Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/11

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Subject: [Leica] No more b&w
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Thu Oct 11 13:59:53 2007
References: <470E4057.4040102@waltjohnson.com> <20071011204330.CA2DE2FBBF@donald.hostspirit.ch> <470E8C33.80709@waltjohnson.com>

Walt,
I can sell you a very special plug-in for that. Get your credit card ready 
and 
contact me off-list ;-)
D.


>Didier
>Yes, but if it looks better in color then do it in color. If it looks 
>better in 
>b&w, do it in color and convert. Don't know how I managed all these years 
>without Photoshop. Now, how the hell can I convert all my lead into gold? 
>:-) 


>>I've had a very similar experiece recently when I black & whitened shots 
>>of 
>>golden sculptures from the Einsiedeln monastery. It must be the noble 
>>metal gold. It's only noble with color. Grey it looks just like rather 
>>unnoble 
>>plaster. Fiddling the greytones is useless alchemy! :-)
>>Didier


>>>I'm wondering if there is any real reason left  to shoot b&w?
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Walt+Johnson/athena2_ed.jpg.html
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Walt+Johnson/athena_bw.jpg.html
>>>Walt





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