Looking west towards a partial view of downtown Atlanta IMG_0411-3 by cxcxsx, on Flickr
February 10, 2016, 02:49 AM
911Boss
Recent edit of a shot I took a couple years ago...
What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???
February 10, 2016, 10:54 AM
entropy
Theres some really neat pics here. For some reason, I think B&W draws emotion of of people and animals more than the same exact color pic. Dunno if thats just my brain or a known thing...
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February 10, 2016, 03:09 PM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by entropy: Theres some really neat pics here. For some reason, I think B&W draws emotion of of people and animals more than the same exact color pic. Dunno if thats just my brain or a known thing...
It does. I think the lack of color results in the brain's natural inclination to "place a thing", so it analysis the content much more.
That "analysis is raw, so the emotion is raw, and evokes feeling.
I think the same can be said for other sensory inputs. For instance music/song that we know and have heard, and then hear only the instrumental, and how it "feels" different.
Or flying and seeing the "world" with different eyes and differing context.
stuff like that.
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February 11, 2016, 09:22 AM
entropy
Thats a good observation Monkey. I do know that anytime I see a B&W album of photos, I stop and look thru them. Ansel Adams stuff makes memstop in my tracks.
Humph! And my wife says Im not a deep thinker!
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February 14, 2016, 07:56 AM
Newf
quote:
Originally posted by entropy: Theres some really neat pics here. For some reason, I think B&W draws emotion of of people and animals more than the same exact color pic. Dunno if thats just my brain or a known thing...
I like how a friend puts it .."colour shots will show you what something looks like, B&W will reveal it's soul".
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February 14, 2016, 08:20 AM
modestglock26
quote:
Originally posted by Newf:
quote:
Originally posted by entropy: Theres some really neat pics here. For some reason, I think B&W draws emotion of of people and animals more than the same exact color pic. Dunno if thats just my brain or a known thing...
I like how a friend puts it .."colour shots will show you what something looks like, B&W will reveal it's soul".
Basically why I felt we needed a B&W thread. Just something about it.
For me, I have a huge collection of B&W photos and books. If I can look at a photo, and not immediately feel the need to see the colors, then I feel like it succeeded in monochrome. If it feels like it is missing something, B&W just might not have been the best option.
February 14, 2016, 08:28 AM
the_sandman_454
Is sepia ok here also? If so, please allow me to offer a recent photo I've taken:
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