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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: The_Traveler on July 30, 2015, 16:07:42

Title: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: The_Traveler on July 30, 2015, 16:07:42

This is sort of an interesting, at least to me, of how the color vs B&W affects how the viewer is pulled to focus.

In color, the vivid hues of the pillars dwarf the impact of the figures' similar attitude.
In BW, the figures really become the only center of interest.

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: James Fitzgerald on July 30, 2015, 23:14:54

Lew, as you likely know I'm a fan of B&W photography, and this one does not disappoint.
A very natural candid photograph, it's is very nice with a perfect title.
If anything, I might lop off a bit of the top; just a bit mind you.

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: The_Traveler on July 30, 2015, 23:32:21

Thank you James.
You might be right.
I am a fan of standard aspect ratio cropping (so as not to stir the attention of the viewer.)
I tried a closer 4 x 5 and then a 2:3 and both of those were sort of unsatisfactory.
Perhaps I internalized this as it is too much.
 

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: James Fitzgerald on July 31, 2015, 00:18:50

I certainly understand wanting to present a normal aspect image Lew. But then again, sometimes I just don't care.
I'm hopelessly attracted to a square format. Many times it means discarding a lot of an image.
Still, you presented an image that made me respond. That means it works.

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: The_Traveler on July 31, 2015, 01:05:08

I was hopelessly attracted to my first wife - and just from the use of an ordinal adjective, you can tell how that worked out.  :)

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: Airy on July 31, 2015, 01:08:25

I'd just keep the bottom part (up to the girder). Perfect then, to my taste of course. The cultural difference is not that much : the young lady reads a *book* - sutra or whatever. And bare feet everybody: they must be near relatives. Very pleasant pic, which invites to further looking.

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: James Fitzgerald on July 31, 2015, 01:24:37

No sense in beating around the bush Lew. You did just kinda made my day though.
A nice photograph. Keep them coming please.

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: John Geerts on July 31, 2015, 09:22:21

A warm portraiture indeed.

I think it can win impact with forgetting the top and take the right 2/3 of the bottom.  But as you mentioned the colourful vivid pillars, that different framing can also influence the choice of colour or B&W. 

Title: Re: Cross-cultural thinking
Post by: The_Traveler on July 31, 2015, 14:03:13

Being among people whose electronic company I enjoy and whose comments/work I respect, is something I look forward to every day, even more from those whom I remember from the old NG.
This is the kind of pleasant, even funny, interchange that had made me hopeful for Nikongear Revival and which I missed so much.
As we get more comfortable with each other, I think this place will loosen up a bit.