Strength of interpretation.

Exercise: Strength of interpretation.

The picture is of Ramsgate Harbour and was taken last year.  The first image is of the original image.

I used curves to carry out the changes and tried to use the same amount of distortion each time.  All four versions look pretty dreadful.  The sky in both pale versions has kept its contrast in the colour version, its colour.  The rest is predictably washed out and lacking in contrast.  The high contrast b/w looks like it was made from under exposed b/w negative.  The sky has washed out and the blacks have no detail.  The appearance of the high contrast colour image is similar to an under exposed colour transparency with its over strong colours and deep blacks.