Here’s a twist on the photo I posted the other day. The two changes are pretty obvious. First, this version is black and white which puts more emphasis on the tones and textures. The other is that I added some light clouds to the sky. Now, I know many of you will say “that’s cheating” and that’s OK for you to feel that way. In my case, I’m presenting an image, and I’m not claiming that I captured a specific moment in time. If I were a photojournalist, I obviously wouldn’t change the sky. If I were a painter, nobody would every ask me if that’s exactly the way I saw the waves and clouds. As a digital artist, I feel I’m more like the painter than the photojournalist.
I do find it particularly interesting that this version of the image has a much different feel than the color version. While I normally lean toward strong colors, in this case I believe I prefer the black and white version. It realy emphasises the feeling of motion in the waves, and the textures in the rocks. The clouds lightly mimic the shapes of the waves, but they’re not the dominant feature.
