Hi Bruce ... One of the things that bugged me about the color photo is that they fellow has nice, rosy cheeks.
There's a fellow in one of the Leica forums who has been posting nicely desaturated color photos. Another approach to consider, perhaps. Here's an example: http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/68015.html?1085544257 BTW, talking to one's self is a sign of approaching dotage. Welcome to the club! <LOL> Shel Belinkoff > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What I was trying to say was that the color image here almost looks > hand tinted - because of the particular colors. Any way you look at > it, B&W or color, it is a nice image. > Thursday, May 27, 2004, 1:26:34 PM, you wrote: > > BD> Hello Shel, > > BD> Yeah, quite a difference in the conversions. After looking at them, > BD> somehow the strong colors seem to add to the picture for me. The B&W > BD> is good, but like I said, you rarely see something like this in color. > BD> The color of the clothing and building really work well here. Usually > BD> There is too much in the clothing and buildings are too pastel - > BD> almost like it was hand tinted. >
