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Subject: [Leica] Color vs B&W
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:19:48 +0100
References: <CA+yJO1DnyHsPtG1hfh6_NOLVP9-wkqLa+sh6fSH2TJ4abo+eJQ@mail.gmail.com>

After seeing the color first, the B&W is a pale reflection. 

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA




On Dec 11, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> PESO:
> 
> I am always torn between the two.  To me, color is such a part of the
> people of Guatemala that it is almost a sacrilege to eliminate their color.
> Not so at all in Honduras or some other countries I've been to.  I took 10
> times as many color photos in Guatemala as in Honduras.  In this case,
> somebody on the MUG suggested this photo is more of a character study in
> B&W.  I aree that it's more of a character study, but which is more true
> documentation?  Is it ok to remove their color when it is so important to
> them?  I really don't know.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147801312
> 
> or
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/147801737
> 
> Opinions would be grealy appreciated.
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
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> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
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