Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/12

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Subject: [Leica] Black and White
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Wed Oct 12 17:56:24 2005
References: <6.2.3.4.2.20051011212038.0313b570@mail.rhtc.net> <434D8303.4020308@summaventures.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20051012175012.02dc1e68@mail.rhtc.net>

Tina, you can't tell me this, not now that I've been brain washed and 
bashed into thinking I have to "learn" to see in b/w and zones and 
"curves" ;-) I think in some ways, the intimacy of your work allows you 
the freedom to concentrate on the "intimacy" in the viewfinder, but as 
I said in a previous post, I think adding colour into an image "can" 
require thought. Too many confusing colours makes for a confusing and 
less striking image.

Having said that, there is a lot to be said for Ted's KISS. Photography 
needs to be an instinctual process if you are to capture "decisive" 
moments, and you cannot afford the time to be considering technical 
factors. I am thinking of posting a series of my images where its good 
thought no cigar. Here is one

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Nice-try%3A-no-cigar/missedbythatmuch

where the kid had lost his ball in a cemetery jumped the fence grabbed 
the ball and was on his way out. Great I'll catch him running between 
the head stones :-( oops missed by that much!!!. Perhaps I was thinking 
about what the scene might look like in colour ;-)

Cheers
On 13/10/2005, at 7:55 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 05:41 PM 10/12/2005, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> >I think that you naturally "see" B&W even when shooting colour. 
> Hardly a criticism - a gift. These are much more powerful. Even the 
> ones >of the two sisters (I presume)
>
> cousins ;-) Six families all live together in a space smaller than 
> most single family houses in the US.
>
>> A magical series. I hope that all your friends survived.
>
> Me, too.  I'm still waiting to hear.  Maybe you are right and I "see" 
> in B&W.  I certainly don't compose differently if I have color or B&W 
> film in the camera.  I just can't understand that.  I don't even think 
> about what kind of film I have in the camera!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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Alastair


Replies: Reply from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Black and White)
In reply to: Message from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Black and White)
Message from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] Black and White)
Message from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Black and White)