Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No no! just trying to clarify what Lluis mentioned since you were interested in his developing for BW (as well as the merits of shooting for BW or for colour initially). What we chatted about was to adjust the exposure, contrast, curves and white balance right first as for any other colour shot and then start there for the BW conversion. Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 25 September 2012 06:57, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > Sorry Geoff didn't mean to give offence. > > Peter > > On 24/09/2012 13:13, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > Peter, not to distract from your discussion on shooting for colour > > vs,shooting for BW but you snipped that sentence. Its origin was actually > > that Lluis and I were chatting about the technical aspects of developing > > his BW from his colour Raw files. I won't dilute your discussion with > the > > detail of that. > > > > Cheers, > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > On 24 September 2012 19:46, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > > > >> Luis, > >> > >> Really interested by this remark. > >> > >> On 23/09/2012 23:08, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > >> ....when I've started digital, the first thing to have a good B&W > picture > >> is > >> have a good one in color. > >> > >> I think shooting in colour (I do it sometimes :-) ) and in B&W are > >> different > >> things. It *is* possible to have a good colour image that works as well > in > >> B&W. > >> But as Uncle Dr Ted has told us many times (and so we know it must be > >> true) you > >> are shooting in a different way when you compose for B&W and you are > >> showing > >> different things. That is one of the reasons that your Senoritas are a > lot > >> more > >> than just pictures of pretty girls. The same applies to the Indignats. > >> > >> Peter > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> =========================================================== > >> Dr Peter Dzwig > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >