Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/02

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Subject: [Leica] Walking upon a Stone (in black & white)
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:23:38 -0600
References: <798729.13478.qm@web39323.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

You make a fine point Clayton.
Though I suspect that use of the color sliders in b&w mode, along with some 
dodging, could also achieve "this stone. Right here" visual epiphany.

Regards,
George
(from iPad)

On Mar 1, 2011, at 21:28, "R. Clayton McKee" <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Tue, 3/1/11, Quan Tran <quantran101 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Colors or Black and White?
>> 
>> 
>> http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/2011/03/walking-upon-stone-in-black-white.html
> 
> If you're going to go with the story in your previous post, I think you 
> need the color version.  The stone in the foreground is a different color, 
> and the color of the light falling on it makes it a little warmer than the 
> others.  This lets it stand out as THE stone of the epiphany.  The shot 
> says "it was THIS STONE,RIGHT HERE" and anchors your tale.
> 
> In black and white, you have a student exercise in exposure, tone, and 
> printing contrast.  You lose the immediate link to your meditation.


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