Learning to think in Black and White

eNo wrote:
"The question of what makes a good Black and White (B&W) photograph
has puzzled me more than any other photography-related issue. Frankly,
for some time I operated under the principle that I never saw a B&W
image that didn’t look better in color. Then came a trip to Paris this
last spring. Following someone’s observation that “Paris was made for
B&W photography,” I gave B&W a try, even setting my camera to capture
B&W RAW files. I was amazed..."

RAW files contain color info. Always.
That's not to say one can't make good B+W conversions from said file.

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john mcwilliams