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Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

This was shot on my way from Inverness to Skye just over a year ago. Which do you prefer, mono or colour:


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Olympus E-5, Zuiko Digital 35-100 (70-200) f/2.0 @35mm f/7.1, 1/800th, ISO 200. Processed from RAW in Lightroom 4.1.

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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

I can't fully decide.
I do prefer the colour version for the hills but the mono for the sky and foreground.
Not much help I'm afraid.
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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

In response to some feedback I have added a bit more mood to the mono version:



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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

The added contrast did the trick.
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This was shot on my way from Inverness to Skye just over a year ago. Which do you prefer, mono or colour:

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Definitely the mono version ... meaning the later, perked-up version.

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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

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Definitely the mono version ... meaning the later, perked-up version.

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I'd definitely agree with that
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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

colour any day!
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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

Nice to see you catching up, Mihir!

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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

still getting the hang of the site Ian! a lot has changed since I was growing up here!
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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

Remember we were talking about the Facebook Like button - can you see that now?

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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

Well, I nearly always prefer colour for landscapes but in the mono the sky is the predominant feature, it isn't in the colour. So if he sky could be made more dramatic in the colour version then that would have my vote, otherwise I'm undecided.

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Re: Scots wilderness - colour or mono?

I like them both for different reasons. The b&w accentuates the shapes in the landscape while the color creates a pleasing contrast between the green of the grass and the bluish sky which is then repeated in the reflection in the water. Both are very nice.
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