Since 1939 or so, yellow has been a standard for school bus colors here in the US. The transition from other colors took a number of years, though. There is an official school bus yellow. However, Franks in Canada. maybe their standards are different. But just that fact that there's this discussion makes the point that it would be hard for someone outside the local area to know that the bus was a school bus, or even an event bus from a church or other organization.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/29/2005 5:41:40 PM > Subject: Re: PAW: Bus Trip > > Aren't all school buses yellow? Opps it is a church bus, could be any color, and in NC school activity buses are white. Oh well, forget I said anything... > > GRIN! > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > How is it obvious that it's a school bus? Only someone local to the area, > > and familiar with the local school buses, might know that. On an > > international list such as this, and with the exposure that we all hope our > > photos (through exhibitions, publication, appearing in ads, whatever) I bet > > there is not a single person except someone local to the area that would > > have known the kid was on a school bus. > > > > One of the reasons I suggested a wider framing was to give the photo more > > (and obvious) context. > > > > I saw the frames of the window, but there's nothing to suggest that they > > are at the correct angle. The street, or the angle of your camera, could > > cause that frame to appear to be straight. But, be that as it may, it's > > odd that you, the photographer, didn't know if the bus was going uphill or > > if your camera was tilted <vbg> > > > > Shel > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: frank theriault > > > > > >>As far as the b&w conversion goes, I'm kind of liking the colour - it > >>lets one know it's a school bus (I don't know how relevent that is to > >>the photo, but I kind of like that info being available. > > > > > >>Well, as someone else said farther > >>down, it turns out that the bus is going uphill, and the camera was > >>actually level (look at the window frames on the building behind the > >>bus) <vbg>. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 5/27/2005
