[Leica] Depression FSA Kodachromes

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

It's a fascinating collection. I find the black and whites far more
powerful and compelling, and see most of these images - with the
exception of two that work particularly well as COLOR images - as just
looking, well, dated. I think this is a perfect example of Ted's line
about color showing clothes, while b&w shows soul....These are photos of
people in old clothes; not poor people; not suffering people; just
people.

Now, that does of course beg the very real question of whether black and
white photography creates false impressions - to say nothing of whether
I see these differently because I expect photos of the Depression to be
in black and white.

B. D.

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[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Tim Atherton
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:41 PM
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Subject: [Leica] Depression FSA Kodachromes


For those that thought maybe the Depression was something that only
happened in Black and White - here are a small selection of Kodachromes
from FSA photographers.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2004/05/07/magazine/20040509PORT_SLIDES
HOW_
1.html

looks rather more real....


tim

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