I particularly like the second shot, and the grain makes the mood. Somehow I always feel that digital b&w is 'cheating' - silly really, but for me monochrome = film.
Not silly at all! The 'perfect' clarity and focus in digital is not a good thing. And grain sometime does ADD something to a B&W image.
I think digital will eventually win the color battle (i.e. color film may disappear), but digital does not replicate the B&W process; the characteristics that make a color image good aren't the same for B&W.
Also in general people used to use different films for different reasons. Digital makes everything the same (unless you are really an expert). That SAMENESS is what I don't like.
I particularly like the second shot, and the grain makes the mood. Somehow I always feel that digital b&w is 'cheating' - silly really, but for me monochrome = film.
ReplyDeleteNot silly at all! The 'perfect' clarity and focus in digital is not a good thing. And grain sometime does ADD something to a B&W image.
ReplyDeleteI think digital will eventually win the color battle (i.e. color film may disappear), but digital does not replicate the B&W process; the characteristics that make a color image good aren't the same for B&W.
Also in general people used to use different films for different reasons. Digital makes everything the same (unless you are really an expert). That SAMENESS is what I don't like.