[Leica] [IMG] PESO: Storm Clouds building

[Peter Dzwig]

Peter,

Thanks. Although I just sent Ted a smiley, that was exactly what I meant; it is
new ways of doing old tricks. OK there are some new ones, such as distortions,
that you cant do in a DR, but most serious photogs wouldn't touch them with the
proverbial barge pole.

Peter

On 02/12/2014 03:27, Peter Klein wrote:
> 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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