Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 09:54 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > on 4/24/02 5:15 PM, Aram Langhans at langhans@yakima-wa.com wrote: > >> >> So, now, would someone please talk me out of buying Velvia? >> > > Much of my objection to Velvia is what I see as an over-use of > eye-popping > vibrant color. It get to be a cliche' after a while. I like using > color as > an integral part of compositions, rather than making the color stand > out so > much that it becomes the subject of the photo and the objects in the > photo My favorite use of color is a book my Jeff Brouws - "Highway." The colors are rich, but seem slightly muted. Lovely. I assume part of it has to do with shooting medium-format, and a great deal to do with the lighting - but I do wonder what film he was shooting. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html