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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Flower Details in B&W
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:35:55 -0500
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Hi Nathan,

Since I am from a generation ahead of you, (I have sons both older and 
younger than you), I grew up with a number of sepia prints that I admired. I 
guess that carried over to my taste in these images.  I felt that pure B&W 
would be too stark a departure from the flower images, but thought that the 
sepia tones were more suitable. We each have our own histories and 
preferences, and I can respect yours.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Flower Details in B&W


> Hi Jim,
>
> I think I would like these better in standard B&W tones. Especially  the 
> second one is really exquisite in terms of composition and  sharpness, but 
> I think that the sepia detracts rather than adds to the  image. But maybe 
> that's just me--I do not like sepia toning much, it  just makes me think 
> of old, yellowed photographs.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
> On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Sometimes we are overwhelmed with color in our flower photos, and  miss 
>> some of the intricate details that make up these blooms. With  these two, 
>> I converted to sepia to remove the color and place more  emphasis on the 
>> details.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flower+Details+A.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flower+Details+B.jpg.html
>>
>> Both with E-510 and Elmarit-R 60/2.8 Macro.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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