Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. Ted, Take a closer look. I see faint green in some of the background, and I doubt that it is an artifact of my computer because I've never ever seen this before on a B&W image. Actually, my favorite B&W photos of woods are those which have just a bare suggestion of color. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Sep 8, 2013, at 8:26 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Duane Birkey OFFERED: > Subject: [Leica] Twilight Zone - Colorado Black Forest Fire Burn Scar > > >> Here is my submission for this week's assignment... BTW.... what is >> the topic for next week????? >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dbirkey/DR_Ted/DuaneBirkey201310228_lg.jpg.html > > Hi Duane, > Interesting lighting and the fire smoke creating a kind of mystery effect > to > the scene! Does it work as a kind of "TWI-LIGHT" situation? Yep "Smokey > so." > > I don't think this would have the same kind of "eerie effect?" If shot in > colour? B&W? Definitely so! The B&W retains whatever you want to think it > is? Fog? Mist? Smoke? low level clouds??? > > Colour wouldn't give you the same kind of visual effect. Quite often B&W > will give a greater feeling for perceived thinking in what the "Visual > effect is?" Smoke or possibly fog, as that's what it kind of looks like? > Right or wrong. Go to colour and the complete meaning of the scene will > change. Because it becomes the realities of life as it is. > > Quite frankly I like the scene regardless of what the effects are being > created by.? > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information