[Leica] [IMG] PESO: Storm Clouds building

[Peter Klein]

Peter, that's a wonderful picture.  And Ted, that's what I call those
actions, too--dodging and burning.  A lot of what we do in our image
editors are just digital ways to do the stuff we did in the darkroom, so
why not call it that?  Making a mask is just like cutting holes in a piece
of cardboard or putting cut-out shapes on a piece of stiff wire. We
"expose" with a brush, or through the mask. The good news is that
"development" happens as we are exposing, so we don't have to waste so many
pieces of paper to get it right!  And then there are local contrast
adjustments, which are a lot like burning in through the highest contrast
Polycontrast filter, or even using potassium ferricyanide bleach on the
print with cotton balls and Q-tips.

There are a few new controls to learn, but we get finer control, and we
don't have to smell fixer until it makes us drunk...   :-)

--Peter

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> Ted,
>
> ;-)
>
> Peter
>
> On 29/11/2014 23:33, Ted Grant wrote:
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > Apart from the fine photographic results due to your "darkroom SKILLS?"
> ;-)
> >
> > You used "TWO WORDS" I don't think I've seen on the screen since the
> advent
> > of "DIGITAL and all the techie crap?"
> >
> > The two words I most clearly understood and understand how to do the
> > action........... Ready?  :-)
> >
> >>>> I just dodged and burnt fairly selectively.<<<<
> >
> >  "DODGED?????  & BURNT!"""       You have to love it! :-)
> >
> > Two beautiful words that imply darkroom skills of the long ago past!
> >
> > thanks,
> > cheers,
> > Dr. ted :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of
> > Peter Dzwig
> > Sent: November-29-14 2:55 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] [IMG] PESO: Storm Clouds building
> >
> > Adam,
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Yes I did, I wanted to focus more on the clouds and their structure. I
> > actually
> > reduced the contrast at the front a little, but only a little, then
> picked
> > out a
> > few of the houses in the foreground by lightening them. There are
> actually
> > quite
> > a lot of them and I felt that they would detract from the focus of the
> > image; I
> > didn't want to detract from the clouds and the pool of light in the mid
> > right.
> > But I did want the buildings in for a sense of scale.
> >
> > It is all there in the RAW image though. I just dodged and burnt fairly
> > selectively.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > On 29/11/2014 22:45, Adam Bridge wrote:
> >> I like this image a lot, but feel there's more to be revealed in the
> > foreground. I have a sense that you might have darkened it intentionally?
> >>
> >> Just my reaction.
> >>
> >> Adam Bridge
> >>
> >>> On 2014 Nov 28, at 10:15 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It's been a long time. I'd almost forgotten how to post!
> >>>
> >>> <
> >>>
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/DSCF6981_edited-2halfsc
> > ale_edited-1.jpg.html>
> >>>
> >>> Constructive C&C welcome as usual
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for looking if you have,
> >>>
> >>> Peter
> >>> --
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> >>>
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