Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/30

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Subject: [Leica] Another MM portrait
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:17:19 +0930
References: <D72A1E068748407086081AE380B27FC9@syneticfeba505> <CC8EA0E1.2435C%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Thanks Mark, I'm contemplating those borders.

I have been adjusting most of my MM shots to look like Agfa film in
Rodinal or Beutlers on Brovira or Portrig (but without the nasty
greeny-browns I always fought against with that paper).  There is a
sentimental side of me that would prefer them to look like Plus-X or
medium format Tri-X in D75 1+1 on Elite or the original Galerie, but
other than in exceptional light the files are less amenable to that
look, and can start to appear to have a strange, unnatural tonality if
forced.  This look is lovely, and the camera does it easily, so I'm
happy with it.  Like attempting to use HC110 and Tri-X Pro, if
something doesn't work, I don't care what people (or their heroes)
tell me, I just don't do it.

Plenty more soon.

Later,

Marty



On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:
> Tonality is amazingly impressive Looks like Agfapan 25 in Beutlers printed
> on Agfa Brovira fiber with Dektol 1:1 I love everything about it including
> the landscape mode take on the composition, excellent use of selective 
> focus
> and most of all attitude of the subject...  except the borders which look
> fakey. (cartoonish) but even if done well I'd not like.  I'd take those out
> for sure.
> Congrats on you MM it looks like you are putting it to great use.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
>> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:12:05 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>
>> Marty Deveney SHOWED:
>> Subject: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>
>>
>>> My friend S has a beautiful daughter, S jr, who is 4 and is now a most
>>> cooperative model.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/MM/S-jr.jpg.html  75 
>>> Summilux,
>>> MM.
>>
>> Hi Marty,
>> Very nice! But why not shoot her vertically?
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted  :-)
>>
>>
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