[Leica] IMGS: Depression +

[Rick Floyd]

Tina:

It’s been many years since I’ve participated in the LUG.  But, my appreciation of your work goes back many years ago when our church was raising funds for disaster relief in Honduras (I think it was Honduras, that was MANY years ago).  You graciously donated photos for our advertising and collection efforts.  Having said that, I can’t help, but think of you as a B&W master.  

When I compare these photos, you are correct, they are both beautiful, yet different.  When I view the color photos with people, I get distracted by the color in the clothing, the flowers in the green sweater, the teal basket in the background and cloth in the seamstresses hand, and the yellow of the banana.

When I view the B&W photos with people, I see the love in the eyes of the mother-in-law, the apathy on the face of the mother, the beauty of the tension in the fingertips of the seamstress pulling the needle with thread, the gentle yet firm grip in the fingers Of the child holding both the phone and banana.

That to me, is what helps make your photos so beautiful.  Environmentally, I like the color photos.  Emotionally, I love the B&W photos.

Rick


> El 30 març 2020, a les 18:11, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
> 
> PESO:
> 
> I've posted a bunch of new ones.  In these, I haven't lost the MM yet so I
> have a lot comparing B&W and color.  They are very different, to me.  Not
> better or worse for being monochrome or color but just different in
> feeling.  The last one is one I had posted earlier but it fits in this
> timeline:
> 
> https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/170339245
> 
> and hit previous until you come to something you've seen before.
> 
> There is still too much pollen to go outside and it's only going to get
> worse the first week in April so I'm stuck here at the computer for awhile.
> 
> I'd really appreciate your comments and criticisms.  It keeps me from going
> crazy following politics on FB!!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tina
> 
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