Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geeez. You give a guy a roll of color film and he goes off the deep end. ;-) But in this case the color has more punch. Len On Oct 11, 2007, at 4:30 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Harvey > > I think my point (if I had one) was a bit muddled. Didn't mean to > compare the Athena image as being best in color. It was, but with > PS one can make the conversion to b&w . I don't see the need for > processing Tri-X when I can make my Fujicolor color or Tri-X. There > is one element in all this which comes to mind. When the 1 Hour > Labs all fold I'd better have a supply of Tri-X and D-76. :-) > > Walt > > H. Ball Arche wrote: >> Having shot with that building as a backdrop several times, I know >> it has a weird problem for B&W. In color, the gravel in the >> concrete looks like gravelly concrete- in B&W it looks like the >> grain from hell. >> >> Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s >> user panel and lay it on us. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information