Fire Boat

[Shadowman]

f/4.5, ISO 100, 1/160sec

[Wavelength]

Something wonderful!!!

[Shadowman]

Something wonderful!!!

Hi Nandakumar,

Thanks for commenting.

[rpcrowe]

I tend to like the color image better because I can separate the boat, hose water and shoreline better in the color version...

[Geoff F]

Yes that is exactly my thoughts. A B&W version would have worked well against a plainer background.

[Dave Humphries]

I tend to like the color image better because I can separate the boat, hose water and shoreline better in the color version...

... yet I prefer the water and the sky in the mono version, particularly the spray on the RHS. (but agree the boat is better separated in colour/color)

Switching back and forth between them in LyteBox makes me think the colour version's WB is too magenta.

[Shadowman]

I tend to like the color image better because I can separate the boat, hose water and shoreline better in the color version...

Hi Richard,

Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

Yes that is exactly my thoughts. A B&W version would have worked well against a plainer background.

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

... yet I prefer the water and the sky in the mono version, particularly the spray on the RHS. (but agree the boat is better separated in colour/color)

Switching back and forth between them in LyteBox makes me think the colour version's WB is too magenta.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for commenting.

[skitterbug]

Hi John - I like the color in the second photo. And isn't that "Santa's Village" hiding behind the Fire Boat! It is a dynamic picture!

[Shadowman]

Hi John - I like the color in the second photo. And isn't that "Santa's Village" hiding behind the Fire Boat! It is a dynamic picture!

Hi Sandy,

Good eye, yes that's the village in the background. Thanks for commenting.

[Jim A]

I prefer the B&W version, John, because it tends to make the action more of the focus.

[ucci]

I subscribe to Dave's comments. But it is well known I am a grovelling sycophant and Dave really does scare me!

[Shadowman]

I prefer the B&W version, John, because it tends to make the action more of the focus.

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the comments, this is probably one of the first images where I saw in black and white but I was thinking color during the capture. I chose a Shade WB to emphasize the primary colors but the spray of the water worked against my best intentions. I wanted to capture vibrant colors but the water hoses changed the cold/misty air to what you see in both versions..

[Shadowman]

I subscribe to Dave's comments. But it is well known I am a grovelling sycophant and Dave really does scare me!

Ken,

Dave's a sweetheart, don't be afraid to go against his opinion Thanks for commenting.