Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The atomic structure of brush bristles
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 20:54:33 -0800
References: <B6261562.5A0%michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>

Mike Johnston wrote:
><Snip>  photographic printmaking, photographic history, recording
> events photographically, interpreting photographic subject matter, or
> anything else that most people find even remotely interesting or useful
> about photography.
> 
> --Mike (who woulda been a painter but sadly was never able to master the
> chemistry of pigments or the atomic structure of brush bristles)

Well as Man Ray said grain is the brush stroke of photography and i don't mind
knowing everything I can about it so i can have a psychometaphysical confluence
with understanding my film on a quantum level. A big aid in my photo
meditations! Makes sure my film comes out with some gray stuff on it!

I'm one enough with my technique to know to shoot my Tri X at it's true speed
with most developers: 400 
and not overexpose it a full stop shooting it at 200 as you say is the only true
and obvious path, Mike.
Maybe it would pay to know more about the technical end if you are going to do that!
mark rabiner

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