[Leica] why the rush

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

But why is it necessary we continue this discussion, what appears a constant 
battling each others opinions when we are talking about two different 
commodities? Whatever.

It's like which is better? Bottled water? Or  right out of the tap water?

I suppose the quick answer to this poor comparison is..... it depends where 
you drink either? But you all know the comparison I'm trying to make... they 
are different products! So why knock our heads off trying to see oe better 
than the other?
Dr. ted
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Nygren" <dnygr at cshore.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] why the rush


> When someone says he or she prefers silver or c-prints to digital ones,
> there seems to be a strong reaction from the digital printers.
>
> To me, these people seem to be overreacting.
>
> The struggle between digital and the darkroom is over. Digital won. How
> could it not? Photographers on deadline can produce images faster;
> editors can have raw files in their hands almost immediately. News
> editors can easily see what was done at an event and not fret they are
> going to miss deadline waiting for chemistry to do its thing. And of
> course, parents can email pictures of the their babies to the
> grandparents.
>
> Then there's Photoshop. Such control. You don't have to be Houdini to
> do dodging and burning.
>
> There's much to say for it.
>
> When I look at digital images that have been printed well, I always
> says "that's pretty darn good."
>
> Nevertheless, I feel silver black and white photographs have a quality
> that ink sprayed on paper just doesn't get. The images are in the
> paper, not on the surface. Posters are posters afterall.
>
> I feel the same way about c-prints. When a great printer makes them,
> they look great.
>
> For me, the problem with digital prints is that it's ink sprayed on
> paper. It's highly refined poster making.
>
> You don't have to be an elitist to see the difference.
>
> I do both digital and darkroom. Both have their virtues, but to my
> eyes--maybe not to yours--the darkroom prints done by a master please
> me more than the digital work of a similar quality. To me, they have
> more life. That's just an opinion.
>
> Doug
>
>
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