On 9/26/2013 9:19 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Thank you! The general feeling here seems to be for the color version, as it
>> more accurately represents Scotland in its verdant glory. I think the black
>> and white version is more, ah, universal, for lack of a better term. Less
>> location-specific. One of these versions is very likely to wind up large and
>> on our wall. As usual, the final decision will be Joan's. <g> Appreciate
>> all the comments very much! It all helps, it really does. (Even you, Ken!
>> <wink>)
> Riiiight. You are just trying to placate me. :)
>
> What is cycling around in my head is that the less location-specific
> aspect of the monochrome is what makes it for me. I've never been to
> Scotland, and I don't even one on TV. Therefore, the color version
> means little to me. Both are just "pretty pictures" in that regard. I
> have no emotional tie to the location. Because of that, the monochrome
> version works better for me because it is what it is--a dramatic photo
> that would look good on any wall pretty much anywhere in the world.
Yup. I agree with You, Tina, Bob and Donald. The colour makes it locale
specific, somewhere with rugged, but low
'mountains'. In B&W, the green patches could just as well be snow fields, and
the location could be alpine.
The choice becomes something like memory vs. drama. Both are delicious..
I saw the color one second, and felt like I'd just taken a fast elevator down.
:-)
Mountainous Moose
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