Social Experiment

[Larky]

Hello.

If you go here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37026715@N07/sets/72157616248126749/

you'll find 16 various looks applied to the same shot. I'm interested to see which look people prefer. These filters were applied to a completely fresh from the camera file, nothing has been done apart from click a button.

If you could just say which you like, and if you can be bothered, why you like it, it'd be very cool.

Ta.

A.

 

[Steve Williams]

All those possibilities. It can make my head swim if I think too long about it.

How do you choose?

 

[Morca007]

B/W stark 1, I suppose. It is the closest to looking like traditional B/W (printed a certain way, to be sure), and I like the darker overall image, I think it lends a little more drama.

 

[35mmdelux]

soft brown looks pretty cool.

 

[Bassism]

I have to admit that I also prefer the original file to any of the others. Out of the others, I would probably pick something in between Ansel Dark and B/W Stark.

Heh... Sorry I'm not much use 😛

 

[Larky]

No, it's great if people prefer the original. Means I didn't do an arse backwards job in the first place.

 

[Andrew Sowerby]

The original is my favorite too. It seems the most straightforward.

 

[gb hill]

I'm torn between the original color & the B&W low contrast. Leaning toward the b&w I suppose. Both are very good.


@Steve, I added your blog as a must read. Blogger has a new add on to help one to follow your blog. Something to think about! But anyhow cool blog!

 

[marke]

Agree. There's no doubt in my mind.

I'll vote for the original because the bright color of the officer's safety jacket counts as part of the content.

 

[Spider67]

i prefer the first one. For me the colour is an essential part of this shot. BW makes me look a bit longer.
stats: Male, single, 42, Austrian (to give it a proper sociological air)

 

[Larky]

OK, ta for now. Going to make some alterations and go again.