Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Michel: Eloquent answer. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > > Thanks Steve for this thought-provoking picture. I agree, this is about > photography and our ability to face what is reported. There's a > considerable gap between what we see and comment - well, the theory that's > behind the use of B&W or colour, for example - and the subject itself, and > here I must say the crude colour picture is much more powerful and direct, > which is why most of us like the B&W better because the person is > "protected". Now, what is the purpose of publishing such a picture? If the > intent is to show a crude reality and the slow downward path towards > something we human beings won't escape, probably, then colour is, for me, > the best means. If the idea is to show that this elderly person is in fact > an image of ourselves, than the B&W will be the right choice. What's hard > here is that we tend to identify so much with this person! Jean-Michel > > From: steve.barbour at gmail.com > > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:55:27 -0800 > > To: lug at leica-users.org; leicareflex at freelists.org > > Subject: [Leica] updated bw... > > > > a slightly different bw version... > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2012/bwnew.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA