Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Richard - But I didn't say that you can't make a great print from a mediocre neg - Ansel Adams did it many times. What I believe is that you can't make a great photograph from a mediocre neg, in the sense that the neg has to have a great image on it. On 2/20/06 7:53 PM, "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > You go Doug! Those darned Ivy League photography teachers probably never > raise a viewfinder to their eyes in their lifes! > > :-) > > Note that B.D. did not say that. He just said you can't make (or at least > it will take a Herculean effort to make) a great print from a mediocre neg. > He didn't say you can't make a great print from a great neg :-) > > At 04:42 PM 2/20/2006, Douglas Nygren wrote: > >> While you may say that you prefer the photographer who takes the photo in >> the camera to the one who make it in the darkroom, I hasten to inform you >> are dreaming if you think all the work can be done at the moment you snap >> the photo. It is the rare photo, that comes out of the camera without >> needs a little here and there. This is true in the digital and the wet >> darkroom. When you snap the photo, the process has only just begun. If the >> day is overcast, you have to deal with the lack of contrast. If you don't, >> you will have a flat photo. An awareness of how photos print will allow >> you to expose your photos better. >> ... > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information