Smoke Break

I cannot make up my mind which Image looks best, the monochrome version or colour version, what do you guys think? I would appreciate your comments, please also feel free to send on to your friends and ask for their comments and thoughts…Thanks in advance 🙂 Mark

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20 thoughts on “Smoke Break”

Yiwei Peng on April 17, 2012 at 3:58 pm said:

Personally I love B&W one!

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Color Odyssey on April 17, 2012 at 6:13 pm said:

I like the B&W one more. The grim face of the smoker is distracted by the reds above in the color one.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 18, 2012 at 11:18 am said:
  
  Thanks for your thoughts, I tend to agree 🙂
  
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BitOfLight on April 18, 2012 at 8:48 am said:

I usually prefer B&W, but I’m leaning towards the original. The colors are muted enough not to garner all the viewer’s attention and do add a bit of a charm to the place.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 18, 2012 at 11:14 am said:
  
  Yeah, that was sort of my take too, sometimes a hint of colour makes all the difference. This place is interesting because the colours are very muted and grey due to the weather and the dust storms they have. Thanks for your feedback:)
  
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tobeclarence on April 19, 2012 at 3:47 am said:

i think i prefer the colour, it looks real nice, it looks like a wash of water colour is across the photo

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 19, 2012 at 11:20 am said:
  
  Hi tobeclarence, thanks so much for your feedback. I like both images for very different reasons and I tend to agree with you re the colour version, i too like the muted, washed over colour feel of this image and I also like the stark contrast and hardness of the black and white version too:)
  
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clairelwebster on April 19, 2012 at 4:30 pm said:

The colour. It’s the flash of vermillion which contrasts so well with the slate blue brick. Fab!

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 19, 2012 at 5:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks Claire, i love feedback and seeing all the different ideas and perspectives:) Cheers Mark
  
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winegums on April 19, 2012 at 9:23 pm said:

I think colour! Great photo.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 20, 2012 at 10:54 am said:
  
  Thanks winegums 🙂
  
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John Smith on April 25, 2012 at 6:48 am said:

Normally would probably go for the mono, but this colour image seems to shout out ‘Red China’. It also reminds me of the early colour photos of Albert Kahn who I think visited China. Your blog is superb and your images are totally alluring. Thank you so much for allowing us to see them.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 25, 2012 at 10:00 am said:
  
  John,
  
  Once again, thank you…your words inspire me.
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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Travel Spirit on April 25, 2012 at 8:34 pm said:

I was going to say the b&w…but after reading everyone’s comments, I like the color also!!

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 25, 2012 at 10:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks for getting back to me Sherry 🙂
  
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jondunne on April 29, 2012 at 6:06 pm said:

i like the B&W.. Great picture,looks like the American singer Tom Waits.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on April 29, 2012 at 6:51 pm said:
  
  Thanks jondunne 🙂
  
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jbradshawphotos on April 30, 2012 at 2:24 am said:

Captivating shot. I do like them both, but if I had to choose, I would go with the color. It adds just a streak of warmth that is very appealing.

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mac on May 5, 2012 at 9:23 pm said:

Great photo – and mood. Especially the b/w version.
And thx for the follow! 🙂

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- throughenglisheyesmark on May 6, 2012 at 10:22 am said:
  
  Thanks and your welcome 🙂
  
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