This shot from a New York City subway stop has started to grow on me. I like that the hazy lighting and blurriness on the left side of the photo lead into better contrast and a sharper image at the right. If you're wondering, the subway train was moving right to left and I caught the tail end of it, thus the semi-obstructed view at the left. I think the shutter speed was probably 1/20th of a second or so, fast enough to freeze the two men on the other side of the tracks and slow enough to blur the speeding train.
Once again, I'm not quite sure if I like this better in B&W or Color. I think I'm leaning toward B&W, but Jen made the good point that the movement of the train's tail lights is less obvious in B&W (i.e. it looks as if there may be no train at all, but rather stationary lights on a track). I'll post the B&W below. Opinions welcome...
And FYI, I've started posting my pics as slightly smaller files, so that when you click on the photo to expand, it takes up the whole screen (approximately), rather than taking up the equivalent of 4 screens.
6 comments:
I personally prefer the color version.
I also prefer the color one. But what's interesting to me about the B&W is that the black and white makes the picture look almost out of date - especially because the appearance of the man on the left gives the effect that the picture could've been taken in the 1910's... but then you have the setting of a subway station with tile walls and a subway zooming by. Kind of makes for an interesting perspective.
OOOH! I just realized that your title for this pic is "Time Flies," which would also be fitting if you went with the B&W and took into account industrial-age appearance of the man on the left.
I'm normally a sucker for B&W pictures so I enjoy that version better. I think the subjects in the B&W get more attention and the train less, which I like. Also, I feel B&W freezes moments of time better and may show depth that you don't always get in color.
I like the color versin better. I think the main reason is that I can see the blurriness on the left side better in the color photo, which makes the contrast with the clearer right side more prominent.
I like the color version because of the lighting, too. The haze almost makes the pic look like it's a painting. Kind of reminds me of the 'Nighthawks' painting by Hopper (looking into the diner). Also, homeboy on the left is checking out the girl entering the station...is she hot?
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