I went out to buy bagels a few days ago, and look for things to photograph while on my walk, or perhaps it was more like I wanted to go “hunting” with my D780, and figured I’d get the bagels at the same time. Regardless, I had no idea of what I wanted to photograph - I was just “hunting” for something that intrigued me. I noticed these two blue and red water pipes, and they seemed interesting. I eventually found a viewpoint with an acceptable background, and deliberately focused on the closer pipe, setting the aperture so the rear of the photo would be less sharp.
Using the PL tools as I’ve recently learned how to use them, I eventually got exactly what I saw, and the photograph I wanted. On a whim, I figured I would also try B&W. That was more difficult, but I’m now puzzled as to which version is “better”. The obvious answer was color was better, as that’s why I noticed the photo to capture it, but looking at them now, the non-color version is something I would prefer to hang on my wall.
I’m beginning to understand why @Joanna and @Wolfgang seem to prefer B&W images. Maybe they leave more for my imagination to deal with - the color version just shows blue, red, and green. The details are there, but my brain doesn’t really notice them - while in B&W, my eyes enjoying the whole image more, because there is “more” that I see than just three colors.
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