Still playing with moods, and colour
Black and white can look a bit bleak to me, but inject a hint of colour and the mood changes completely, doesn’t it? Brian was a bit naughty with his response to Jude’s 2020 Photo Challenge but I think we might have got away with it. Meantime, strange things are happening on Six Word Saturday. Have a great weekend, everyone!
restlessjo 
beautiful image in all colors! happy Sunday, Jo 🙂
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It was a beautiful place to be, LolaWi. Wishing you a happy week ahead 🤗💕
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I like playing with my camera settings to see what difference they make. My favourite is the third photo. It looks like a painting.
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It’s a nice restful one, Carol 🙂 🙂
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First one for me all the Way, Jo. It’s a beautiful shot.
janet
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Such a serene, lovely place to be, Janet 🙂 🙂
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Interesting how the same image delivers a very different mood in each of your versions Jo. Love the original image as well, which gave you a wonderful platform for experimentation.
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We were on the home strait and a bit grumpy with each other when we finally found this lagoon, Tina, but it soothed troubled waters 🙂 🙂 Thanks, hon!
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Hmm, have fun playing, Jo!
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Will do, Sue. Off out to see a jazz combo 🤣💕
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Enjoy!
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Keep playing Jo. I really like these 😀
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Thanks, Cee 🤗💕💕
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All three look great, but my preference is the first one.
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Mine too, thanks Pit. Have a great weekend! 🤗💕💕
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All three look great 🙂
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I liked the spot very much, Nikki 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful scene, Jo. My preference is the first shot. I wonder whether the boats will kiss at some point, aided by tide, current, or wind…
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Just maybe, Liesbet. 🙂 🙂 The tide was pretty high at that point and I’m not sure how much fuller the lagoon gets.
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I like the first image.. I’m a softy when it comes to real sea and sky.. 😉
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I feel the same, Lisa 🙂 🙂
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I prefer a little colour, too, especially with a sea and sky scene. My favourite here is your first image, Jo.
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It was a beautiful place to be, Ann, on rather a special day for us. 🙂 🙂
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A lovely place to be! I love the hint of colour in the last 😃
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Yes, I like that subtle blend too, Rita 🙂 🙂
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I agree Jo, color can change the mood. Your images are beautiful. Enjoy your Saturday!
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Thanks, Jill. A lovely find and we may return one day 🙂 🙂
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As I have repeatedly said this week, black and white photography is not as simple as converting a colour image. You have to have strong contrasts or something with a strong shape. Your sea and sky are much too close in tones and the boats are dark too which is why the colour wins here. Did you see Susurrus’s roses? Their shape comes to the fore in B&W. I like this scene you have chosen, very peaceful. I can imagine sitting and watching this for hours… 😅
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Sorry, Jude, on several counts. I forgot to put my link over at yours before I dashed off to t’ai chi this morning, and I admit to not choosing the subject matter well. I’m working from the photos I took in the Alentejo and already had this in mind for today but no caption. It was the loveliest spot, but part of our misadventures- access around a private camp site and a bit gloopy underfoot, whereas if we’d approached from the beach… but lovely and trankwil (sorry, still old laptop 😦 ) with flamingos away in the distance. I am suitably chastised and will come and see Susan’s roses shortly. 😦
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No need to apologise Jo. The point is to show that not all coloured images convert well. I always think flowers are better in colour, but Susan proved me wrong.
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Lovely shot, looks so peaceful 😍
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A really beautiful place, Gilda 🤗💕
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I feel that colours are strong mood creators. From black and grey through the whole scale.
That is what painters in all ages used to draw us in.
I love your picture, Jo.
Miriam
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Thanks Miriam. It’s a beautiful location 🤗💕
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Playing with colours is always fun 🙂
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This was a lovely place, Becky, with distant flamingos across the lagoon. 🙂 🙂
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perfect 🙂
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I like the B/W Jo. It matches the emptiness of the boats.
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I think that because I was there and the atmosphere was serene and wonderful I can picture it more readily in colour, Denzil. Hard to be subjective but I think I would still go for the lovely hues in this one. 🙂 🙂
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A bit of colour can enhance a mood that’s for sure Jo 🙂 I did get a tisk from Jude though
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You did! I can cope 🙂 🙂
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Colour all the way for me Jo. While some shots CAN look good in black and white most of them, imo, don’t. The third version looks interesting but the first one is definitely the best 🙂
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I like black and white when it’s something aged, Eunice, or to convey a mood, but mostly I’m with you. 🙂 🙂
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I think a lot of buildings, especially older ones, look good in black and white but landscapes/seascapes are much better in colour.
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