Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Feb 28, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> I'm back from Peru, still unpacking and washing clothes, and trying >> to edit photos! Today's blog is from February 1st when we visited >> the Pisac Sunday market. I'm still using the jpegs from my two M8's >> that I designated as one for B&W and one for color. I'm sure when I >> have more time, I'll rethink some of these and use the RAW files to >> determine whether I really want B&W or color. Most of the market >> scenes probably work better in color, but this is the way I saw them >> at the time. For a lot of these, I used my 75/1.4. >> >> http://leicatraveler.blogspot.com/2009/02/february-1-2009.html > > > many wonderful images Tina... and the beauty of the resplendent > colors goes without saying...and I love the faces... > > but that said, I prefer the bw, and I'd like to see some faces close > up in bw... > > it seems the color after a while becomes an end in itself, dulls the > senses, like too much chocolate...makes one desire a long drink of > water... > > one piece of chocolate is perfect, two is too much... > > sort of like the old one...first prize is a week in Philadelphia, > second prize is two weeks in Philadelphia... > > it's sort of a paradox, I know the color sells better, but you can > only say ..."look at the beautiful colors" in so many ways, then it > becomes redundant... > > color has replaced content... Agreed, yet, colour is also content IMHO - it depends on what you are after - reportage, graphics, abstract, some many variables ... Nice place to shoot in any case - and Tina performed with some (high) degree of success, here again. Thanks for sharing. Phx > > I tried to find the best way of saying this that would be clear, > helpful, not offensive... > > Steve > > > >> >> I would greatly appreciate comments and criticisms. (These were >> edited down from over 800 photos for that day!!) >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >