Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] bougainvillea in Arizona
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Sun Oct 16 15:30:51 2005
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Adam Bridge offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] bougainvillea in Arizona


>I agree with you complete, Douglas, the color hibiscus has more of
> emotional connection than the black and white one.

> I like the black and white image because I see all the textures and
> lines of the wilted petals and I like that. But the color image, with
> the faded unsaturated color, but still the entire image is NOT
> unsaturated because look at that deep green leaf in the background, I
> think that's where the emotional content, the connection with the
> flower's passing happens.<<<<<,

And gentlemen it simply comes down to :

Colour is sensual.
B&W is intellectual. 

One you feel, the other you think!

I knew you'd like that one. ;-)

ted
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