[Leica] IMG: Too Dark?

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Tina Manley showed:
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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Too Dark?

>>This is about as dark as it gets.  Can you tell what it's photo of or is
it too dark and/or grainy?

 

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Hi Tina,

Mixed emotions? 

On the one hand we're looking at this on screen which at anytime isn't the
best place to look at grain. 

However, in this case "grain" would be of little concern for me considering
where you made the exposure with such little light and pushing the film to
6400! 

One would almost say "Grain? Who cares, look at the over all feeling in the
photograph by such little light these people live their lives and do their
cooking. And here's an image to prove it!

I'd much rather have the photograph illustrating the life feeling, than some
blown away mickey mouse twinky light flash picture that any moron can shoot
on auto everything settings. It's the mood that counts, not the techie stuff
within reason.

By the same token I think this kind of image in print would be much better
to make a judgment call for adjustments rather than on screen.

It looks like it "could" use a touch of curves? Or whatever "lightning"
method you use to slightly open it up in the dark areas. Not much! Tiny!

Probably more by trial and error, then print to see the results before
making a final decision for the end result of a magical B&W print and
photograph. 

 

ted