Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/27/01 9:57 AM, Jeffery Smith at jsmith45@bellsouth.net wrote: > I didn't change the image in any way other than to scan it. The lighting in > the church was very diffuse. The web image is softer than the actual image > because of the JPEG conversion and compression. When I have shot this stuff > at 400, I get very sharp detail but the faces are often unflattering. I'm > going to try about 20 rolls at 200 and 320. E.I. 200 indoors is problematic > unless you have a 50/1.2 at 1.2. The light is great. Perfect for the shot. I'd probably just use a little unsharp mask (50-70%) on it to bring back the sharpness. It still looks good for being a stop over the lace on the woman is nice. I'm too accustomed to slide film right now and think that the neg film I use needs to be more punchy, I'll need to work on that frame of mind. I miss the smooth qualities of the negative... Against my better judgement here's a link to some Christmas snaps that was meant for family eye's only ;) and as I mentioned in another post my plane of focus is off on a few shots. I'll need to work on that when off centering the subject at close range. Film was T400CN Portra. The contrast may still seem high (too much black?) but it more mellow than the prints I got back! They had some jacked up contrast! I will say I like working with negs (scanning) better than slides. The latitude of the film makes it easier for me to get a decent scan. Far less blown out highlights when getting the shadows to show up. http://SlideOne.com/christmas.html - -- John Chicago, IL http://SlideOne.com ==================== - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html