Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But it is not converted. The B&W is a TMY scanned negative. Maybe I need to add some contrast? Thanks, Tina On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I too prefer the B&W, but I have a feeling that the conversion is not > quite right. It looks a bit flat to me. I imagine that Provia 400 is not > easy to convert well. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 6 Dec 2013, at 00:34, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > Thank you, George. I agree with our POTUS about the most important issue > > of our time. I am afraid for our country if we don't do something to > solve > > it now, > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:05 AM, George Lottermoser < > > george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> On Dec 3, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> > >>> Only one comment on the B&W Ruby so I'm posting the color one, too. > Two > >>> cameras, two lenses, two films: > >>> > >>> B&W: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/153623647 > >>> > >>> Color: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/153633093 > >>> > >>> Both M6's, one 35 Summilux with TMax 400, one Noctilux with Fuji Provia > >> 400. > >>> > >>> Comments and criticisms are gratefully accepted. > >> > >> I sometimes find it difficult to "comment" on powerfully disturbing > >> photographs. > >> This image in particular reminded me of the work I did for "Light on > >> Poverty in Appalachia." > >> > >> <http://imagist.com/photo/images/family_01.jpg> > >> <http://imagist.com/photo/images/family_01_02.jpg> > >> > >> I was also able to gain access to the "private" rooms of fellow human > >> beings > >> existing at the unhealthy, absolute bottom of our socio/economic system; > >> abandoned by the coal mining industry when veins ran thin and strip > mining > >> replaced the miners. > >> > >> 40 years after doing that work I still tear up thinking about those > >> people's conditions. > >> > >> Interesting that our POTUS is talking, this week, about income > inequality > >> as the most important issue of time > >> > >> In terms of your color vs B&W versions of this photograph > >> I find the color version garish and quite unnatural; > >> so I prefer the black and white > >> > >> Regards, > >> George Lottermoser > >> george at imagist.com > >> http://www.imagist.com > >> http://www.imagist.com/blog > >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: > http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com