In a message dated 1/13/2003 12:58:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> This led me to do some thinking relating to digital. > > When shooting film, one makes a cognitive decision to load either colour > or black and white film into the camera, usually based on anticipation of > the sort of shots to be captured. > > With digital, this decision is made after the shots are made. This > invites a whole new way of thinking. Framing for colour and framing for > mono can be totally different. Seeing a result in glorious colour can > easily dissuade removing the colour to produce a mono picture, in my > experience. I have done it, but I haven't yet put my thinking cap on and > gone out specifically with the intention of shooting 'black and white'. Oh, interesting, didn't know that. But now that you've said it it makes completely logical sense that that is the way digital does B&W. And, yes, I would think one would head out to shoot differently with B&W or color, so it might create a problem with digital. > > I suspect as digital makes more and more of an inroads into people's > photography, we will slowly see mono retreat to museums and art shops? > Staying on topic, with the Pentax DSLR imminent, and with > Optios > apparently a hot seller, this is something to think about. > > Discuss! > > Cotty I'm just glad no one came after me to whip me with wet noodles (or PC cords). Not the wisest post I have ever made. Doe aka Marnie :-) Sometimes that reply button gets pushed a little too fast.
