SunDay

[IzzieK]

I like the colour better now with the crop, John. It brings the separation better.

[Mike Buckley]

Philip'a version is the only one that I find myself concentrating on the subject's facial expression.

You might want to work with the skin tone, as it appears a bit yellow on my calibrated and profiled monitor.

[Shadowman]

Colour for me John,nice image

Thanks David.

[Shadowman]

The crop is much better and, if it were mine, most of the dazzling, out-of-focus foreground would be cropped away.

A better separation of subject from surroundings might be achieved, by raising the tones and clarity of the former, and reducing the intensity of the latter - making the surroundings more subdued by decreasing their saturation, contrast and brightness.

E.g.


Cheers.
Philip

Philip,

Thanks for the comments. Nice edit.

[Shadowman]

I like the colour better now with the crop, John. It brings the separation better.

Thanks Isabel.

[Shadowman]

Philip'a version is the only one that I find myself concentrating on the subject's facial expression.

You might want to work with the skin tone, as it appears a bit yellow on my calibrated and profiled monitor.

Mike,

Thanks for the comments and critique.

[Quentin88]

I think this is a clever capture, John. Concealing her lower half below the rise ...

As Greg already said is a nice a clever capture John, if the colour version is "better" that depends...
What is your intent with that picture? Your goal? If you want to show a woman using an umbrella to protect herself from a harsh sun than the colour version is better. If you want to do a more "classic" portrait, trying to mimic old vintage photos than B&W is a must.

[Shadowman]

As Greg already said is a nice a clever capture John, if the colour version is "better" that depends...
What is your intent with that picture? Your goal? If you want to show a woman using an umbrella to protect herself from a harsh sun than the colour version is better. If you want to do a more "classic" portrait, trying to mimic old vintage photos than B&W is a must.

Pellegrino,

I liked the color version for the angles, colors, woman's profile, and DOF captured. The B & W version was to convert to a timeless capture.

[Mike Buckley]

The B & W version was to convert to a timeless capture.

Timelessness is possible only when there are no styles displayed in the photo that indicate a particular period. In this case, the woman's dress, hair style and graphic pattern in the umbrella as well as the size of the umbrella render the image less than timeless.

[Shadowman]

Timelessness is possible only when there are no styles displayed in the photo that indicate a particular period. In this case, the woman's dress, hair style and graphic pattern in the umbrella as well as the size of the umbrella render the image less than timeless.

Mike,

I see nothing modern in patterns or hairstyles.