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Subject: [Leica] Opinions about "Away from the cloud"
From: foto at marcdufour.net (Marc Dufour)
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 20:18:12 +0200
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Thank you so much, Tina.
Now I know why I did it :)
Cheers,
Marc

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org] En nombre de Tina
Manley
Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 23 de mayo de 2012 19:14
Para: Leica Users Group
Asunto: Re: [Leica] Opinions about "Away from the cloud"

I agree that they give scale to the image and make the sky seem even more
enormous and overwhelming.  I think they add to the photo but should not be
the center of attention; therefore, including them in the B&W version is
perfect.

IMHO.

Tina

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Marc Dufour <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote:

> B&W option:     6
> Color option:   3
> Abstention:     1
>
> It's clear the B&W concept easily prevails.
> And basically for the same reason: the human figures distract the 
> attention in the color option, meanwhile they virtually disappear in the
B&W.
> I agree with this argument, indeed.
> The question is: When is people disturbing in a landscape image? When 
> do they enhance it.?
> I hadn't planned to include any human figure in the frame, when the 
> couple got closer.
> Now I wonder if I should have to wait they gone. !
>
> Thanks to all and each one of you: Jim, Herbert, Tina, Richard, Barry, 
> Ted, Jayanand, Aram, Bill and Philippe "Shumasher" Amard :-) Best 
> regards, Marc
>
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