As I peered out from the bedroom window yesterday, I was quite taken with the streaks of light eking their ways through the fence slats. At first I thought that it would be a good candidate for b&w treatment (above), but I seem to have been wrong as the coloured version (below) looks much better to me. Some people can look at a photo and immediately ascertain how best to present it, but that ability seems to elude me. Anyway, I do like the coloured version.
In case you wondered, yes, those are Christmas lights still hanging from the fence. We're thinking of them as seasonal lights, doncha know. I've posted the original photo below, so you can see where I started. I cropped it because I wanted to emphasize the streaks of light and did the rest because I wanted to make it look better — to me, at least.
I like the colored photo better too, especially the subtle blue tint of the shadowed snow.
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ReplyDeleteI like them both, the B&W evokes a more stark winter where the color really warms up the backround and makes a nice contrast.
Yep - I like the colored. That's sunlight creating the effect, right? Sunlight. Hmmmm. It's been such a long time . . let's see. It's bright, warm . . makes you happy. I kinda remember it. Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteI'm voting for the black and white, it makes the fence look dark and dramitic.
ReplyDeleteI like the colored photo more. Your pictures in your blog are very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThey both are differently lovely. The B&W I find more tranquil.
ReplyDeleteLike the tree of the post below too. :)
As always, I love your photography. The light and shadow play is really interesting.
ReplyDeleteAll three are beautiful, considering the small amount of snow we get to see. In fact, we have seen exactly none this season. ec
ReplyDeleteNice crop and tones. I think I like the black and white the best. It seems to emphasize the sun through the slats.
ReplyDeleteI like both versions! I use Picasa for picture manipulations. It's easy to use and it is free! Yeepee!
ReplyDeleteYou mean we're supposed to take Christmas lights down??? Oooops! I think I'll wait for warmer weather!
ReplyDeleteWow....beautiful photo opp!
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I agree.. the coloured one looks the best. Love how the streaks of light show on the snow. Quite a lovely photo.
ReplyDeleteThe coloured one is lovely - the brown looks very warm as a contrast to the snow. The b/w version looks a bit spooky to me.
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