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Post by nikonbob on Jun 23, 2010 15:17:40 GMT -5
This lighthouse in Newfoundland was originally built in 1871 and is out of local granite. Originally a colour image I thought B&W was more appropriate considering the gloomy weather at the time. Bob
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Post by photax on Jun 23, 2010 15:53:03 GMT -5
Hi Bob ! A beautiful picture, and a good idea to turn it into BW. I also like the image section. As i see there are some blocks left. Are these fossilized Argus C3 ? MIK
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Post by daveh on Jul 4, 2010 8:58:23 GMT -5
I like it. It would be interesting to see the colour version, but I'm sure B&W is better.
MIK, I think you could be right about the C3s.
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 4, 2010 10:30:58 GMT -5
dave For you. Bob
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Post by daveh on Jul 4, 2010 11:38:53 GMT -5
Bob, thanks. Yes too much going on in colour. B&W concentrates the eye better.
This leads me to the "too much photoshop" question. If film had always been colour stock and B&W only became possible with the advent of digital and photoshop would the purists rail against it, B&W, as being unrealistic and unrepresentative of the actual scene? Just a thought.
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 4, 2010 12:47:10 GMT -5
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My thoughts on the B&W vs colour too. As for B&W and purists, that gives me a headache. I do know purists decry digital B&W, never mind conversion from colour. OTH we need purists to preserve certain ways of doing things that would otherwise be lost. I don't care for purists who a very dogmatic and deny any other way of dong something. I hope that makes sense considering a non dogmatic purist is a contradiction in terms.
Bob
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Post by daveh on Jul 4, 2010 13:07:34 GMT -5
Bob, my thinking is pretty much the same as yours.
Dave.
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Post by Randy on Jul 13, 2010 11:24:08 GMT -5
It has a pleasant moody feel to it.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 13, 2010 18:35:09 GMT -5
Just to play devil's advocate - I much prefer the colour version. I am seeing what the lighthouse keeper and his family saw. I particularly like the various colours of the building's stones and the way in which the path matches the colours of some of those stones. The contrasting green grass brings the picture to life.
Mickey
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Post by daveh on Jul 13, 2010 19:50:25 GMT -5
Mickey, you could be right, but there again........
I think what it boils down to is that it is a good photograph whether in colour or b&w.
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 13, 2010 20:01:49 GMT -5
Mickey, you old devil you. You have a very good point too.
Bob
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Post by pompiere on Jul 14, 2010 6:36:59 GMT -5
I agree with Mickey on this one. Nothing wrong with the b&w, but the I like the color version better.
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 14, 2010 7:39:27 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but that is one the benefits of using the digital darkroom, everyone can get what they like wrt colour or B&W. That is without the tyranny of have to chose before you take the photo or having to carry two cameras, one for B&W and the other for colour. That is fine by me, I like to keep my options open. It is also an option for both film and digital users so nobody gets excluded.
Bob
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Post by photax on Jul 14, 2010 14:25:58 GMT -5
Bob, this is exactly my opinion. In former times i also mostly ran around with two (film) cameras and sometimes thought one or two pictures had better been taken in color ( or reverse ). Once i took a B/W pictue of a butterfly you will only see one in a lifetime. Beautiful patterns and a wingspan of about 20cm (!). And i left my "color"-camera in the car. The B/W picture is pretty unspectacular... I am very happy with my DSLR ;D
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Post by daveh on Jul 14, 2010 16:47:24 GMT -5
You only need black and white film to take both B&W and colour shots. Mind the system is a bit inconvenient (impossible) if the subject is moving.
Have any of you tried it, taking colour on B&W stock? If you have you will know how it's done.
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daveh,
Are you talking about multiple pictures on B&W film using cyan, magenta and yellow filters?
It would be much easier to make a B&W photo with either colour negative or colour transparency film.
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P.S. How did our two letters get combined? Is it something I did or didn't do? I posted this letter quoting from daveh's letter. But it appears under daveh's avatar. Curious. M.O.
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