Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't doubt that both the software and I will improve, but the camera has its own tonality, and fighting it makes no sense to me. Marty On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Well you can make it look like whatever you want it to look like with or > without additional software and a month or a year later tweak it to you > satisfaction. Also a year from now you'll be better at it. Its a goldmine > for our work the new cameras just out now from Leica. Goodness knows we've > waited long enough. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:17:19 +0930 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM portrait >> >> 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 :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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