Parador in B&W

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LOL... OK Ken, I hear you :))

..and thank you for the suggestion. This is why we need a 2nd pair of eyes! ;-)

Looks pretty cool doesn't it ?! ....

You were right.. it's by far the cleanest version of them all - what I like is how it emphasizes the architecture and so the eye is not detracted to looking at other stuff. Thank you again.. really!

Thanks to Ken for his idea of converting this to B&W. Please let me

know what you think!

I love how CLEAN this photo is. Really good stuff Margaret.

horizontal lines in the sky (low resolution?) are distracting, but the b/w contrasts the architecture nicely

I think this looks even more beautiful with a little colour toning. Good shot though Margaret.

Tony, thank you! Martin, I'll experiment with that idea.. thanks :) Richard, yes... I mentioned in the technical details that the stripes were due to jpg compression. Can't get around it unless I drastically reduce the size of the image.

Works well in BW ... I love the lines... but it goes a bit busy on the left side IMO... I feel this picture is a mix of 2 genres 'landscape' and 'minimalism' so that I would suggest you choose which one you want to emphasize... in my view, I'd prefer the minimalism side and propose you this radical crop... (ne te fache pas Margaret!! .. BTW, je n'ai pas oublie la photo de chien/chat que je t'avais promis!! Il faut juste que je trouve un model interessant!;-))

I agree with Jacques except ....

I to like the 'cleaness' of this image. Well done!

It is very clean, but the lines are just a bit too weak for me. In particular, right where the walls meet I find the lines not quite strong enough.

Wow, Jacques... c'est interessant ton affaire! Et puis bien sur que je ne me fache pas, voyons! :-) OK, will write in english so everybody understands. You make a good point about the minimalism. Indeed, that is precisely what I like about this photo. I suppose there are different ways to look at it. Ken, the only thing I would change about your version is to crop a bit more tightly so that the railings on the left aren't left "hanging" - seems too unfinished. Jacques, I do like your crop although the image is rendered more into an abstract that way - although it does work! How about this as a compromise? (See attached version) Boy, I never thought this image would create such debate - I like this! :-)

Sam, sounds like you would've wanted more contrast. I kind of like it this way - but it's a matter of taste ultimately.

P.S. Jacques, j'attends avec patience la photo du chien ;-) Tu es si gentil de ne pas m'avoir oublie!

Yes Margaret you are right. It was just a quickie crop and you deserve better .......... )-;

 

Btw, I can't see your version for some reason .... I only see a little box with an X in it when I open it.

Oooops... sorry.. let's try this again

Oh that's cool !! ............ I think I like yours the best. So many possibilities for such a simple image - well done !

very nice, both versions actually.

Thank you Rita & Ken! You know, the more I look at these, the more I like the latest cropped version. It's really growing on me.. see what happens when others start giving you creative ideas?! Gotta love it. Thank you Jacques, thank you Ken for getting me out of my "box" and finding a new angle on this photo. I'm glad I did :-)

Great Shot Margaret! I do have to say that the B&W version is WAY more striking to me than than color. Ken's got a great eye to see that right away!

Przemyslaw, I agree with you! Ken, will you take a standing ovation? ;-) Seriously though, thank you.

 

It definetly works in Black in White. I like this cropping.

The crop works majestically. And, BTW, what a wonderful village is Arcos, isn't it?

Have you seen my old Leicaflex slide of it shot some 30m years ago...?

I can't tell you how much I loved Arcos! It took us a while to find it..lol... but once we did, it was amazing. I would definitely go back there - it's truly a photographer's paradise (even the "modern" version!) Btw, I left a comment on "Arriero Andaluz"...

Ok well, if you're not going to upload anything we'll just critique this one again ......... (-;