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Subject: [Leica] Color vs B&W
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:46:54 +0100
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> "HCB has a book of wonderful portraits, entitled I believe, An Inner 
> Silence"



Yes, and I can't imagine this in color..., IMO B&W helps to concentrate in 
the image, color in the beauty of them, compositions using the color as an 
element are very nice, or when B&W don't help to diferentiate something.

amiti?s
Lluis




El 13/12/2012, a las 02:37, Steve Barbour escribi?:

> 
> On Dec 12, 2012, at 4:23 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> sorry, i don't understand this
>> 
>> I was trying to say that the way someone wants to be seen is a VERY LARGE 
>> part of what they are
>> 
>> I do not believe that black & white offers more of a window on the soul
>> 
>> i believe you should render in color or black and white what you see as 
>> the best image
>> 
>> one is NOT intrinsically superior to the other
>> 
>> you and I can prefer one over the other, but that does not make it 
>> intrinsically so for the rest of the population
>> 
>> I believe that was the original premise of Emanuel
> 
> 
> 
> I believe we largely agree Ric, my point was regarding trying to see 
> through the external shell, that which often adorns the person, to see the 
> person.... and I was being a wise ass to boot since these days, many have 
> a shtick, they dress to cover up the real deal; whether it's Halloween 
> only or year round, they create the personna they desire. 
> Often we can easily see thru this.
> I believe a good portrait can penetrate to the core.
> 
> HCB has a book of wonderful portraits, entitled I believe, An Inner 
> Silence.
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> ric
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> how is that NOT how they are?
>>>> 
>>>> it seems to me precisely how they are
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> oh sorry Ric, I was thinking, of Yom Kippur rather than Halloween.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ric
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
>>>> gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> occurs to me this concerns how they want to be seen, not how they are.
>>>> 
>>>> 
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