Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why I'm so fond of green filters for B&W
From: Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:36:25 -0400

Now isn't that an odd fellow? But, no, that's not why.

Since the demand to know is becoming thunderous, I'll spill: In the days 
before color photography, b&w photos of Broadway taken at night from 
skyscrapers showed the buildings on either side of Broadway to be rather 
dark, illuminated only by the infrequent window of a late worker and 
rather weak stray light from the surrounding area. In contrast (pun 
intended), Broadway appeared on the print as a slash of brilliant white 
light due Broadway being well-lit and overexposure produced when the 
photographer attempted to get detail in the surrounding buildings. The 
Great White Way soon became a metaphor for stage stars, success, 
nightlife, exciting lifestyle, etc.

Allan


Jeffery Smith wrote:
> Is it this?
>
> http://www.creative-capital.org/whiteway/

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