Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Tina... I looked at the color first...was prepared to say that the > color is better, because it dramatically emphasizes and enhances > the simple existence of the people, it causes contrast between the > very simple existence and the explosive colors.... but when I saw the bw it touched me more... Steve > For instance: > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/50601014 > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/50607349 > > The lady, to me, clearly uses the color material in her clothes out > of choice, saying something about her life, something we cannot get > from the B&W. Her bundle of branches in the B&W becomes a bouquet > in the color. The child in the drab, dusty clothes, is now wearing > a bright, clean shirt of many colors. > > I used to shoot color only when it added something to the photo. As > I have gotten older, I find that I now go for B&W only when it adds > something, or perhaps takes away. > > In general, reality is good enough for what I do. If reality is NOT > what I'm looking for, B&W may be the solution. > > Even the youngest of our number may fall into "old fartism" by > judging themselves against the greats of earlier generations who > likely shot B&W because color was available or wasn't practical for > the target publication. > > Of course, I may feel completely differently when the sun rises... > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > > > > On Oct 11, 2005, at 10:05 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > >> At 09:59 PM 10/11/2005, you wrote: >> >> >>> Tina - Color because the colorful clothes, the red fire in the >>> stove, the blue smoke in the third shot, the color of the wood in >>> the houses, all make the photos more involving, at least to me. >>> >>> >> >> Thanks, Richard. Sometimes I agree. Sometimes I only want to see >> the faces. >> >> Tina >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >