Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick, I think we agree on most things aboutthis presentation. I wasn't suggesting to turn it all in B&W. Just that some of the colorwork could be even more powerful if a bit more attention was given to boosting or muting the colors in some. Thanks for your reaction, Philippe Op 14-jul-06, om 17:23 heeft Richard S. Taylor het volgende geschreven: > Philippe - I don't agree, at least not entirely. With a couple of > exceptions, I find the use of color here very powerful. It works > to bring us closer to the tragedies or pathos observed. The dress > color of the gal showering focuses our attention on her and > contrasts her neatness and cleanliness with the chaos and dirt > surrounding her. The color in the prisoners sleeping shot brings us > closer to the humanity of the prisoners preventing us from reducing > them to objects. These are powerful photos and there are many > others in the group. > > OTH, the color in the photo of Edwards and Kerry is seriously > distracting. That one would be better in B&W. > > OTH too, Removal from Gaza might not have worked half so well in > color unless the color of her clothing was really muted. > > A color photo of the execution of the Viet Cong officer being shot > or of the little girl running from napalm might have been too > powerful to print. Here the B&W distances us from the events and > makes the photos iconic. > > Dick > > >> Not very good at full color IMO. The B&W and more one or bitone >> color ones are better. >> Full color is a very hard thing... >> >> >> Op 12-jul-06, om 20:16 heeft Richard S. Taylor het volgende >> geschreven: >> >>> The earlier citing of McNally's confusing quote (or misquote, I >>> never did figure out which) ignored her selection of Memorable >>> Photographs on the same page that are remarkable and well worth a >>> viewing. >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2006/07/12/nyregion/ >>> 20060712_ASK_SLIDESHOW_1.html >>> >>> or >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/pbc72 >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> Boston MA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >