Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Color vs B&W
From: "David Kieltyka" <daverk@email.msn.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 13:18:35 -0400

Wilber Jeffcoat <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com> wrote:

> From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net>
>
>> LUGnuts -
>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> http://main.nc.us/openstudio/tinamanley/Photo%20of%20Week/photo.htm
>
>> Leica R6.2, 100/2.8
>
> Both are compelling, but I think the B/W works best for this
> subject. In the color the dress pulls my eye from the face.

This is my feeling exactly. In the color version my attention is split
between the face and the clothing as both are equally sharp and the cloth is
the most saturated element in the photo. The B/W version, however, draws my
eye right to the youngster's face. I like it!

- -Dave-