Exactly.
Why Black and White?
When and why does one decide?
The answers are subjective? There is no definitive answer. But, with enough experience, one can pretty quickly see a scene in B&W. The above image looked nothing like the reality, but this was what I was imagining. Below, is the reality.
- I “saw” the large, curvy lines, reminiscent of swimming fish, in very high contrast, which would blacken the water. With that, the basic dark nature of the rest of the image was easy to imagine.
- The small white cloud would be much more prominent when the blue sky was processed to become almost jet black.
- The sand and water under the clouds was noticeably brighter than the sand and water under the blue sky. I figured that the difference and the separation could be enhanced in processing.
- At the end, I added a small contrast punch on a separate layer, so that I can dial it back, if needed.
NOTE: It’s not what it is, it’s what you want to make it.
Just a random thought.
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Tony
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