This Delmarva Grain Elevator received positive comments in both presentations, color and B&W.
How does one choose which presentation to publish to one’s online gallery? Why, ask your followers on Social Media, of course – specifically on Facebook.
The steel-gray color of the sky seems to emulate the steel-color of the silos and transfer screws of this grain elevator on a Maryland farm. When asking friends and followers a piece of art, one must have a thick skin because some of the responses my be quite critical. Fortunately, most in this survey were complimentary.
This was the question – simple and straightforward:
- Does this work better in Color or in B&W? (It was also identified as a Delmarva Grain Elevator – photographed on 06/18/22.)
Here is a list of 18 unmodified responses – in the order received:
- The color shot is FANTASTIC. !
- Color. Love it.
- I like the touch of blue in the color version.
- Love the color with the blue sky peeking through.
- Black and white photography for me, as your subject is mostly monochromatic and lends itself to that medium. The color version almost takes on a selective coloring look to it. But you should always go with what your vision is for the piece, speaking from your heArt.
- Color wins…
- I personally like the B&W more but it seems that the darkness of the clouds goes away in the above B&W version. I still like the second/B&W version more but would make it a bit darker.
- I like the color shot.
- Color for sure!
- Both great. BW for me.
- Color shot!
- Black and white, more dramatic.
- B & W
- Rather ominous in BE. Pop of blue in color is interesting but overall BW
- B&W
- I like the black and white due to the detailed shown on the structure of the grain silos and transfer screws.
- I’m usually a black and white fan but for this one I’ll go with color.
- Just enough color in the sky enhances it…my opinion! Great picture!
The overall result is 10 prefer the color presentation and 8 prefer the black and white. While the color version appears to have won the poll, the margin is small, and I would not like to disappoint the 44% of my responders who chose the black and white version of my Delmarva Grain Elevator photograph – so I have uploaded BOTH versions to my online galleries.
Choose a link below to get a better look at YOUR choice…
Shop: Color version of Delmarva Grain Elevator
Shop: B&W version of Delmarva Grain Elevator
Shop: The Farm Collection in Bill’s Gallery
Shop: Bill’s Full Gallery at Fine Art America/Pixels
The chicken is in the heart of Delmarva.
The Delmarva Peninsula – home to a wide variety of grains, vegetables and livestock – has a long history of farming, but in the 1950s the peninsula began to focus on its poultry industry. Today, Delmarva is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the nation; it is also one of the largest chicken-producing regions in the world. The mainstay diet of a chicken is corn, followed by soybeans, wheat and to a lesser extent, other crops.
