Colour and Black & White

A few images taken with the Canon G11, demonstrating how colour sometimes gets in the way of a good picture.

Last year’s leftovers.

Remove the colour and see only shape and texture.

Strange colour for a cement truck!

In monochrome the machine’s shape is emphasized.

Engines look good in full tones.

Still look good desaturated.

Boxcar graffiti.

Graffiti becomes less evident in gray shades.

You can decide for yourself which way looks better for each picture: I’m just demonstrating the possibilities to encourage people to try it. Only seconds are needed to desaturate a colour image – or switch it back.

The train was at a siding in Williams Lake on my most recent visit to that city.