Digital Guff
Kindergarten Kids, Sonoda v.2
Posted by Daryl Johnson (Farnham, United Kingdom) on 7 June 2007 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
I quite liked this black and white version of yesterday's shot.
Although I'm now in England, this blog will still feature photos from Japan for the foreseeable future.
I apologise in advance if I'm tardy with commenting on your blogs or returning comments during the week... I will get to you though!
@Ming Img: Thanks Ming.
Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany
I must admit I prefer this version! Superb.
7 Jun 2007 8:36am
@Manuela Photography: Cheers Manuela!
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
Agree with Manuela...nicely composed either way, though.
7 Jun 2007 9:09am
@{H} creatives: Thank you H!
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
I agree - B&W works well here - I almost thought it was a day at the beach with those umbrella like parachutes. The conversion really brings out the lines and curves in this shot. Nicely done.
7 Jun 2007 11:09am
@Jason Kravitz: Cheers Jason!
travelingrant from Kanazawa, Japan
Yeah, thats really cool. The shapes and form really come out in b/w. I like that a lot.
7 Jun 2007 1:47pm
@travelingrant: Thanks travelingrant. I lived in Kanazawa for a while, by the way.
@Dimitrios: Thanks Dimitrios.
simon from Singapore,
i like this shot chum, but i must say i still prefer the original colored version =) i find the color very attractive, and i know how hard it is to get that sort of colors at the beach, with so many reflective surfaces.. aniwaez, the b&w works well too, with more emhpasis on lines and texture.. gd job!
7 Jun 2007 5:24pm
@simon: Thanks simon. Its not at the beach though! This is a kindergarten playground.
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Way better in the b/w!! The symmetry is mesmerising
7 Jun 2007 7:35pm
@amy: Thank you amy!
@allyy`*: Thanks allyy.
filipe franco from Lagoa, Azores, Portugal
Yes, to black and white also it is efficient - reinforces the composition, really nice Daroru!
11 Jun 2007 6:17pm
@filipe franco: Quite strong sunlight helped this I think filipe.
rverspirit from Mount Vernon, United States
Outstanding photo.. motion is very evident...animated and expressive...
15 Jun 2007 6:35am
@rverspirit: Cheers rverspirit.
Gabor Havasi from Budapest, Hungary
Very nice. Could be Andre Kertesz image. The whole image spins around. I would crop out the upper part a bit, the "greens". Amazing shot. I'm envy :)
14 Sep 2007 8:26am
@Gabor Havasi: Thanks Gabor I should have paid more attention when framing. Difficult to crop without cutting out some children I tried to clone brush the greenery away but my technique looked too fake.
Olympus C750UZ
1/400 second
F/5.6
ISO 50
7 mm