I like the B & W 1, bt i think the processing is not quite right. When a B&W photo is processed/printed absolutely correct to achieve all tones, you get a pure white and a pure black. your darkest area is not quite black. in photoshop you could try auto contrast and auto tone. or manualy adjust britness contrast. I have created the tag #critmypic for people who want advice on their pics. can u add the tag? we need more content for the category :-)
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I think that might be right for you and I understand what you are saying but I prefer it this way. I like slightly less contrast - I think it is because you are more used to print and I only really use digital.
This does almost uses the whole histogram. There is just a tiny amount unused at the top and bottom if I increase the contrast it doesn't look right to me. That said it may look different on your screen. Here is one I've adjusted especially for you:)
I still prefer the other one though lol. I am going to add this at the end just in case other people feel the same as you though because I'm a weird person lol so I my taste may be completely different from the majority.
OK I've added the tag too. Just be gentle please:)
for me the edited 1 is better but yes maybe i am being a bit picky. i did a degree in advertising photography in the years before digital. and i became particularly good at printing so learnt the zone system. and learnt how to get as many tones out of an image as possible, and for me that is achieved by having a pure black and a pure white. I hope you dont mind my critisism, its meant with the best intentions. you have some good work btw :-) its great to see this #photography community evolving :-)
Oh no it's fine. I'm used to it. I think we all have our own personal things we like though and one of the things for whatever reason I don't like is that degree of contrast - I always have to pull back a touch but then I've never had to do anything for proper print publishing. Feel free though it is always worth a second opinion in these things:)