Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Please don't misunderstand me: Ciba/Ilfochromes from very good to
ideal transparencies are beautiful, a real joy. When the transparency
is just right they are even very easy to print. But so few
transparencies are even good, let alone ideal. And it's SO nice to be
able to correct casts, contrast and saturation without having to think
about the others. The reciprocity and resulting colour crossovers
were also difficult to manage at times. And the surfaces never looked
that good to me after they stopped making Cibachrome on a paper base.
Marty
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 2:35 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> At 08:22 AM 11/6/2009, you wrote:
>>
>> To see how nice cibachromes (aka ilfochromes) could be, visit William
>> ("Bill") Burt's website. He specialty is photographing rare and elusive
>> birds in their nests a night. He also has a great series of marsh photos.
>> ?Bill is a superb photographer AND a great printer. He switched to digital
>> printing nearly 10 years ago.
>>
>> Bill's website is http://www.williamburt.com/about.html
>>
>> It's well worth a look.
>>
>> Best to all--Doug
>
>
> Thanks, Doug! ?What beautiful photos! ?Here is what he says about his
> printing process:
>
> All larger prints are of the 'archival pigment' ink-jet type, made with
> Epson 'Ultra-Chrome' inks and 'Semi-Matte' paper, and are identical to
> those
> exhibited by William Burt. ?Prints of this process are richly colored,
> exquisitely detailed and subtly toned, and remarkably long-lived as well:
> in
> all, the finest this photographer and printer has ever seen. ?Estimated
> display life: 75 years minimum.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
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