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Subject: [Leica] Color or B&W
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:24:22 -0800
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That's an unfair comparison then :-)

As a B&W person, I prefer it as well...

On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Lluis Ripoll
<lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Ted, mon ami,
>
> I didn't saw the Bob's message - thanks Bob -, I would like just say that
> you have an excellent eye to analize a picture. All what you say is true,
> I've worked some time the B&W picture, dodging and burning , and I'm happy
> you have see that the human figure has a cleaner separation, as well as 
> some
> more balanced contrasts. These things was just what I wanted improve on the
> image and I love do all this on B&W.
>
> Thank you very much for your detailed analyze and your time.
>
> cheers
> Lluis
>
>
> El 25/12/2010, a las 1:35, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> 
> escribi?:
>
>
>  Bob Shaw said:
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Color or B&W
>>
>>  COLOR!!! <<,
>>>
>>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> Question.... "Why?"  Both are interesting, however the B&W shows far more
>> detail than the colour as it detracts from the content of the photograph.
>>
>> Much better separation of subjects, area and lighting in B&W.
>>
>> The human figure is much stronger in B&W with a cleaner separation.
>>
>> Anyway that's sort of how I see it and opt for the B&W without question.
>>
>> And you good Sir? Why did you offer "colour" very emphatically? :-)
>>
>> cheers,
>> ted
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  rsphotoimages at comcast.net
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 24, 2010, at 1:25 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>  On 24/12/2010 00:30, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> For these two first, I would appreciate your opinions, I'm undecided
>>>>>
>>>> if
>>>>
>>>>> B&W or Color
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/L1017187w.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/L1017187BWSw.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>> - - - -
>>>> Luis,
>>>> It depends on the mood you are trying to convey. The B&W image is somber
>>>> and a bit sad. A lonely man walking home in the rain. The color image 
>>>> has a
>>>> bit of magic about it. Still a man walking in the rain but no sadness 
>>>> about
>>>> it.
>>>> In this case I personally prefer the color. Perhaps it is the Christmas
>>>> season.
>>>> Larry Z
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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