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Subject: [Leica] Color vs B&W
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:34:56 +0530
References: <CA+yJO1DnyHsPtG1hfh6_NOLVP9-wkqLa+sh6fSH2TJ4abo+eJQ@mail.gmail.com>

Tina,
To me, in this whole series, colour is integral to the culture, and hence
by extension to the photographs
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 6:29 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> PESO:
>
> I am always torn between the two.  To me, color is such a part of the
> people of Guatemala that it is almost a sacrilege to eliminate their color.
>  Not so at all in Honduras or some other countries I've been to.  I took 10
> times as many color photos in Guatemala as in Honduras.  In this case,
> somebody on the MUG suggested this photo is more of a character study in
> B&W.  I aree that it's more of a character study, but which is more true
> documentation?  Is it ok to remove their color when it is so important to
> them?  I really don't know.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147801312
>
> or
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147801737
>
> Opinions would be grealy appreciated.
>
> Tina
>
>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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