[Leica] [IMG]: PESO Drummer - My view

[Lluis Ripoll]

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
>> 
> 
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> 
> Dr. Peter Dzwig
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