Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 ? > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > "Of course, everybody knows pigs rule this World." > > Miss Piggy, in a private interview > leading to her authorized life story. > > >