I read this recently and it made me think
Nov 22, 2014 23:29:47 #
Thanks for the links, but, jeez, too many words. Perhaps that reaction explains why I like photography: The photograph, wordless, expresses itself strictly in visual terms. I feel at home with this activity.
dpullum wrote:
The basic primitive brain of mammals was tuned to ... (show quote)
Nov 22, 2014 23:33:19 #
Ditto:
bw3 wrote:
I think there has to be more important things to worry about!
Nov 23, 2014 15:31:25 #
Nov 23, 2014 18:16:31 #
When B&W was common, there was no Photoshop. One of the few ways we had to control an image was with R,G, B filters and hope for the best. Now we can take a color image, adjust the color balance for the same effects.
Nov 24, 2014 22:46:03 #
Rongnongno wrote:
There are two sides of this coin, as usual.
B&W can be an art form, there is no question.
B&W is also used by incompetents who think they can hide their lack of skills using what is for them a 'gimmick'. They are fooling themselves if they believe the difference cannot be made between a B&W created with care and the garbage they want to display/promote as 'art'.
B&W can be an art form, there is no question.
B&W is also used by incompetents who think they can hide their lack of skills using what is for them a 'gimmick'. They are fooling themselves if they believe the difference cannot be made between a B&W created with care and the garbage they want to display/promote as 'art'.
What a misguided soul you are. You call yourself a photographer/artist????? You live in your own little ( I repeat LITTLE world ) stay there and leave us alone.
Nov 24, 2014 23:35:06 #
Don't be put off by him, he is a Troll who badmouths everything. I think he says things just to get people aggravated.
frangeo wrote:
What a misguided soul you are. You call yourself a photographer/artist????? You live in your own little ( I repeat LITTLE world ) stay there and leave us alone.
Nov 24, 2014 23:40:05 #
Brucej67 wrote:
Don't be put off by him, he is a Troll who badmouths everything. I think he says things just to get people aggravated.
We used to have a couple of others who acted the same way. One is banned and the other suspended (although I don't know the difference). Admin may take some time to get around to it, but, as I've often said, "Time wounds all heels!"
Nov 25, 2014 08:43:04 #
Not a problem, I was somewhat amused by his childish effort.
BTW, I do not consider that picture a work of "art." It was only chosen because it has R,G,B to show the effects of color balance.
If a photographer used color film in the '60's and '70's you were dependent on the processor. With B&W the photographer had more control especially if he had a darkroom.
BTW, I do not consider that picture a work of "art." It was only chosen because it has R,G,B to show the effects of color balance.
If a photographer used color film in the '60's and '70's you were dependent on the processor. With B&W the photographer had more control especially if he had a darkroom.
Nov 25, 2014 08:47:39 #
Nov 25, 2014 11:14:03 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
rustfarmer wrote:
I believe it was John Lennon who first said "Time wounds all heels".
time often exacerbates, also.
Nov 25, 2014 16:44:51 #
jerk
Loc: Hell
wj cody wrote:
time often exacerbates, also.
Better not be no exacerbating in this forum. This is a family site.
Nov 25, 2014 20:32:58 #
jerk wrote:
Better not be no exacerbating in this forum. This is a family site.
Jerk, I can understand why you think along those lines!
A quick story. I knew a girl that worked on fishing boats in Alaska. She started with about the only job they would let girls do then, that of a baiter.
She started as an apprentice, but in two short seasons, was promoted to the level of Master! :lol: :lol:
A quick side note, her son is now one of the captains on, " The Worlds Deadliest Catch"!
True story.
Jerk, DO behave yourself here, or you will just be one more Jerk, off the Hog! :lol: :lol:
By the way Jerk, a warm and hearty welcome to the Hog!!!
SS
Nov 26, 2014 10:56:59 #
jerk
Loc: Hell
SharpShooter wrote:
Jerk, I can understand why you think along those l... (show quote)
Ahhhhh! A funny man from California. Enjoy it - there ain't many of you left. Most of you ain't very funny, a joke maybe, but not very funny. :thumbup: I'll see if I can toss another opportunity at you now and then. Happy stinkin' Thanksgiving to you.
Nov 26, 2014 13:23:58 #
doduce wrote:
Look at the stunning work of Graham Smith, one of our Hogs, and you'll see art and beauty in B&W. To say because it's B&W he's just self-indulgent would be a true disservice to him and an injustice to his work.
I absolutely agree. Graham's work is stunning.
Nov 26, 2014 19:27:57 #
kejoed wrote:
"Is black and white a gimmick? Given that hum... (show quote)
Leonardo and Rembrant pruduced images in color -- fresco or oil or what ever. They also produced images in B&W -- pen & ink , etchings etc. we're these later images a gimmick??
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