Same crab, different lighting - thoughts???

[Darnold9999]

I liked 1 better, but 2 has a mood that I also like. A bit more light on the crab on 2 to bring out the colour with the same background as 2 would be an effective picture and possibly even better than 1 which has a lot of background clutter that detracts from the crab. Just my thoughts

 

[AbyssalPlains]

OK, I'll be the "strange person"

While #1 is very well-lit and shows great colors, it lacks depth. #2 is more dramatic and makes the crab pop out of its den so to speak. If you hadn't shown us #1, we probably wouldn't complain about the lack of colors, either.

 

[SeaYoda]

I knew there were strange people out there .....

 

[SeaYoda]

Here is the best I could do in trying to equalize things in black and white:

 

[seaducer]

In color, I like #1 better, I like the colors. I don't dislike number two though, just like thefirst one better. In bw I do not really like number one all that much? But number 2 stands out and has depth to it...insteresting, but then I am wierd...

 

[fairybasslet]

I guess I'm weird too because I agree. #1 in color and #2 in B&W. #2 in color looks like a shot I try to get where I can't aim my strobe.

 

[paradicio]

Wonder if you could use PS to darken the shadows on number 2 a bit? Make it look like it's coming out of the darkness. I did something similar with this shot and I like it quite a bit...

 

[seaducer]

Wonder if you could use PS to darken the shadows on number 2 a bit? Make it look like it's coming out of the darkness. I did something similar with this shot and I like it quite a bit...

That is a cool effect...Instead of a shadow that could weaken the shot, now it looks like a curious garibaldi coming out to say "Hi!"