Gronyes at Sandsend

[ST1]

A long exposure, using a Lee ten stop filter, the white mark on the horizon is (I think) a ferry heading for Newcastle but...I could be wrong. As always your thoughts/comments on the two images would be welcome.

Exif: ISO100, f8, 11 seconds
#1 the colour version



#2 and one converted for those who like B&W

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured and converted.

[Wavelength]

I like both

[NorthernFocus]

Nicely composed and executed image. Posting the color and B/W together provides good insight into how the eye/mind work. In the color image, the pilings immediately draw my attention. In the B/W my eye goes to the rocks/patterns in the lower part of the frame. Well done.

[Barr1e]

I like both of them too.

Regards. Barr1e

[FootLoose]

+1 to Dan. I had the same experience in viewing the two versions. I notice there appears to be some kind of 'outline' around teh shadows in the b&w which are not quite so noticeable in the colour version

[Dave Humphries]

+1 to Dan. I had the same experience in viewing the two versions. I notice there appears to be some kind of 'outline' around teh shadows in the b&w which are not quite so noticeable in the colour version

Yes, I was peering at that too

If I were to guess; I'd say that the contrast enhancement in the B&W has exaggerated the sharpening halos, especially if the colour was saved as a jpg and that was (re?)opened in the image editor and then converted (and saved as jpg again).


Looking at the images, I feel the need to see something on the horizon or in the sea, about 1/3 across from the left.


Nice light and shadows - I prefer the colour one Peter.
I think you chose a good shutter speed, it has retained some detail of the waves on the sand and stones.

Cheers, Dave

[Sam W]

I like both.

Regards, Sam

[Manfred M]

A couple of very interesting shots, Peter.

I think this is one of those rare instances where the monochrome and colour shots are almost equally as good. The colour shot has a fairly limited colour range, but that little bit of simplification of going the B&W definitely changes the characteristic of the image and has us looking at it differently. That being said, I definitely prefer the coloured version.

I suspect that the image would be even stronger if you had less sky in the shot. If it were my image, I'd look at trimming between 1/3 and 1/2 of the sky.

[IzzieK]

I prefer the colour version even if the B/W is good too...and I agree with both the comment of Greg and Dan here. +1 to each.

[bnnrcn]

I prefer the color Peter and I agree with Manfred about cropping 1/2 of the sky

[John 2]

Hi Peter, I have the mirror image taken from the other side of the Groyne. I also agree with Manfred's suggested crop with perhaps a bit cropped from the RHS as well. Prefer the colour to the mono and prefer both to my effort. Nice image.

[Kaye Leggett]

I prefer the color Peter and I agree with Manfred about cropping 1/2 of the sky

Me too, especially on the b&w version. The sky is a little blank in monochrome and detracts from the patterns of the land.

[ST1]

Thanks for all of your comments and suggestions, much appreciated.
Sorry I've not responded earlier, life and stormy weather seem to have overtaken the time I have available to visit here and photography in general.