Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Nathan's preferences there. I would add that we might expect fireworks to be in darkness too. I understand that is not what was presented to you, just commenting on an expectation. On subjects that are hard to do well in BW, I would also include food. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 9 November 2013 17:07, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Because fireworks are colorful. When I see them in B&W, I just see some > blown highlights. It is a bit like flowers. It is possible to photographs > flowers successfully--Mapplethorpe comes to mind--but in general flower > photography or, say, food photography, is best in color. Many other types > of photography, particularly portrait and street photography, work well in > B&W. This is why I carried two bodies, one loaded with B&W film and one > loaded with color slide film, in the old days, and why I sometimes covert > to B&W in post-processing now. > > You need an M10 to supplement your Monochrom ;-) > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 9, 2013, at 2:57 AM, Jay Burleson wrote: > > > Gentlemen, > > Please elucidate to myself and others on the list exactly why you feel > that color, in these particular images, would make them intrinsically > better? > > I am genuinely curious. > > > > Jay > > > > On 11/7/2013 10:53 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Me too. > >> > >> Nathan > >> > >> On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> > >>> Jay, > >>> I am really missing colour in this set! > >>> Cheers > >>> Jayanand > >>> > >>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> > wrote: > >>>> Correfoc - the Catalan word for Fireworks > >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correfoc > >>>> > >>>> This was crazy - sparks and embers landing everywhere, including on > all the > >>>> onlookers! > >>>> All with Leica Monochrom, Summicron-M 1:2/ 35 mm ASPH., iso 320 > >>>> > >>>> Let There be Fire > >>>> > http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/Barcelona-2013/L1001700 > >>>> > >>>> The Correfocs Begin > >>>> > http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/Barcelona-2013/L1001706 > >>>> > >>>> Fire Rains Down > >>>> > http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/Barcelona-2013/L1001708 > >>>> > >>>> Please click on an image to view a larger size. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome! > > > > -- > > Jay, > > > > Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> > > "Being a Leica customer is like dating the most beautiful girl in the > world... > > who cares more about herself than you... but, you keep calling her back > anyway... > > because the sex is so good... most of the time." (RickLeica on LUF) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >