Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Old colour film stock and back to pictures.
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 14:08:11 +0200

Alan Sircom wrote:

> So, why do most people shots - either street or protraiture - look
> better in B&W rather than colour? Is it too much HCB in my diet
> affecting my tastes or is there a more rational reason. Or is most
> colour work crap?

I think it has to do with the fact that B&W, by removing the colour
element, focuses the viewer's attention on the essential elements of
composition and light. Most people are not that colourful anyway, certain=
ly
not compared to flowers, animals etc.

Nathan

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