First Attempt at Selective Colorization

[Jack'll do]

Thought the colors in this flower lent themselves to this kind of treatment. I'm not sure whether to colorize both flowers or leave it at the one. What do you think?
C&C much appreciated.

Original image
http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/266148227_VYhHM-XL.jpg

BW Conversion
http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/266147738_hcJ4n-XL.jpg

Final image
http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/266125640_nhNC4-XL.jpg

Final image edited to remove the OOF leaf
http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/266324711_ByZ4h-XL.jpg

[draggin]

Two things, just wondering why you only coloured one of the flowers and secondly, in the final picture, the out of focus leave half way down on the right, would look better in black and white (or is it coloured because it seem to be touching the coloured area of the flower??).

A very nice set though

Tim

[Jack'll do]

Hi Tim
Thanks for looking. Selective colorizing is a post process technique in which the original image is converted to B&W and then the color is restored to a small portion of the image. The theory is that a small bit of color will draw the viewer's eye.
I should have removed the offending leaf. It does not look good in either B&W or color. I have edited the original post, removing the leaf.

[dank-photo]

I should have removed the offending leaf. It does not look good in either B&W or color. I have edited the original post, removing the leaf.


-Good call to remove the leaf...I'd like to see it with only the top flower in color, and I'm having a tough time deciding whether it works with the selective colorization or not...the all-color version is brilliantly bright, and my eye flows throughout the piece anyway...I'm not sure if you really need to draw in my eye with the selective color.

-DK

www.dank-photo.com

[draggin]

Look better with out the leaf

The selective colouring works to a point but the problem is your eyes (well mine at least) are drawn from the coloured flower to the b\w flower and you wonder why is it still in black and white??

Tim

[dank-photo]

your eyes (well mine at least) are drawn from the coloured flower to the b\w flower and you wonder why is it still in black and white??

Tim[/QUOTE]

I agree....I'd like to see it with both flowers colored w/ a b/w background.

[RogersDA]

I really do not think the selective coloring works well here. Either all color, all B&W, or try a different crop to angle for shooting.

I find the background wall also a bit distracting here, too. The colorful flowers are excellent, though. :thumb

As an aside - the cloning needs to be cleaned up. :wink

[RNDRND]

Selective color is an interesting technique. You did a good job wth the second flower. However, as a final picture, I prefer both flowers in color.