kinsmed
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It tricks the eye into looking longer, to 'flesh out' details that we overlook in a world of constant color.
PreciousGirl
Black and white pictures can be "sharper" than color. Under the right circumstances, color is better than B&W and B&W is better than color.
Batty
Because the power of light and shadow alone is so mesmerizing.
It is almost primal. . .it has a raw power that color smooths over.