Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good decision! <<< I'm thinking now that unless the color is distracting or emotionally conflicting with the image I'm gonna try color.>>> Jim bob palmieri wrote: > Folks - > > Thanks to Doug, Mehrdad & Philippe for pointing me to some cool options > for this B&W conversion business. Looks like it'll take me a few weeks > to sort them out. > > I started arbitrarily with the Zuber Photographics stuff and was > surprised that his "perceived luminance" method was way heavy on the > green channel. Me, when poking it out with sliders, I usually end up > heavy on the red... > > I've decided to answer my own question regarding color vs B&W in > contemporary street stuff; I'm thinking now that unless the color is > distracting or emotionally conflicting with the image I'm gonna try color. > The B&W thing is looking sorta overly dramatic to me at the moment; > 'course, it could just be defensiveness about being such an old school > graybeard. > And with the ease of capture-in-color and convert-if-desired option this > is a good time to be a weenie. However, I'll keep looking at my library > of great B&W stuff (and the galleries of a bunch of you LUG'gers) for a > reality check... damn, that classic stuff looks good! > > Bob Palmieri