[Leica] color vs bw ?

[Steve Barbour]

> On Jan 2, 2017, at 6:37 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I make the decision at the post processing stage - it stays in colour
> unless the colour distracts, or there is a tint across the print that is
> difficult to remove without altering the colour balance of the frame, or
> there is too much noise in the frame. In other words, I prefer colour as a
> regular medium, B&W is an occasional pleasure.
> 
> That said, ironically, I have been taking part in a monthly B&W Digital
> Print Exchange since 2005, and a few of my colour shots get converted to
> B&W anyway! :-)
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
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This issue seems to be a very frequent dilemma, which I have resolved in the following way, using a simple argument, f w i w . Not all will agree, given time, many may come around to this point of view.   We all know the color of things, so a photo JUST to show the colors goes only so far.   If a photo contains something meaningful, it generally is independent of color. Rarely,  color is all important, extreme, different,  unexpected, or the mix of colors is so unusual,  that a photo becomes necessary. In that case, I make a photo for the color only, and of course color is critical in the final image.
ymmd,
steve

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> 
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 7:16 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Ever since I switched to digital I have had problems with some images
>> deciding whether it is a ‘colour’ image or a ‘mono’ image. It was easier in
>> my opinion when you carried two cameras, and you made the decision at the
>> point of pressing the button, and then you had decided. It was a decision
>> made at that moment, in that mood, at (to quote HC-B) the point when the
>> heart, the eye and the mind come together. There is no better time to
>> decide because never again will those three factors coincide. I am afraid
>> that the decision on which of these two images is purely yours to make
>> because neither is better or worse than the other.
>> 
>> I wish you luck with your decision,
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>>> On 2 Jan 2017, at 01:51, lluisripollphotography <
>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The Day I went to shoot “Giving Smiles” I’ve carried the M9, it poses
>> sometimes a problem to decide if color or B&W….
>>> 
>>> Evening in La Rambla
>>> 
>>> Leica M9, Summilux 75 wide open
>>> 
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Rambla/
>> 20161221_L1013236+1.jpg.html>
>>> 
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Rambla/
>> 20161221_L1013236.jpg.html>
>>> 
>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>> 
>>> Saludos cordiales
>>> Lluis
>>> 
>>> 
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