Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, I think these are much better, they capture the spirit, the joie de vivre, of the people and the occasion. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:32 PM, John Edwin Mason <profmason at yahoo.com> wrote: > Alistair, Nathan, and Ric, > > Thanks very much for the comments. > > >From Nathan: > > "I must say that B&W strikes me as an odd choice for this > subject. ?As I look at the pictures, I keep trying to imagine what the > scene really looked like." > > I agree with you. ?The bright, sometimes garish, colors of the uniforms > are important. ?Without those colors, something vital is missing. > > I shot in black and white simply as an exercise in forcing myself to try > to see things differently than I have for the last four years. ?None of > these photos are for the book. ?Everything in the book will be in color. > ?You can see a small sample here: > > http://johnedwinmason.typepad.com/photos/cape_town_new_years_carni/index.html > > --John > > ****************************** > John Edwin Mason, Photography: > http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com > Charlottesville and Cape Town > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >