[Leica] The colours of Barcelona - for Lluis

Tue Apr 26 13:16:21 PDT 2016

Yes Gerry, this is true but also a question, if everything around us is colour why not a free interpretation of the reality with an alternative vision in B&W… maybe more creative?

Thank you for your your kind mail!

Cheers
Lluis

> El 26 abr 2016, a les 22:08, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> va escriure:
> 
> I have just read this quote from an interview with Jacques Henri Lartigue:
> 
> “Black and white photography is a form of interpreting reality whereas, because nature has colour, colour is what should normally be used. The process of black and white photography can yield very fine results but truth is still in colour”
> 
> I found it very appropriate in the light of our discussions.
> 
> In friendship, and with kindest regards,
> 
> Gerry
> 
> 
>> On 26 Apr 2016, at 19:52, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Tina,
>> 
>> Thank you very much! I really appreciate your kind words and I’m really happy you like my color pictures
>> Cheers
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> El 26 abr 2016, a les 2:45, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> va escriure:
>>> 
>>> You think the same way I do, Lluis!!  I love your monochromes, but these
>>> are exceptional also.
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:53 PM, lluisripollphotography <
>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Gerry, Philippe, Aram
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you very much for your kind comments, I’m glad you like my color
>>>> work.
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry, I understand and thank you your thoughts, maybe you are right… I do
>>>> more color because my MM is in Wetzlar, when I have the M9 in my hands, I
>>>> don’t know why but I think my eyes are viewing more in color, in other
>>>> words, I’m shooting to some subjects that I would not shoot with the MM, my
>>>> mentality react different. However I think there is a difference  to do a
>>>> picture in color or B&W, IMHO the B&W helps to concentrate your vision on
>>>> the essential, the color give a more decorative aspect, I think that some
>>>> pictures don’t give anything more if they are in color and others yes, it
>>>> depends of the subject and of course of your own preferences. This is a
>>>> topic usually discussed and nobody has the true, everyone has his own
>>>> preferences. However when I really like a color picture is when I see
>>>> pictures from i.e. Ernst Haas, where the colour is a element of the
>>>> composition.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Lluis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> El 25 abr 2016, a les 6:48, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> va
>>>> escriure:
>>>>> 
>>>>> There are some really great images here (and further into your colour
>>>> work). I find your colour work stronger now than your b&w, and in this
>>>> modern world maybe also more commercial. I find that the M9 images from my
>>>> camera require very little post-processing to produce beautiful colour
>>>> rendition, and yours are similar. In particular I think 0418 (After the
>>>> rain) and 0369 are really strong.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe it is time to leave b&w firmly in the past and move to a new
>>>> world? Welcome to the world of alternative b&w - now, that should get the
>>>> emails flying!)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 24 Apr 2016, at 23:24, lluisripollphotography <
>>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For the color lovers here I’m posting some colour pictures, some one
>>>> only posted in color and other in B&W also in other postings:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> All these was Leica M9, Summilux 50 V2 (wide open)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Two ladies going back home:
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010425.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010424.jpg.html<
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Schilling Bar Chat
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010408.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cafe Babel
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010422.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> After the Rain
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010418.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Food Service
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160419_L1010403.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> These ones with M9 and Summilux 75 wide open
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160418_L1010371.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160418_L1010369.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> These ones with the Summilux 35 pre
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160414_L1010352.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160410_L1010345.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome and appreciated
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> saludos cordiales
>>>>>> Lluis
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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