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I'm not usually a huge fan of the practice of adding colour to a black & white shot just for the sake of it... however I think it works nicely in this case.
This shot was taken this morning at a house fire which destroyed a house in Spring Hill, Brisbane. For those of you interested the job required 4 pumps (501A, 501B, 502A, 502B), 2 aerials (502J, 502L), 1 command vehicle (501T) and the SOC (BO11). 
comments and criticism most welcome. cheers http://www.markcrossphotography.com - A camera, glass, and some light.
I like this picture a lot, even if it might be a tad disturbing.
Mind you, while I'm really over that whole "black and white with a touch of colour" thing that people seem obsessed with doing, I think it works really well in this one and actually like it as a result. I don't think, with the exception of absolute black and white, that the colour would work better for it than what it's at now. Producer & Editor @ GadgetGuy.com.au
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thanks for the comments Leigh.. much appreciated.
I hope that people find it a bit disturbing... it means that looking at the shot is creating or reliving an emotion.. which is exactly what i want. The full colour version doesn't seem to have a punch to it as there are far too many distracting shades in the wood and in the background... I'm with you... b&w with colour has become an obsession for people... but I think if it's used to portray a strong message it works... full b&w of this shoot looks really good printed imho... but not so great on the screen. I will be printing a 20x30" of this in plain b&w to go in the studio. cheers http://www.markcrossphotography.com - A camera, glass, and some light.
I think this is one of those images where the B&W with a splash of colour works well... The stark old gate(?) with the warning draped over it is a very compelling image... Makes you wonder of the consequences of the incident...
Aka Andrew
thanks for the comments mudder... spot on... it was an old gate... i'll post the consquence later ... but will wait for people's imaginations to work first  http://www.markcrossphotography.com - A camera, glass, and some light.
here's some shots of what the house looked like after all was finished... not too much left of it.
http://www.markcrossphotography.com/pic ... C_7110.jpg http://www.markcrossphotography.com/pic ... C_7111.jpg http://www.markcrossphotography.com/pic ... C_7112.jpg http://www.markcrossphotography.com/pic ... C_7113.jpg cheers http://www.markcrossphotography.com - A camera, glass, and some light.
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