Pond Pervasions (revisited)

**casil403** · 01-01-2010, 11:45 PM

Beautiful BW shot Jimmy!

**Mad Aussie** · 01-01-2010, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by jumpinjimmyjava

Hey Mad. B&W tells the true story without the distraction colour evokes.

And at the same hides a story that colour tells us.

**Bambi** · 01-01-2010, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

And at the same hides a story that colour tells us.

I agree with this completely!

**jumpinjimmyjava** · 01-01-2010, 11:56 PM

Mad, it is my humble opinion that colour is just story embelisment. And as my wife will tell you I am always

right !

**jumpinjimmyjava** · 01-02-2010, 12:00 AM

Hey casil, thank-you. Glad you enjoyed this pic- jimmy

**Mad Aussie** · 01-02-2010, 12:01 AM

A black and white of a colour scene is hardly embellished ... it's the opposite in fact ... it's hiding something.
But don't get me wrong ... I appreciate a good B&W photo very much. I just nominated one and I don't ever remember doing that before. Sometimes hiding the colour does indeed allow the underlying textures through, or somehow places the photos in a period it was supposed to portray.

**jumpinjimmyjava** · 01-02-2010, 12:07 AM

Mad, perhaps B&W suits my personality as I am not very outgoing! It's just personal preference I guess - jimmy

**Mad Aussie** · 01-02-2010, 12:11 AM

One thing about B&W Jimmy ... I'm the last person around here to claim to be an expert at it. I'm ****e at it in fact.

Not really sure why that is. I know I don't have a passion for it so perhaps that's all there is to it. I'm not sure. Maybe it makes me a good judge of them as well seeing as it's takes a lot to impress me in B&W? Again, not sure.

Not very outgoing huh Jimmy? If you didn't say it ... not a soul here would have guessed