Graffiti in the Desert
Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 10:17PM Today I would like to ask you all for your opinion, below are two photographs of the same thing except one is black and white and the other color. Let me know which one you prefer as I am not sure which I prefer.
This photograph was taken in Rice, California, a vacant town site in the Mojave Desert. The town of Rice was built around the railway that still runs through there, but the town is now all gone except for one structure that I will show you a photograph of later in the week. I love seeing places like this, it's like the ruins that are in every other part of the world except they are less that 50 years old. What's funny about it is that there is graffiti everywhere in Rice, but generally it's about a persons love for someone else. Even along the side of the railway line people have used different colored rocks to mark their name as a permanent record in the desert. Click on either image for a larger version.
Reader Comments (3)
Color. I love the pop it adds to the photo.
Black & White is very nice too, but I like more contrast-y black & white. Personal Preference I think. : )
Awesome shot, by the way. Love all of the texture!
I really like the color version. Not sure why, but it just adds something necessary to the picture. The black and white version just seems to be missing something.
You know my preference is normally black and white. I think in this case it would add more authenticity to the photo since its a picture of an old ghost town. I agree with others in this particular case though the color photo wins. I can also see and appreciate the difference in lighting in the color one more than the black and white one. Awesome job as always, Martin.