Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Has M.I.T. joined the Ivy League? I wonder what sport they would play. > 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 >