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An old picture from a Chinese market, which was to my western eyes
chaotic in the extreme and busy. I could not believe my eyes when I saw
this woman with a live chook buying vegetables. Now, that is fresh food!

I think this image is powerful enough for there to be no selective colour - keep it all black and white. I get your wonderment at the live chook, but I think that's influenced you down the selective colour route to emphasise something that we'll see anyway

I agree with Peter 100%

I agree with Chris 98%.

It is an awesome image, nevertheless.

Why do we think it's OK to hold a chicken by the feet, as if it causes no pain or discomfort? What arrogance! What selfishness! How about a blue eyed monster grabs that womens child and carries it around inverted, by the ankles for as long it may feel the need to do so. I don't get stupid people!

Selective colouring of the blue eyes would certainly make that image <runs>

Black and white all the way. The selective colouring distracts and makes the viewer miss out on the other details that's happening in the background (e.g., the lady swishing her hair like she's in a Pantene advert, the other lady in the far back yelling at someone - presumably to hock her wares or yell at someone to get out of the way or just plain ol' talking).

Also not a fan of the selective colour finish...but a great image all the same.

Thank you for your advice. In B&W



And in colour, just cropped.

Matt. K wrote:Why do we think it's OK to hold a chicken by the feet, as if it causes no pain or discomfort? What arrogance! What selfishness! How about a blue eyed monster grabs that womens child and carries it around inverted, by the ankles for as long it may feel the need to do so. I don't get stupid people!

We don't think it's okay to hold a chicken by the feet... but sadly in many countries it's considered acceptable...

I'm going to go against the norm here and say I like the colour one best, as it shows the vividness of the markets, the colours of the vegetables, clothes etc.. I much prefer the colour..

I'm with Sue on this.

Markets are, by their very nature, places where there's so much colour and life. I'm not sure that the mono conveys this effectively, and the selective colour is ....

I too prefer the colour, but I would be inclined to tone down the numberplate. It grabs my eye and holds it.
How about selective monochrome? Actually I think just a slight desaturation so it tones in better with its surroundings would be best.

Matt. K wrote:Why do we think it's OK to hold a chicken by the feet, as if it causes no pain or discomfort? What arrogance! What selfishness! How about a blue eyed monster grabs that womens child and carries it around inverted, by the ankles for as long it may feel the need to do so. I don't get stupid people!

Unfortunately, I can't have the same outrage as I would then be a hypocrite - I don't by free range pork or chicken as I am not sure where to get it, I don't check that the animals I eat have been stunned before slaughter, I drink milk probably produced by cows that have their young taken from them after 5 days, and I don't check how long the animal has been deprived of water before slaughter.

Matt - I am not implying you do the the things that I do or don't do as above, but I don't want to point accusingly at 3rd world countries when our practices at home leave a lot to be desired.

Patrick
It's about having respect for the animals you are about to kill. There is no need to torture the animals first. I have killed chickens for xmas dinner....but I cause them no pain or stress until the actual act. It is just as easy to carry the chicken in a way that will reduce its stress. As for intensive egg farms, thankfully many countries have banned them. Let the chickens free range and let the people pay a little extra for eggs and chicken meat. Give up beer and cigarettes if they have to in order to be able to afford it.