Nature at its best - C&C are most welcome !!

[Tejal]

IMG_0315 as Smart Object-1 by Tejal Imagination, on Flickr

[Wavelength]

Thejal, beautiful image.....Ganges?

[JBW]

just curious... what inspired you to go B&W?

[Tejal]

Thejal, beautiful image.....Ganges?

Thnx . No it is thol bird Sanctuary in Gujarat, India.

[Tejal]

just curious... what inspired you to go B&W?

Original pic in color is so flat and dull, so there is no much color separation. Since it is taken during early morning, sky is also very flat. So, thought of converting it into B&W.

[Donald]

I think the water and the trees work wonderfully in B & W. An ideal subject for B & W. But I am not so enthusiastic about the sky. Was it a completely cloudless sky? I wonder if there is the opportunity to recover some detail and give some structure to the sky, rather than it just being a large flat expanse in the frame? If there is that opportunity and it can be done, then I think this would become a much better image.

[Tejal]

I think the water and the trees work wonderfully in B & W. An ideal subject for B & W. But I am not so enthusiastic about the sky. Was it a completely cloudless sky? I wonder if there is the opportunity to recover some detail and give some structure to the sky, rather than it just being a large flat expanse in the frame? If there is that opportunity and it can be done, then I think this would become a much better image.

just curious... what inspired you to go B&W?

Thanks for your comment. In India, specially, in our region, mostly we get flat sky. The SOCS with minor correction is as follows. Since I hardly do landscape, was not sure, what best i could do with this picture.

IMG_0315 by Tejal Imagination, on Flickr

[Donald]

Tejal - You may not think about it because it is so what you are used to, but the muted colour, the calmness of the water and the birds flying as they are, (the whole atmosphere of the image) just shout to me - India. In other words, now that I have seen it and to take nothing away from the quality of the B & W, I think you have probably got a beautiful colour image there as well.

You wrote, in response to Brian, - "Original pic in color is so flat and dull, so there is no much color separation." That, I think, is its beauty.

Sorry if I am adding confusion, but I do think it is worth you re-assessing this capture and considering whether it could be a very strong colour image.

[Tejal]

Tejal - You may not think about it because it is so what you are used to, but the muted colour, the calmness of the water and the birds flying as they are, (the whole atmosphere of the image) just shout to me - India. In other words, now that I have seen it and to take nothing away from the quality of the B & W, I think you have probably got a beautiful colour image there as well.

You wrote, in response to Brian, - "Original pic in color is so flat and dull, so there is no much color separation." That, I think, is its beauty.

Sorry if I am adding confusion, but I do think it is worth you re-assessing this capture and considering whether it could be a very strong colour image.

No no Doland you are not confusing . Good for me, as all the inputs are helping me to understand, what best i could do with what I have already shot. Here is the color version, I have tried to process .

IMG_0315- clr by Tejal Imagination, on Flickr

[Dave Humphries]

Hmmm, this is a thought provoking thread and discussion Tejal,

The B&W does not convey the (now known) true situation with regard to weather/atmospherics - and although I like it for its simple composition, I also wondered if there was anything useful to be seen in the sky. (probably not in B&W terms)

The processed colour version tells a different story entirely - and very nice it is too, however; I don't think this alters the fact that the B&W version is still very valid in its own right as an image.

I'm not convinced the colour version has reached its full potential yet, it is 85% there, if mine, I'd try playing with the mid-tones in the curves tool and saturation some more - although I might end up with something too 'unsubtle' for (say) Donald.

Best regards, Dave

[JBW]

No no Doland you are not confusing . Good for me, as all the inputs are helping me to understand, what best i could do with what I have already shot. Here is the color version, I have tried to process .

IMG_0315- clr by Tejal Imagination, on Flickr

I am a fan of B&W but i must admit to a preference for this colour version. The shadows, depth, subtleness is just so much more intriguing.

[IzzieK]

Beautiful composition, Tejal...I am glad you also uploaded the original shot. I like them altogether for what you were trying to achieve. The black and white wow-ed me very much when I first saw it but the coloured one gives it more colour, if you know what I mean. So really, they both work in different versions, each with its own merits.

[Donald]

although I might end up with something too 'unsubtle' for (say) Donald.

You would. I think Tejal has also made the processed colour version too vibrant. Indeed, if I was processing the original, I would be doing very, very little to it. For me, mood is everything in an image such as this and the what Tejal has shown us a straight from the camera, has got lots of that.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured and composed.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Tejal I prefer the original color image and I completely agree with Donald's comment in post #13. IMO you processed the color version so much that it lost the mood that the original has.

[Tejal]

Hmmm, this is a thought provoking thread and discussion Tejal,

The B&W does not convey the (now known) true situation with regard to weather/atmospherics - and although I like it for its simple composition, I also wondered if there was anything useful to be seen in the sky. (probably not in B&W terms)

The processed colour version tells a different story entirely - and very nice it is too, however; I don't think this alters the fact that the B&W version is still very valid in its own right as an image.

I'm not convinced the colour version has reached its full potential yet, it is 85% there, if mine, I'd try playing with the mid-tones in the curves tool and saturation some more - although I might end up with something too 'unsubtle' for (say) Donald.

Best regards, Dave

Thanks a lot for your valuable input. . This shot was almost ignored by me, as over there I didn't find anything of my interest, so shot some pics of this place, which I find beautiful. .

[Tejal]

I am a fan of B&W but i must admit to a preference for this colour version. The shadows, depth, subtleness is just so much more intriguing.

Thanks for your input.

[Tejal]

Beautiful composition, Tejal...I am glad you also uploaded the original shot. I like them altogether for what you were trying to achieve. The black and white wow-ed me very much when I first saw it but the coloured one gives it more colour, if you know what I mean. So really, they both work in different versions, each with its own merits.

Thnx Izzie, yes I understood. I will work on it again.

[Tejal]

You would. I think Tejal has also made the processed colour version too vibrant. Indeed, if I was processing the original, I would be doing very, very little to it. For me, mood is everything in an image such as this and the what Tejal has shown us a straight from the camera, has got lots of that.

Thanks a lot for your feedback. I also felt so. I will correct/ revise it. . I think my ignored shot has got a presentable look. .

[Tejal]

Hi Tejal I prefer the original color image and I completely agree with Donald's comment in post #13. IMO you processed the color version so much that it lost the mood that the original has.

Thnx Binnur for your valuable feedback. Yes I will correct it.