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Which is Better: Colour or Black and White Steam Train Photos?
Please have a read and let me know what you think, thanks.
Please have a read and let me know what you think, thanks.
I can agree with it added an certain expressiveness yes, and there are many excellent black & white photographs out there of even much later periods but somehow I just prefer colour even when it's faded or the colour balance is wrong.Monochrome has a more expressive feel if seeking artistry rather than the record. Trains are shapes rather than colour, so removing the colour (I use Affinity Photo) gives a more intense focus on the subject ... have done that with some of my older colour images, especially those suffering from colour fading towards the blue cast, and was impressed by how much better the result.
Note that the most expensive camera bit he Leica M range has a monochrome only sensor. Must be like a good day with FP4!
Most of my photos of Western's show that horrible vertical white bleaching after removal of dirt plus what remained of blue paint.I can agree with it added an certain expressiveness yes, and there are many excellent black & white photographs out there of even much later periods but somehow I just prefer colour even when it's faded or the colour balance is wrong.
There are some great late1960s colour photos where the sad reality of the muck and grime of the end of steam is shown to its fullest extent. And the same with colour photos of the the 1970s with many of the diesels particularly the Westerns towards the end.