Color or Black and White?

[cr_wildlife]

I saw this old bull bison on a recent trip to Yellowstone. He was obviously on his own and was trying to hide under a bush in a futile attempt to get out of the snow. I noted that both of his horns were broken, evidence that his fights for mating rights and a place in the herd are over. Let me know which image you like better, the color image of the B&W image.

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[Nimi]

Color. Great shot.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Color. Great shot.

Thanks and thanks for the opinion!

 

[MrFotoFool]

I prefer the black and white. Then again, I recently converted my website to one hundred percent black and white images.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Certainly does seem that most wildlife photographers prefer color images. I am trying to expand my horizons! You have beautiful images on your web page!

 

[DripDryMcFleye]

Color, without any hesitation.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thanks so much for letting me know your opinion!

 

[Rude Boy]

Colour for me too. Nature gifts us some wonderfully beautiful sights and I'm not always a fan of altering these too much. Just my tuppence worth like.

 

[Woodyg3]

Color. I think the colors separate the buffalo from the background better in this particular case.

Man, what a beautiful animal. Nice pic!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Colour for me too. Nature gifts us some wonderfully beautiful sights and I'm not always a fan of altering these too much. Just my tuppence worth like.

Thanks for the comment/opinion.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Color. I think the colors separate the buffalo from the background better in this particular case.

Man, what a beautiful animal. Nice pic!

Thanks for the comment/opinion, Woody!

 

[jeffnles1]

Given that he is old and this is probably his last winter, the black and white communicates the melancholy of the end of a life well lived. I also tried it in a sepia tone and it looks pretty interesting with that treatment too.

Jeff

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thanks you very much, Jeff. I will look at sepia!

 

[dorthzyx]

I really like the color.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thank you for your opinion! I appreciate your letting me know .

 

[Rassie]

Color. Great shot.

Agree.

 

[Highbow]

Color! It's just enough to not be overdone and a great image.

 

[JAS]

I like both with the color version slightly ahead. However, if there was a bit more separation of the background in the B&W version that would be my preference.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Color! It's just enough to not be overdone and a great image.

Thanks for sending me your opinion. Always helpful.

 

[cr_wildlife]

I like both with the color version slightly ahead. However, if there was a bit more separation of the background in the B&W version that would be my preference.

Yes, the old bull was lying under a bush, so I had no chance to get more separation. Does seem like most wildlife photographers prefer color. I appreciate your mentioning the black of white is OK.

 

[jfporfao]

I personally lean towards the black and white one.

 

[Calson]

To be honest the image as it was composed does not work well in color or black and white. Often the thinking with a lackluster image is to make it a two-tone image and "fix it".

The lack of separation of the bison from the branches hurts the subject. Better in the future to take more shots and from more angles and heights with varied backgrounds at the time. With digital cameras there is not the issue of running out of film and with bison they are relatively stationary subjects and tine is not a constraint.

 

[cr_wildlife]

I personally lean towards the black and white one.

Thanks, I appreciate getting your opinion.

 

[cr_wildlife]

To be honest the image as it was composed does not work well in color or black and white. Often the thinking with a lackluster image is to make it a two-tone image and "fix it".

The lack of separation of the bison from the branches hurts the subject. Better in the future to take more shots and from more angles and heights with varied backgrounds at the time. With digital cameras there is not the issue of running out of film and with bison they are relatively stationary subjects and tine is not a constraint.

Unfortunately, the bull was lying under a bush, so no way to get any separation. I thought in interesting that he was trying to get out of the snow storm but was really just too big to fit under the bush.

 

[edh]

I would actually try sepia and add some vignette. Many pictures fron the old west/frontier have a sepia look and bison always remind me of the frontier.