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Subject: [Leica] Walking upon a Stone (in black & white)
From: quantran101 at gmail.com (Quan Tran)
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 20:49:52 -0800
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Clayton,

I agree that in the color one, the stone stands out more; and that it ties
with the story.

Thank you for the input.

-Quan.

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:28 PM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> 
wrote:

>
> --- On Tue, 3/1/11, Quan Tran <quantran101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Colors or Black and White?
> >
> >
> >
> http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/2011/03/walking-upon-stone-in-black-white.html
>
> If you're going to go with the story in your previous post, I think you
> need the color version.  The stone in the foreground is a different color,
> and the color of the light falling on it makes it a little warmer than the
> others.  This lets it stand out as THE stone of the epiphany.  The shot 
> says
> "it was THIS STONE,RIGHT HERE" and anchors your tale.
>
> In black and white, you have a student exercise in exposure, tone, and
> printing contrast.  You lose the immediate link to your meditation.
>
> FWIW.
>
>
> R. Clayton McKee
> PhotoJournalist
> from somewhere just south of somewhere else...
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Quan Tran.
blog: http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/


In reply to: Message from quantran101 at gmail.com (Quan Tran) ([Leica] Walking upon a Stone (in black & white))
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