Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 2, 2009, at 11:26 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: > > > Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:41 AM, Tina Manley wrote: >> >>> At 03:51 PM 3/1/2009, you wrote: >>> >>>> it's sort of a paradox, I know the color sells better, but you can >>>> only say ..."look at the beautiful colors" in so many ways, then it >>>> becomes redundant... >>>> >>>> color has replaced content... >>>> Steve >>> >>> >>> I agree, Steve, and I almost always prefer B&W, but for some >>> cultures, color is such an important part of their lives that to >>> leave it out seems to be leaving out part of their character. In >>> Peru, all of their handicrafts, clothes, weavings - everything >>> that they surround themselves with is brilliantly colored. Out >>> in the rural areas, their homes are made of adobe mud - dark >>> brown - and most do not have electricity. It's all dark and drab >>> and mud- colored except for the bright splashes of their >>> weavings. I think in this case, color is part of the content and >>> has not replaced it. I do intend to try most of them both ways. >>> So far, I've only looked at the jpegs - half of which are B&W and >>> half color. I'm sure I'll end up switching in some cases, but >>> right now I'm sticking with my original decision. >> >> >> >> >> I do understand Tina and it's a tough call; we have discussed this >> dilemma before. Color is essential from one perspective, but it >> has obvious negatives, and if you want to sell the photos, common >> wisdom is that color is necessary... >> >> Just the obvious question ..why is color necessary to the people > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Morris > Reading the Naked Ape might provide some clues I read this book long ago Philippe, it sure helps explain an awful lot of human behavior...how does it explain the colors? amities, Steve (who understands his dog's behavior much better than most human behavior) > > Amiti?s Philippe > > >> and to the photos..brings up an interesting deep question, why is >> color added on by the people to their customary drab lives...? >> what would you see if you looked underneath ie beyond the color ? >> It does raise the interesting possibility that you would see the >> people quite differently... >> >> > > > > > >> Steve >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information