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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Flower Details in B&W
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:34:53 -0500
References: <0AB865D8B3DE4357BE5D65C0F1787B9B@jimnichols> <60DD15BB-27E4-4ED8-9971-C7ABAFF9D26F@frozenlight.eu>

I agree - when I first looked at the images
I thought, "where are the sparkling whites?
why these yellow highlights?"

choosing the proper coloration
for any given subject
for monochrome images
is an art within an art.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Aug 18, 2009, at 1:09 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> I think I would like these better in standard B&W tones. Especially  
> the second one is really exquisite in terms of composition and  
> sharpness, but I think that the sepia detracts rather than adds to  
> the image. But maybe that's just me--I do not like sepia toning  
> much, it just makes me think of old, yellowed photographs.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
>
> On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Sometimes we are overwhelmed with color in our flower photos, and  
>> miss some of the intricate details that make up these blooms. With  
>> these two, I converted to sepia to remove the color and place more  
>> emphasis on the details.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flower+Details+A.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flower+Details+B.jpg.html
>>
>> Both with E-510 and Elmarit-R 60/2.8 Macro.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] IMG: Flower Details in B&W)
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