topic Re: B&W and Full Color in Share Your Photos

B&W and Full Color

jjbn50 — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:27:01 GMT

I like them both. Shot with my R5 markll and RF-200-800mm with 2x extender

Re: B&W and Full Color

JFG — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:06:13 GMT

Hi jjbn50

I two like them both, however I'm leaning a bit towards the color shot. 🤔

Re: B&W and Full Color

jjbn50 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:07:56 GMT

Thank you Ancora for the feedback it means a lot to me!

Re: B&W and Full Color

jjbn50 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:08:21 GMT

Thank you Ancora for the feedback it means a lot to me!

Re: Black&White

stevet1 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:54:36 GMT

jbn50,

I noticed that you had posted these earlier.

It appears that these were either shot at different focal lengths, or the color version is a cropped version of your black and white.

Why do you think black and white is harder?

One tip I have read in shooting B&W is to keep things simple. Try not to have too many distractions. One technique I am trying out, is to shoot in the 1:1 or square format. This helps you to focus on your main subject and weed out distractions that don't contribute to what you want your viewers to really pay attention to.

What are your thoughts? I am just learning too.

Steve Thomas

Re: Black&White

normadel — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:52:24 GMT

Black & White is harder when it comes to viewer reaction. People are automatically impressed by color nowadays. It takes more photographic skill to impress with B&W. Brightness, contrast, composition all are more important to impress the common viewer with B&W. Your B&W photo is low in contrast, looks all grayish. Those of us who grew up with B&W can appreciate a beautiful B&W image.