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Subject: [Leica] pixie in black and white
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan)
Date: Tue May 6 23:01:57 2008
References: <C446BA9A.A9C88%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I am with Mark on this one, as I have told Simon off-list.

Nathan

On 7-mei-2008, at 7:47, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> Simon,
>> IMHO the colour version is much better.
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
>> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:32 AM, simon jessurun  
>> <simon.apekop@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/animal/canon/pixie.jpg.html
>>> Thanks for all your kind coments.
>>> Best,simon jessurun
>>>
>
>
> Came out better than I thought even.
> The black and white a picture of her soul.
> The color a picture of her clothes. Leaves.
> Bottom line.
> The black and white shot in a good gallery would go for several  
> times more
> than the shot in color.
> Cant get any crasser than bottom line way of looking at it but  
> that's how I
> also see it.
>
> There's only so much "worth" a color shot has in my eyes. My  
> opinion also
> does reflect the way also the market has always seen it.
> I'm glad I happen to agree with the market.
> As I tend to prefer doing black and white myself.
>
> Lucky with this digital thing you have a choice with every single  
> shot.
> As there will be those odd shots which do look better in color....
>
> Like Superman standing in front of a Ferris wheel.
> Holding a bouquet of flowers.
>
> For Louis I guess!
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> markrabiner.com
>
>
>
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