Challenge Entry

Nephew in B&W

By cmcnaught
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written 9/24/07 8:11 PM, published 9/24/07 8:11 PM
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This last Saturday was my Gramma's Birthday/Memorial Celebration. I haven't been to many funerals where the first song was "Happy Birthday." It was fun and appropriate.

I took this photo of my nephew at the graveside service. Braeden B&W I thought I would see how it looked in b&w. I increased the contrast and the result is so completely different than the original color version. It's amazing how B&W can change the impact of a photo.


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  • smalltown05
    •4
    9/24/07 8:21 PM
    Geez. The B&W is downright eerie. Nice contrast of the two.

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  • Ashton
    •3
    9/24/07 10:49 PM
    Big difference in the two!

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  • kitzi
    •4
    9/25/07 3:43 AM
    talk about freckles!!! The b/w could be a tad lighter, more contrast, but just a but!

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  • tomnorth
    •5
    9/25/07 4:08 AM
    Wow, that sure got my attention. What a load of freckles. My next oldest brother had freckles like that as a kid. I was always envious.

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  • bugaboo
    •4
    9/25/07 4:48 AM
    Whoa thats wierd. Great experiment.

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  • enigmaticfaerie
    •5
    9/25/07 7:26 AM
    Shock was definitely the first thing to come across my face. The mood is so drastically different in the b&w than in color. Great comparison shots.

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  • Penny
    •5
    9/25/07 12:26 PM
    In this case I would pick the color. B&W takes away from the whole look of your nephew. Kind of eerie like Smalls said.

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  • DSW
    •4
    9/25/07 2:28 PM
    To catch the true essence of the shot I would go with the color. You are right, what a difference in the two. The B&W shot is by no means terrible, but it detracted from the original features.

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  • cmcnaught
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    9/25/07 6:01 PM
    I definitely agree that the color version is better. My nephew was making a funny face, which shows up in the color version. The B&W just looks ... odd. I normally would not increase the contrast as much as I did in the B&W version, but I wanted to minimize the background. The color version shows more of his personality, but the challenge was black and white, so I had to try.

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