Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No need to head to the bunkers, good Dr.! And I never bet against someone in their field of expertise, so don't start counting my money yet!! Here's color: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-Courthouse6x6.jpg.html They were lovely blossoms, though the wind made a mess of things as usual... Thanks Ted; really appreciate you taking the time to critique. Best, Bob On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:05 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Robert Adler SHOWED: > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Just a bench... > > > Really no time for photography these days. So on the way back from the >> office caught this in the corner of my eye and spent a few minutes trying >> to capture it. >> Not sure it works so feedback would be appreciated.. >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-** >> Courthouse6x6bw.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-Courthouse6x6bw.jpg.html> >> <<<<<< >> > > Hi Bob, > OK my friend here we go! :-) > > 1/ It maybe blaspheme for me to say. But............. "THIS IS A COLOUR > PHOTOGRAPH!" You can twiddle it all you want with the B&W fiddling sticks > but it wont cut it compared to the colour potential here! > > 2/ You visually were attracted by the colours of the blossoms! Not B&W as > we see here. Obviously every day we all see in colour, but end up making > beautiful B&W prints that are quite marvelous. In this case, it was the > beauty and colour of the blossoms that caught your eye, bench was > secondary. And I'll put a hundred on the table I'm right! > > If you have the original in colour I'd give it a shot as I can't believe > it wouldn't be a better image. Even against a B&W fiddled photo. > > 3/ I wouldn't touch the cropping as it appears a nice balance as is. > > 4/ Yep it has potential for your "BENCH SERIES" because it is the reverse > of seeing bench and looking out as a scene. In this case the blossoms and > "bench" become the subject and not the scene from the bench as in the > others. And no problem with that and this view..... "in colour!" > > OK now I'll move into the new deep depth bunkers before the incoming > starts! :-) > > C'mon folks it's only an opinion and I'm the first to admit I've been > wrong before! HOWEVER THIS TIME? ;-) ;-) > > Cheers, > ted > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- Bob Adler Redwood City, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com