I've heard of it but never seen it. Adding to my Netflix queue. ;-) On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:47 PM, David Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you seen "The Man Who Wasn't There"? Gorgeous movie shot in > color and converted to B&W. It's pure noir in storytelling and it's a > treat to watch, along with a well told story. > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I think the B&W, in photographs or in cinema, engages the viewer's >>> imagination more than do the color equivalents. >> >> B&W leaves more out ... B&W's reduction of image information nets a >> more abstractive aesthetic where to my eye color is often very >> literal. Said another way, with color work I find it harder to get >> past the "what is that?" thing-oriented reaction of a lot of viewers, >> where with B&W work 'what something is' seems to be of lesser >> priority. Color distracts from seeing clearly in many cases. >> >> In other cases, of course, without color there isn't enough >> information in the image. ;-) >> -- >> Godfrey >> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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