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Subject: [Leica] The colours of Barcelona - for Lluis
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (lluisripollphotography)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:16:21 +0200
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Yes Gerry, this is true but also a question, if everything around us is 
colour why not a free interpretation of the reality with an alternative 
vision in B&W? maybe more creative?

Thank you for your your kind mail!

Cheers
Lluis



> El 26 abr 2016, a les 22:08, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> va 
> escriure:
> 
> I have just read this quote from an interview with Jacques Henri Lartigue:
> 
> ?Black and white photography is a form of interpreting reality whereas, 
> because nature has colour, colour is what should normally be used. The 
> process of black and white photography can yield very fine results but 
> truth is still in colour?
> 
> I found it very appropriate in the light of our discussions.
> 
> In friendship, and with kindest regards,
> 
> Gerry
> 
> 
>> On 26 Apr 2016, at 19:52, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography 
>> at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Tina,
>> 
>> Thank you very much! I really appreciate your kind words and I?m really 
>> happy you like my color pictures
>> Cheers
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> El 26 abr 2016, a les 2:45, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> va 
>>> escriure:
>>> 
>>> You think the same way I do, Lluis!!  I love your monochromes, but these
>>> are exceptional also.
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:53 PM, lluisripollphotography <
>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Gerry, Philippe, Aram
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you very much for your kind comments, I?m glad you like my color
>>>> work.
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry, I understand and thank you your thoughts, maybe you are right? I 
>>>> do
>>>> more color because my MM is in Wetzlar, when I have the M9 in my hands, 
>>>> I
>>>> don?t know why but I think my eyes are viewing more in color, in other
>>>> words, I?m shooting to some subjects that I would not shoot with the 
>>>> MM, my
>>>> mentality react different. However I think there is a difference  to do 
>>>> a
>>>> picture in color or B&W, IMHO the B&W helps to concentrate your vision 
>>>> on
>>>> the essential, the color give a more decorative aspect, I think that 
>>>> some
>>>> pictures don?t give anything more if they are in color and others yes, 
>>>> it
>>>> depends of the subject and of course of your own preferences. This is a
>>>> topic usually discussed and nobody has the true, everyone has his own
>>>> preferences. However when I really like a color picture is when I see
>>>> pictures from i.e. Ernst Haas, where the colour is a element of the
>>>> composition.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Lluis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> El 25 abr 2016, a les 6:48, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> 
>>>>> va
>>>> escriure:
>>>>> 
>>>>> There are some really great images here (and further into your colour
>>>> work). I find your colour work stronger now than your b&w, and in this
>>>> modern world maybe also more commercial. I find that the M9 images from 
>>>> my
>>>> camera require very little post-processing to produce beautiful colour
>>>> rendition, and yours are similar. In particular I think 0418 (After the
>>>> rain) and 0369 are really strong.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe it is time to leave b&w firmly in the past and move to a new
>>>> world? Welcome to the world of alternative b&w - now, that should get 
>>>> the
>>>> emails flying!)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 24 Apr 2016, at 23:24, lluisripollphotography <
>>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For the color lovers here I?m posting some colour pictures, some one
>>>> only posted in color and other in B&W also in other postings:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> All these was Leica M9, Summilux 50 V2 (wide open)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Two ladies going back home:
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010425.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010424.jpg.html<
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Schilling Bar Chat
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010408.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cafe Babel
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010422.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> After the Rain
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160421_L1010418.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Food Service
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160419_L1010403.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> These ones with M9 and Summilux 75 wide open
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160418_L1010371.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160418_L1010369.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> These ones with the Summilux 35 pre
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160414_L1010352.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Color/20160410_L1010345.jpg.html>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome and appreciated
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> saludos cordiales
>>>>>> Lluis
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
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