Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chess? (From a Harvard alum) ;-) Robert Meier wrote: > > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)