Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/10

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Subject: [Leica] Colour or B&W?
From: jsjgroups at gmail.com (Jerry Justianto)
Date: Sat Jul 10 21:19:02 2004
References: <000401c466ad$0a7ee440$0302a8c0@UNSWORS> <000401c466ad$a44bc160$ef279d18@jimyuk06mzqas1> <001601c466f2$5b5bacf0$ef279d18@jimyuk06mzqas1> <000e01c466f5$1b7bdee0$87d86c18@ted>

B&W is more magical, but

IMHO, You need to tweak a bit in the B&W pictures, by adding 1-1.5
stops for the grass to increase its contrast like in Ansel Adam's
pictures.

There is a way for creating B&W pictures sharp like Ansel Adam's with
Photoshop, just read at Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers.

JSJ

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:13:58 -0700, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Jim McIntyre showed:
> Subject: [Leica] Colour or B&W?
> 
> 
> > http://members.rogers.com/jmcdesigns/jamesstreet/sarsfield.htm
> > > or
> > > http://members.rogers.com/jmcdesigns/jamesstreet/sarsfield2.htm<
> 
> Hi Jim,
> Although I'm a strong advocate of B&W I feel in this case the colour of the
> light and the warmth it creates it's an colour photograph.
> 
> Although it can hold it's own in B&W if one were not to have both to view
> side by each.
> 
> I've always understood that a better than average picture, if it works in
> both mediums, it becomes a damn fine photograph. Something along the lines
> of holding a picture up side down and see how it looks in both directions I
> believe for composition quality. If it does, then it to is a strong
> photograph.
> 
> But I strongly opt for this farm scene in colour. Separate them and they
> both are fine pictures.
> ted
> 
> ted
> 
> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from mail at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] New photos from Paris (well, old photos newly posted))
Message from mcintyre at ca.inter.net (Jim McIntyre) ([Leica] PAWs...almost caught up!)
Message from mcintyre at ca.inter.net (Jim McIntyre) ([Leica] Colour or B&W?)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Colour or B&W?)