Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/13

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Subject: [Leica] updated bw...
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:18:54 -0600
References: <7BA6A39C-EB5B-42D2-B881-1F139FD9FF5D@gmail.com> <BLU155-W5059FA76EB188481967AA68D7F0@phx.gbl>

 Jean-Michel:

Eloquent answer.




On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> 
wrote:

>
> Thanks Steve for this thought-provoking picture. I agree, this is about
> photography and our ability to face what is reported. There's a
> considerable gap between what we see and comment - well, the theory that's
> behind the use of B&W or colour, for example -  and the subject itself, and
> here I must say the crude colour picture is much more powerful and direct,
> which is why most of us like the B&W better because the person is
> "protected". Now, what is the purpose of publishing such a picture? If the
> intent is to show a crude reality and the slow downward path towards
> something we human beings won't escape, probably, then colour is, for me,
> the best means. If the idea is to show that this elderly person is in fact
> an image of ourselves, than the B&W will be the right choice. What's hard
> here is that we tend to identify so much with this person! Jean-Michel
>  > From: steve.barbour at gmail.com
> > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:55:27 -0800
> > To: lug at leica-users.org; leicareflex at freelists.org
> > Subject: [Leica] updated bw...
> >
> > a slightly different bw version...
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> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW2012/bwnew.jpg.html
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> > thanks,
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> > Steve
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


In reply to: Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] updated bw...)
Message from j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz) ([Leica] updated bw...)