Hunter Valley in Colour

[Reschsmooth]

I got my slides back today. Unfortunately, I had slightly overexposed and lost some of the golden colour. That said, I am not too dissatisfied with them.

Interested in comments viz the B&W ones recently posted. I think this shows that the slides have significantly less dynamic range than the B&W film as seen in the shadows of the first one.

[biggerry]

I think the first works in terms of colour and the less dynamic range and blown sky help give it a light and airy feeling - I think the image (colour version) definitely needs to be cropped, the really dark shadow areas create too much of a jarring transition within the frame conflicting with the light and airy feeling. I think using that dark area as a border/frame to the main part of image would work heaps better imo - ie crop from the bottom and right only.

[aim54x]

I am with Gerry, the first image does really well with the addition of colour!

[Remorhaz]

I am with Gerry, the first image does really well with the addition of colour!

+1 for me too

[Reschsmooth]

I think the first works in terms of colour and the less dynamic range and blown sky help give it a light and airy feeling - I think the image (colour version) definitely needs to be cropped, the really dark shadow areas create too much of a jarring transition within the frame conflicting with the light and airy feeling. I think using that dark area as a border/frame to the main part of image would work heaps better imo - ie crop from the bottom and right only.

I think you are right, Gerry - the shadows dominate too much and wreck the mood of the image. However, I cropped it this way because of the way the chair was facing. I may try some work on the shadows in a semi-HDR fashion.