Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks George - and you're right about the bidding, though most people just nodded at the auctioneers. And we agree completely about the sweeping generalization - color is almost always about color, or should be. Walt's photo is certainly striking in that regard, but at the same time the color distracts from the horror in the image. On 8/17/06 3:31 PM, "Lottermoser George" <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > Hi BD - I agree. A sweeping generalization: I find that unless one of > the major subjects (and by this I mean content) of the photograph is > literally the color itself, black and white will make a stronger and > simpler statement about the subject (content). > > And - I enjoyed your auction photographs; most especially the > auctioneers and those helping them. I think the collection needs some > of the audience bidding with their paddles, numbers, whatever. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Aug 17, 2006, at 2:22 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> But in black >> and white...take a look - I'll take it back down by day's end. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BDColen >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information