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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Alpaca Farmers
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:23:10 -0400
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Thanks, Doug.  I did a little work on it but those black shadows defeat me.

Tina


On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Tina Manley wrote:
>
> >
> >I'm scanning slides of Bolivia.  In 1993, I went with Heifer Project
> >International to the Altiplano region high in the Andes of Bolivia.  The
> >farmers there spend the summer above the tree line with their alpacas,
> >provided by HPI.  They all play instruments to keep themselves occupied as
> >they watch the alpaca:
> >
> >http://www.pbase.com/image/156644836
> >
> >For some reason, I carried Fuji Velvia film for the whole trip.  The
> >atmosphere above 15,000 feet and the high contrast of the Velvia film have
> >resulted in my ignoring these photos for over 20 years.  Any suggestions
> on
> >how to tame the contrast without washing out the shadows would be greatly
> >appreciated.
>
> I can't help with taming Velvia but the photo is stunning as is.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Orangevale, Sacramento County
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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Tina Manley
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