Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt Johnson showed: Subject: [Leica] monochrome madness Hi Walt, I don't think I'd call it monochrome madness, simply because some of the most powerful photographs in the world have been shot in B&W. For example, Harry Reasoner once said something close to this... " There is nothing like a great big black and white photograph that television can never do!" And I know without question from comments by many photographers and medical professionals my medical books would never have carried the strong message they do had they been shot in colour. Your photographs are extremely interesting, I prefer the second as there isn't any eye contact with the camera and it has a feeling of complete naturalness. This doesn't mean the little girl and cross aren't natural, it's her eye line I feel takes the impact away that would've been there if she were relating to the cross or something else. It very much looks like the photographer said, "Put your hand on the cross and look at me." I'm not saying that's what you did, I'm saying that's the visual message I get from it. The second is a plain good old fashion in your face well taken feeling photograph! ted Ted Grant Photography Limited 1817 Feltham Road Victoria BC V8N 2A4 250-477-2156