Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a well known German friend and ex-colleague who used to tease me all the time about English reserve and how conservative our colour choices were - he would wear an Orange sportsjacket with clashing (IMO) shoes :-) Americans have a reputation here for rather "loud" trousers. Any more jocular observations? laughing Frank On Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 12:52 am, Jeffery Smith wrote: > My estimate is that: > > Japanese favor really bright, saturated colors for a cheerful, festive > look. > > Germans favor muted, earth tones for a really serious Caucasian skin > look. > > Chinese favor horribly saturated colors which, when used in a Lomo, > make > idiots think that their lens is magical. > > Americans? I don't buy American color film. It's probably a mixture of > Japanese and German film. > > Jeffery (turning off his email now to avoid the burst of indignation > from those who shun stereotypes) > > >> Simon >> >> Whoa! Right there, please. Is there an ethnic propensity to favor >> certain color rendition rather than another? What tonality would >> a German prefer over a Japanese preference? >> >> I am really in the dark on this matter. >> >> Jerry > > > -- > 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