Melissa Cramer Sonnen
January 2025 - LAMY Church 2
Original
About the Image(s)
Process: The bland sky of the original turned me off. It needed some punch! So, of course, a new sky was the first alteration. A good crop took some bottom off. Then a tweak of the contrast brought out the ancient detail of the stucco. All that was left was turning off the saturation. I liked the old shot, but I LOVE the mono shot.
5 comments posted
The structure does stand out much better in BW and the composition with just enough foreground to lead to the structure. Changing the sky was a good choice as the original sky was somewhat boring and did not add. One other option I think would be to darken the blue sky to black and remove the clouds from the original. I think that woud really make the structure stand out even more. Just my taste for blue skies. Your image is well done. Posted: 01/06/2025 14:15:03
Thanks, Ed. I will try that. -MS Posted: 01/06/2025 17:43:46
Ed - I took your advice. The black sky is certainly different. I have mixed feelings - the black is stunning and I like it, and I still like the stand-out clouds too. I am not sure which I like better... Posted: 01/12/2025 16:35:23
Happy New Year Melissa! A classic 3/4 view done well in B&W with no color distractions. The added clouds do kind of distract as my eye goes there and gets trapped by the white dome and roof. Tone down? The B&W is better though! Posted: 01/12/2025 11:28:54
Thanks Ed - I will do that. -MCS Posted: 01/12/2025 16:36:19