Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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.