Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Rick. That's exactly how I feel about B&W vs color. It's great to know someone agrees! Tina On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:39 AM Rick Floyd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Tina: > > It?s been many years since I?ve participated in the LUG. But, my > appreciation of your work goes back many years ago when our church was > raising funds for disaster relief in Honduras (I think it was Honduras, > that was MANY years ago). You graciously donated photos for our > advertising and collection efforts. Having said that, I can?t help, but > think of you as a B&W master. > > When I compare these photos, you are correct, they are both beautiful, yet > different. When I view the color photos with people, I get distracted by > the color in the clothing, the flowers in the green sweater, the teal > basket in the background and cloth in the seamstresses hand, and the yellow > of the banana. > > When I view the B&W photos with people, I see the love in the eyes of the > mother-in-law, the apathy on the face of the mother, the beauty of the > tension in the fingertips of the seamstress pulling the needle with thread, > the gentle yet firm grip in the fingers Of the child holding both the phone > and banana. > > That to me, is what helps make your photos so beautiful. Environmentally, > I like the color photos. Emotionally, I love the B&W photos. > > Rick > > > > El 30 mar? 2020, a les 18:11, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at > > leica-users.org> > va escriure: > > > > PESO: > > > > I've posted a bunch of new ones. In these, I haven't lost the MM yet so > I > > have a lot comparing B&W and color. They are very different, to me. Not > > better or worse for being monochrome or color but just different in > > feeling. The last one is one I had posted earlier but it fits in this > > timeline: > > > > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/170339245 > > > > and hit previous until you come to something you've seen before. > > > > There is still too much pollen to go outside and it's only going to get > > worse the first week in April so I'm stuck here at the computer for > awhile. > > > > I'd really appreciate your comments and criticisms. It keeps me from > going > > crazy following politics on FB!! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tina > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > > < > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>