Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I prefer Sonny's shot of tulips to Mapplethorpe's attempt. Tina's Taj Mahal shot is wonderful - it would have been so monochromatic a scene that B&W suits it perfectly. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > They are really wonderful. That said, my choice would have been color, > especially the Mapplethorpe. > > When tulips are blooming, I like to sit out there and watch them in the > morning; you can actually see them glide like animals. > > I think that's why he shot them because they are such sensual things. My > favorites are the delicate pastels. > > Most of my flowers I find in the wild, but these tulips were bulbs gifted > to me by a photographer friend who has fallen ill. > > I kept them in the refrigerator last year and when it came time, planted > them in a pot outside with my herbs. > > http://sonc.com/look/?p=871 > > > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > > > Well - > > > > 1) No black and white film in India. Krishna Krishna > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/tinamanley/080205_326_0389BW.jpg.html > > > > > > 2) No flower pictures in monochrome. God will getcha, she really > > will. > > > > http://www.mapplethorpe.org/portfolios/flowers/?i=1 > > > > > > 3) No sunsets or sunrises in anything but Kodachrome. Yeah, I know. > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/118961859 > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146723844 > > > > ;-) > > > > Tina > > -- > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Standing up for B&W here, surprised to have to do that on a Leica list! > > > > > > > > > You don't think my short list of color rules make a case for > monochrome? > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Sonny > > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > > > > USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >