Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, No, nothing odd, just a matter of taste. It is your picture and your preference that matters most. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Aug 18, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Nathan, > > Response, Part II: You raised my concern about the choice of sepia > tones, so I asked my wife to look at them. Her family included > several photographers, so she was exposed to a wide variety of > styles. She agrees with you. So, I guess the one with the odd taste > in colors is me. Thanks for commenting. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at > frozenlight.eu > > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:09 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Flower Details in B&W > > >> Hi Jim, >> >> I think I would like these better in standard B&W tones. >> Especially the second one is really exquisite in terms of >> composition and sharpness, but I think that the sepia detracts >> rather than adds to the image. But maybe that's just me--I do not >> like sepia toning much, it just makes me think of old, yellowed >> photographs. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: >> >>> Sometimes we are overwhelmed with color in our flower photos, and >>> miss some of the intricate details that make up these blooms. >>> With these two, I converted to sepia to remove the color and >>> place more emphasis on the details. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flower+Details+A.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flower+Details+B.jpg.html >>> >>> Both with E-510 and Elmarit-R 60/2.8 Macro. >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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