks like the shadow's being cast by the smaller tree.

[Shadowman]

Golden hour colour for me John. Nice shot.

John,

Thanks for the comments.

[Wavelength]

Very nice

[Shadowman]

Very nice

Thanks Nandakumar.