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Why B&W When You Have Colour?
Apr 20, 2018 16:35:20 #
Feiertag wrote:
Colour is natural and alive. B&W photos are flat and dull to my eyes. To each their own but what is the attraction to B&W? Just curious.
Harold
Harold
Why use an oven when you have a micro wave oven? Why have both? Is one better than the other?
Apr 20, 2018 16:36:16 #
canon Lee wrote:
Yes John you can see a lot but only the thing you ... (show quote)
The question was whether a photo with an object against an extremely out of focus background is the way the eye sees things, and it isn't.
Apr 20, 2018 16:38:30 #
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Apr 20, 2018 16:40:00 #
SteveLew wrote:
Most of Ansel Adams photos were in B & W and his photos are renown worldwide. Also, for those photo opportunities that have texture B & W highlights these textures.
Indeed. Does anyone think Adam’s great images would have had the same impact in color?
Apr 20, 2018 17:22:33 #
As one who lives near Yosemite not only been there many times but also seen literally 10s of thousand photos of the place I can say I have seen many color shots the easily matched Mr Adam's works - yes- his images are magnificent in B&W but so were many in color.
Harvey in the Sierras
Harvey in the Sierras
TriX wrote:
Indeed. Does anyone think Adam’s great images would have had the same impact in color?
Apr 20, 2018 17:29:53 #
Harvey wrote:
As one who lives near Yosemite not only been there many times but also seen literally 10s of thousand photos of the place I can say I have seen many color shots the easily matched Mr Adam's works - yes- his images are magnificent in B&W but so were many in color.
Harvey in the Sierras
Harvey in the Sierras
Fair enough. I’d be interested in seeing some comparisons. Is that possible?
Apr 20, 2018 17:33:59 #
I don't have any of mine that is for sure but if I remember right our UHH member Blacks 2 posted some terrific images.
Harvey
Harvey
TriX wrote:
Fair enough. I’d be interested in seeing some comparisons. Is that possible?
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Apr 20, 2018 17:48:31 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Harvey wrote:
As one who lives near Yosemite not only been there many times but also seen literally 10s of thousand photos of the place I can say I have seen many color shots the easily matched Mr Adam's works - yes- his images are magnificent in B&W but so were many in color.
Harvey in the Sierras
Harvey in the Sierras
I'm sure the colored images are wonderful, but that does not in any way diminish the black and white ones, does it? That's really the issue here. According to the OP, color beats black and white every time and in virtually every circumstance. And in his words I believe, he finds black and white images dull and flat and not "real".
Apr 20, 2018 18:19:48 #
As I read these posts my memory goes back to our Diablo Valley Camera Club (a member of the N4C groups) competition nights when we had professional judges/photographers on a rotating basis - seldom if ever the same one - who would have a much different opinion of a photo that had been entered before - we could enter a photo in till it placed - Yes - I had a winner after a couple entries myself.
Opinions are like noses - we all have one.
Harvey
Opinions are like noses - we all have one.
Harvey
Apr 20, 2018 18:25:58 #
Tronjo
Loc: Canada, BC
dsmeltz wrote:
Great example. The color version lacks a clear focal point. The reflected items distract the eye. In the B&W you see more of a story about the geese.
Apr 20, 2018 19:34:21 #
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Apr 20, 2018 19:57:47 #
visualconnections
Loc: Boerne, texas
I love black and white, mainly because I started out with my first camera, a Pentax in black and white!! But I respectfully understand those that don't!
Apr 20, 2018 20:26:12 #
While in the navy during Korea I shot mostly B&W. We even developed our film aboard the ship.
Apr 20, 2018 20:32:21 #
Some photos look better in color others in B&W. Some painting are better in oil, some in watercolor even others in charcoal. It's art. How the artist wants to present their work is a personal preference.
If you can't see the magnificence of Ansil Adams work in Yosemite there's not much else to say.
If you can't see the magnificence of Ansil Adams work in Yosemite there's not much else to say.
Apr 20, 2018 20:40:31 #
Hal81 wrote:
While in the navy during Korea I shot mostly B&W. We even developed our film aboard the ship.
Ah, the old "tin cans"; Navy workhorses! Good to see those pictures. And I don't think color would have added anything!
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