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Title: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 20, 2006, 07:23:12 PM
i wanna print a 10x13 of this shot and frame the mofo.  which one presents the scene the best?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/zebra.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/zebra_sepia.jpg)
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: gsbarry on November 20, 2006, 07:29:26 PM
I would go with the colour ..... B&W is nice and fashionable but i think the colour captures the colours and realism of the scene. You almost wanna be quiet when viewing the colour one, it seems so real as if your going to startle the zebra.

Just my thought.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: 94suzuki500 on November 20, 2006, 07:30:51 PM
color.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: annguyen1981 on November 20, 2006, 07:32:56 PM
depends on the frame and the environment you plan on hanging it in.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: pandy on November 20, 2006, 07:52:02 PM
I like the colour version.  :thumb:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: makenzie71 on November 20, 2006, 07:59:55 PM
I'm a b/w fan but I even gotta go with color on this one.  Just looks better in this case.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 20, 2006, 08:07:10 PM
ok color it is. i think i like it better too.  lol on a side note, did anyone notice the ostrich in the back?
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: pandy on November 20, 2006, 08:08:00 PM
 :laugh: I didn't notice the ostrich, and I didn't notice the second zebra's butt.  :laugh:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 20, 2006, 08:13:58 PM
what about the big pile of sh*t?  :laugh: :laugh: ok its a fake termite mound..
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: jake42 on November 20, 2006, 08:30:36 PM
I bet I know where you took that photo
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 20, 2006, 08:36:47 PM
muahaha i bet u do! lol nice jake
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: annguyen1981 on November 20, 2006, 08:40:59 PM
For everyone's information...

it's not a black & white picture....


It's called SEPIA TONE!!!
:laugh:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 20, 2006, 08:52:40 PM
Go with the sepia.  Zebra's are all about black and white anyway and the sepia shot captures the tonal range more thoroughly.  The color is just ho-hum (your greens aren't really that vivid and the sky is washed out).  If possible, adjust your white balance on this shot.

Chilly
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 20, 2006, 09:01:45 PM
whats wrong w/ the white balance?  ur right the sky is blown out but i cant get that data back even with tweakin the raw file.  but what would the WB do?
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 20, 2006, 09:38:27 PM
Good question.  I am still in the process of mastering CS2, so I may be off on the white balance advice.  If I understand correctly, working with your white balance in RAW will help with some of the washout that's present both in the sky and in the grass near the zebra's head.

If not, could you burn in that area with Photoshop?  The termite mound, the log, and the zebra all have great tone to them.  The sepia to me brings out not just the awesome tone, but the great depth of field and the composition even more than the color.

Chilly
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: coll0412 on November 20, 2006, 09:41:20 PM
I may have missed the ostrich but I did not a big zebra ass poking out from behind the tree
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: pantablo on November 21, 2006, 12:12:37 AM
go color, or try a true b/w, not a sepia.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: pandy on November 21, 2006, 08:21:19 AM
Quote from: coll0412 on November 20, 2006, 09:41:20 PM
I may have missed the ostrich but I did not a big zebra ass poking out from behind the tree

I guess I'm just not as used to looking for @$$?  :icon_lol:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: RVertigo on November 21, 2006, 12:55:37 PM
Do a PS edit with everything in B&W (not sepia) except for the Zebra.

:thumb:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 21, 2006, 03:07:37 PM
not a big fan of the selective color. some situations but def not this one. 
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: RVertigo on November 21, 2006, 08:06:28 PM
Do it anyway. :flipoff:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 21, 2006, 08:35:39 PM
why not. nothing better to do.  lemme make a prediction.  the zebra is already black and white so it wont be that noticable other than some slight color. my prediction is that it will be ghey.  but whatever... brb.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: annguyen1981 on November 21, 2006, 08:39:10 PM
Quote from: weaselnoze on November 21, 2006, 08:35:39 PM
why not. nothing better to do.  lemme make a prediction.  the zebra is already black and white so it wont be that noticable other than some slight color. my prediction is that it will be ghey.  but whatever... brb.


I was thinking the same thing...  you won't notice it or you'll think it's stupid.
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: weaselnoze on November 21, 2006, 08:42:17 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/tempstuff/zebra.jpg)

wow that does look retarded.. wonder why so much green on the damn equine.  reflection?
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: annguyen1981 on November 21, 2006, 08:49:59 PM
i agree.

i didn't think it would THAT odd...
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: RVertigo on November 21, 2006, 09:34:38 PM
Well, it would have looked cool if he wasn't green....   :dunno_white:


It was supposed to be ironical.   :laugh:
Title: Re: which one?
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 21, 2006, 11:02:46 PM
Throw a warming filter on the shot and see what happens.

Chilly