Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's quite the opposite: both are here to stay (hopefully ;-) ) - and for different purposes at that. There are lots of various legitimate _artistic_ or _practical_ (or whatever) purposes to prefer bw over color - or vice versa, and it's up to us to define (NB!) our needs - and then we can choose. It's a good world! M. I hardly think the aesthetic/artistic question of color or B&W is on a par with GM v Ford, or "my whatever rocks, yours sucks." Although I have no idea how your mind works. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mārtiņš Zelmenis Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:55 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: B&W vs Colour (was "National Geographic") I had intended to keep my mouth shut on the subject, but couldn't help it. Sorry! If it were so, there'd be no difference between pictures in bw and colour. Much to some peoples' dismay - and most unfortunately - coulour pictures just aren't bw. Martin ps It's pretty basic, actually - and was pointed out earlier BTW (although in different words) that bw pictures <enhance the graphic qualities> of photos. There's a clinical psychology thesis in here somewhere. B&W vs colour, Leica vs Nikon, Mac vs PC, Kodak vs Fuji, Ford vs GM, Windows vs Linux. Every, newsgroup, mailing list and local pub has an argument of this sort simmering away: must be some deep rooted evolutionary need to belong to a tribe or something. Anyway... Your film, camera, computer, car is crap. Mine rocks! <IRONICALLY CHALLENGED DISCLAIMER> Please note this is not intended as an attack on anyone. Merely an observation. </IRONICALLY CHALLENGED DISCLAIMER> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html