Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-) On 24/09/2012 22:06, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > No no! just trying to clarify what Lluis mentioned since you were > interested in his developing for BW (as well as the merits of shooting for > BW or for colour initially). > What we chatted about was to adjust the exposure, contrast, curves and > white balance right first as for any other colour shot and then start there > for the BW conversion. > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 25 September 2012 06:57, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > >> Sorry Geoff didn't mean to give offence. >> >> Peter >> >> On 24/09/2012 13:13, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >>> Peter, not to distract from your discussion on shooting for colour >>> vs,shooting for BW but you snipped that sentence. Its origin was actually >>> that Lluis and I were chatting about the technical aspects of developing >>> his BW from his colour Raw files. I won't dilute your discussion with >> the >>> detail of that. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> >>> On 24 September 2012 19:46, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Luis, >>>> >>>> Really interested by this remark. >>>> >>>> On 23/09/2012 23:08, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>>> ....when I've started digital, the first thing to have a good B&W >> picture >>>> is >>>> have a good one in color. >>>> >>>> I think shooting in colour (I do it sometimes :-) ) and in B&W are >>>> different >>>> things. It *is* possible to have a good colour image that works as well >> in >>>> B&W. >>>> But as Uncle Dr Ted has told us many times (and so we know it must be >>>> true) you >>>> are shooting in a different way when you compose for B&W and you are >>>> showing >>>> different things. That is one of the reasons that your Senoritas are a >> lot >>>> more >>>> than just pictures of pretty girls. The same applies to the Indignats. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> =========================================================== >>>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig