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Subject: [Leica] [IMG]: PESO Drummer - My view
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 09:59:31 +0100
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Yes, Lluis I agree with you. If I were printing large for an exhibition
or something like that then B&W for sure - perhaps with a bit of work
done on it to make it "sparkle" more.

In the B&W I find that my attention gets drawn to the girl's face over
his shoulder which is much less noticeable in colour.

Peter

On 15/05/2021 12:11, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> Peter, you will be not surprised for my preference for B&W, in my opinion 
> some vivid reds are distracting, maybe if you add a certain vignetting on 
> both images you will have a better image and on the case for the color one 
> maybe desaturate a little bit around the main subject.
> 
> Lluis
> 
> 
>> El 15 maig 2021, a les 11:20, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
>> va escriure:
>>
>> I had forgotten to post my view as I said that I would!
>>
>> Yes, finally and after a lot of thinking about it I have to say I agree.
>> The B&W version looked very good at larger scale and I liked the effect
>> that it produced.
>>
>> But looked at on a small screen I think that it works best in colour.
>> nonetheless I still have a feeling that the colour swamps youir senses a
>> bit.
>>
>> I wonder what Uncle Dr. Ted would have said. :-)
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 12/05/2021 22:57, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>>> Taken at Goodwood Member's Meeting in 2019, but only recently processed.
>>>
>>> A striking marching drummer in a carnival band. Available light on an 
>>> XE-2.
>>>
>>> I originally took it in colour, but then when I got round to looking at
>>> it, I thought that B&W might be better. What do you guys think?
>>>
>>> My opinion later.
>>>
>>> In B&W:
>>>
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Goodwood+Drummer+B_amp_W+-+JPEG-1.jpg.html>
>>>
>>> *or* in colour:
>>>
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Goodwood+Drummer+Colour+-+JPEG-1.jpg.html>
>>>
>>> Fuji XE-2 50mm
>>>
>>> As usual all C&Cs welcomed.
>>>
>>> Thanks for looking
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Dr. Peter Dzwig
>>
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Replies: Reply from lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] [IMG]: PESO Drummer - My view)
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