Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Ted-- Looks like I'm the proverbial blind pig stumbling on the acorn. This shot IS in color. I'll try to find the original and see how much I turned down the saturation, but it was a gray, winter day. Thanks for your kind words. ric On Jan 19, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > Ric Carter showed: > > http://tinyurl.com/2uh4gw <http://tinyurl.com/2uh4gw%3c%3c> << > > Hi Ric, > > I meant to comment on your photograph the other day, unfortunately > it was > swept away in a semi mass delete. :-( > > This is a wonderful extremely well composed picture. In B&W it > becomes a > beautiful "Art piece!" No question, a hang it on the wall perfect! > > I just can't imagine this in colour and having the same visual > impact we see > here. I think colour would distract from the form? > > However because it has such solid balance this would be a great > example to > prove the point that a "Perfect picture" can be observed in both > colour or > B&W at the same time and be just as attractive. It's said > somewhere, "A > photograph that is perfect can be seen in both or turned upside > down and it > holds it's composition attraction as the "Perfect Picture!" > > I've seen a few abstracts work in this manner, rarely a real life > photo as > this. Do you have it in colour or did you only shoot B&W? > > Might be worth a look if you have the time. Oh and the colour? > Thank you. > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information