Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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