Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The first meeting of the Denver Area Leica User's Group on the 29th of January was most enjoyable for me, what with our diverse equipment choices and shooting styles. Henry Chu's photos of family and friends reveal a keen sense of timing and I do believe he's given some of us Noctilux envy! Not one to confine his efforts to a single brand of camera, Robb Williamson has put his Fuji 6x17 to very good use and his grand landscapes make quite a sight when lined up on the light table, each transparency mounted in black presentation mats. Bill Nelsch for the moment, seems to be our sole R user. Of particular note was his Kodachrome shot of a clothesline before a painted wall--very subtle colors and seemingly monochromatic at first glance. I think my own photos impressed the least number of people but I like to think that it's my black and white printing skills which were mostly lacking--I am pleased with how quickly things are improving in this regard (for starters, I have finally discovered that Ilford MGIV prints soft with white light, and that soft printing and Neutrol NE developer gave me tonality all right, but also a muddy overall look. Dektol and a little bit of magenta filtering seem to be what's needed.) Funny, I had intended to bypass conventional printmaking, yet my Epson Photo 1200 and Photoshop LE 5 have seen little use so far! I'll deal with them later. - -- Jeff Segawa Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado