Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I should have realized!! The "colorized" versions were so awful! Now that I reread your post, I get it :-) Tina On Thursday, August 30, 2012, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > Tina, > > I apologize. My post was yet another failed attempt at humor, difficult at > best in the web. Yes, most everything I print is b&w. I don't know if I am > tainted from darkroom experience, or if for some reason I just "see" better > in b&w. Now, my wife has the ability to "see" and compose in color, far > better than I can. But then she is a lot smarter and talented than I am in > every way. > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina > Manley > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:29 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] MM - first impressions > > I don't agree. I think Ted is right when he says, "When you photograph > people in color, you photograph their clothes. When you photograph people > in B&W, you photograph their souls." I see faces and eyes much clearer in > B&W than I do in color. Color is just a distraction unless it is the > purpose of the photo. > > Tina > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> Ted, >> >> I'm not Emanuel, but, yes, I must say the photo of Trudeau would have >> a little more interest in color. In the interests of better >> photography, I have supplied the following link to a program that will >> allow you to add >> color: >> >> http://www.recolored.com/ >> >> Yes, I agree the photo is somewhat iconic in a sense and the b&w adds >> a certain energy to it, but just imagine if it was color! Now, once >> you have corrected it in this software (just $29), you can get any >> number of plug-ins that will then emulate Velvia. Then the National >> Archives will just pee themselves at the result. There is no need to >> thank me for these technical >> tips- we photographers look out after each other, yes? >> >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> tedgrant at shaw.ca >> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:27 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] MM - first impressions >> >> SO EMANUEL WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS??? >> >> My photograph of Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau of Canada >> sliding down a stair case bannister hands held on high doesn't count, >> because it's shot in B&W. And not Velvia?????? >> >> When it's recognized as the most iconic politcal photograph in the >> history of Canada! Not by me, but the National Archives of Canada and >> many other organizations of similar position. >> >> Is that correct good Sir? >> >> Just a passing thought. >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "EPL" <manolito at videotron.ca> >> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 9:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] MM - first impressions >> >> >> > Correct me if I am mistaken, but this M Monochrome thing will >> > capture images in, er, black and white? Like, basically, fifty >> > shades of grey? Grey? The colour of age and Death? >> > >> > This isn't like the second coming of Velvia. Now that was something. >> > That was, like, a kandy-colored tangerine-flake streamline babe. >> > Nice bright colours. Dreams of summer. Kodachrome on juice. >> > >> > I always thought that Ansel Adams was a wanker for depicting >> > landscapes >> in >> > b&w. Like he was imposing humanity's morbid gloom on God's great glory. >> > >> > The painters at Lascaux used every colour they could see and could >> > reproduce. No monochrome. Because they didn't go to school or >> > imagine >> they >> > knew better. >> > >> > Emanuel >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________ -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com