On Jun 16, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Willie Wonka wrote:
> I have at home a picture of this:
>
> http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/alienspecimen/Maine%20Vacation/?action=view¤t=PICT2095.jpg
> which has all the flaws photoshoped out and no one likes it, but I
> love it. I like bad weather, lack of tonality,etc.
That strikes me as taken on Monhegan Island.
> Here is one that was taken everyone likes, but I hate:
>
> http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j54/alienspecimen/Maine%202007/?action=view¤t=PICT2273.jpg
Bass Harbor Light. A lovely spot. Hard to take a picture of it that
hasn't been taken before. But then every day in Maine is different,
so . . .
> I also like black and white and was told by many photogs that thoz
> don't sell. 10% is the best number reported to me so far. 10% that
> is as in 90/10% ratio where 90% would be the color pictures sold, to
> 10%BW...
I think you're correct. I have a lot of black and white out now, but
only a few prints have sold. That said, I'm going to continue to put
them out because I like them. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
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