Quote Originally Posted by Greg McCary
Ron , I understand your views on color verses B&W, but as I surf the internet I find that B&W is still a very popular choice amoung photographers. I even see many of the younger generation shooting in B&W. LIke me they just don't understand the basic concept or science behind it. Some of our local schools have darkrooms and the kids are taught to develope their own B&W film. Even our local colleges that teach photography classes have their own darkrooms and still use B&W. I also feel that everyone that takes up photography should start with film first or a least try it. Thanks for your comments...
Greg
My point however as I indicated is that there is little in black and white photography that can even qualify to be in the good category, let along higher, because it does not meet the basic requirement of a considerable tonal range from deep black to bright white with no loss of detail. This requirement is standard and not a personal point of view. It is used by professional judges in competitions and it is used by editors and others that judge photos for publication. Jurgen indicated that he agreed with it.

Photography Critique in the strict sense of the term is based on the standards normally used to judge the quality of photos in the competition and professional areas. In order to all be on the same wavelength, it would benefit some to study those standards.

Ronnoco