Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Clayton, I agree that in the color one, the stone stands out more; and that it ties with the story. Thank you for the input. -Quan. On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:28 PM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- On Tue, 3/1/11, Quan Tran <quantran101 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Colors or Black and White? > > > > > > > http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/2011/03/walking-upon-stone-in-black-white.html > > If you're going to go with the story in your previous post, I think you > need the color version. The stone in the foreground is a different color, > and the color of the light falling on it makes it a little warmer than the > others. This lets it stand out as THE stone of the epiphany. The shot > says > "it was THIS STONE,RIGHT HERE" and anchors your tale. > > In black and white, you have a student exercise in exposure, tone, and > printing contrast. You lose the immediate link to your meditation. > > FWIW. > > > R. Clayton McKee > PhotoJournalist > from somewhere just south of somewhere else... > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Quan Tran. blog: http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/