The photo for this post was taken just outside Église Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc in Rouen, France. The church is modern and beautiful:
ISO 320 14mm f/13 1/125sec
For this edit, I wanted to create a simpler version of the original file. I started by cropping the photo. I wanted to crop out the glimpse of the town, but retain an indication of this statue being outside. So, the people were out, but the pigeons were to stay.
ISO 320 14mm f/13 1/125sec
I created this mostly black and white by using the saturation sliders to remove the color. I couldn’t resist leaving just a bit of the purple in though. To me, that hint of color makes the image more interesting. To subtly bring attention to the pigeons the vignette that I applied stops right by them, making that spot one of contrast and hopefully drawing your eye.
What do you think of this mostly monochrome image? do you like the hint of color? did you notice the pigeons? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Cheers!
Added to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge, Statues and Live Laugh RV, Black and White.
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Yes, just the slightest hint of color in the flowers makes it more interesting
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Thank you.
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I think the hint of purple worked very well. It adds a bit of warmth 😊
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Thanks, I hadn’t really thought about it as warmth, but it does.
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Fun edit! I love playing around with the saturation slider. I did not notice the pigeons originally. They seem more noticeable in the color image.
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Thank you, there are a lot of ways to go about a black and white edit, but this can be a fun way to do it.
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Wonderful photo! I like the black and white and color comparison 😀
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Thanks Cee!
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Well made. I love black and white and color. Thank You again.
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Thank you very much.
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Nice job on the cropping! I like the results.
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Thank you very much.
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I’m not normally a big fan of black and white, but I love this one with the little bit of purple you left. I also like the pigeons. 🙂
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Thank you, I thought the pigeons really helped this image.
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The effect of the editing is brilliant. The people are such a distraction but the pigeons an added interesting element.
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Thank you very much Sue, and thanks also for sharing it on Twitter 🙂
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I did not notice the pigeons and I LOVE the hint fo color – and the comp
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Thank you very much 🙂
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🙂
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yup, an amazing and interesting church. When I was there, no flowers were around the statue. https://solaner.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/eglise-st-jeanne-darc-de-rouen/ Did you also visit the cathedral, where you also can find a chapel donated to Jeanne d’Arc https://solaner.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/cathedral-notre-dame-de-lassomption-in-rouen-ii/
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Thank you for sharing these links. Yes, I did make it to the Cathedral, but no blog post for it yet 🙂 I particularly enjoyed your exterior shots of the church, it was interesting to me the ways in which it was worked into the landscape and the ways in which it stood out.
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Yes, for me, too. The exterior design reminded me to the work of Antonio Gaudi
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Nice touch with the subtle colors and the pigeons make the image. Great edit!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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the first one is my favorite. with the color. once again great work.
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Thank you very much for your comment and your visit.
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anytime. youe very welcome 🙂
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