tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post4729444576563689352..comments2023-08-20T08:16:26.636-04:00Comments on Photographing Trivialities: Color DilemmaMichael Gattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439084701518904958noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post-34619886246066886182011-09-12T20:11:52.700-04:002011-09-12T20:11:52.700-04:00Thanks Lori! Your comments make sense - chime in a...Thanks Lori! Your comments make sense - chime in any time! And I'm certainly not an expert either...<br /><br />I sometimes take the camera on bike rides, but it's not easy, walking is better. When I'm biking I am going too fast and I don't really like having the ride interrupted. But I do sometimes notice things that I make a mental note to return to on foot some day...Michael Gattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439084701518904958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post-87294650657837362722011-09-12T18:44:02.582-04:002011-09-12T18:44:02.582-04:00Hi, I am enjoying your photographs! I am not an e...Hi, I am enjoying your photographs! I am not an expert, but they are interesting and draw me in....I like the leaves in B&W, but I like the columns in color -they are warmer and have more "depth". Anyway, just thought I would chime in....will keep stopping in from time to time. Do you take these while you are riding a bike in town? Take care, Lori L.Lori Langford, Owner, Big Dog Pots Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039573771690237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post-21818454565498432092011-09-06T16:58:44.300-04:002011-09-06T16:58:44.300-04:00I'm afraid you are right, Bill, and yet you al...I'm afraid you are right, Bill, and yet you also included some general guidelines, which are helpful and I think valid. I may adopt the attitude of, "when in doubt, toss it out" (color, that is).Michael Gattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439084701518904958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post-76412613118674324802011-09-06T10:47:34.980-04:002011-09-06T10:47:34.980-04:00Well... my feelings are that it's down to th...Well... my feelings are that it's down to the artist. I like street-photography in B&W, but sometimes colour suits there too. Architecture always looks good in B&W, concentrating on textures of stone, glass and steel etc. I am not so sure about nature and wildlife. I think colour does this best... although, if your plant ot flower can be presented in an artistic way, then B&W works too. Portraits can look incredible in both.<br /><br />So.. my conclusion is that there is no answer to your question.Bill Wellhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061138818248273320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post-48618093520163701952011-09-05T10:56:57.756-04:002011-09-05T10:56:57.756-04:00Thanks Gerry, I think maybe sometimes I post too q...Thanks Gerry, I think maybe sometimes I post too quickly after shooting, and I need to sit on the images a while before making a decision. Today the B&W seems more obviously a better choice. I also posted an update with some links on the subject...Michael Gattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439084701518904958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532769054409212388.post-4564537531440328632011-09-05T04:11:49.798-04:002011-09-05T04:11:49.798-04:00I think they look great in B&W ... so I vote f...I think they look great in B&W ... so I vote for B&WGerry's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636022503749291150noreply@blogger.com