They desecrated some iconic photos... I think something similar was shown here some time ago. In fact some of these look familiar. Wasn't an "artist" colourizing well-known b&w photos and trying to pass it off as her own art?
Anyway, I think it's wrong to do this and your description, Mark, is appropriate. Pat Metheny's thoughts on Kenny G's debacle were pointed out to me several years ago. Love 'em! cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts <[email protected]> Sent: September 18, 2012 9/18/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT: Colorized versions of old black and white images Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/27-photos-that-have-been-recolored-and-brought-bac >If nothing else, these exercises highlight some of the strengths and >weaknesses of each format. It's the photographic equivalent of Kenny G! (Kenny G is a rather lame pop-jazz sax player who infamously released a version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" with his own sax solos overdubbed. http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.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. -- 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.
