Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest SAAB Advertising Photo
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 19:16:33 -0300

Andre:

White leaves usually mean infrared B&W, but most likely it was a colour
image manipulated in photoshop using the replace colour function and then
changed to Mono for the advertisement.

Regards,

Robert

At 01:59 PM 6/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Good Afternoon,
>
>	Non Leica, but 100% photography:
>	Many of you are black & white enthusiasts
>	and this latest SAAB convertible advertising
>	(the one with a tree by a lake, the tree leaves
>	all white, and rather unusual tonal scale,
>	probably at sunrise ) deserves further attention:
>	darn dramatic advertising statement
>	if "dramatic" ever can mean anything positive...
>
>	What's your best opinion ?
>		1/ Was it infra red done right ?
>		2/ Or a deep green X2 filter with
>		photochemistry tweaking,
>		most probably zone system photography,
>		by some super star technician ?
>		3/ Was a polarizer also used ?
>		4/ Was it 4" x 5", or is it too close to call ?
>		A Leica could do this sort of stuff,
>		do you not agree ?
>		5/ New to me: could it be infra-red PLUS zone
>		system photography combined ???
>		6/ Naturally this question arises:
>		what focal length was it ???
>		OR 7/ just plain X1 green with a Ilford IR ???
>
>	The shot is very static and "composed"
>	as few I've seen, but it's a 9.7 / 10 on all counts
>	where I'm concerned, "even if" it is "only" black & white ...
>
>	To me, if I may, the static pose, seems to try to convey
>	a degree of serenity or inner quietude as "sensitive string" ?
>	I also happen to think this unusual shot tries, successfully,
>	to appeal to subconscious "trigger zones" of the mind.
>
>	Andre Jean Quintal
>
>	PS: Anyone care to guess the real color of the car used ?
>
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