Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/15/02 12:31 PM, "Jim Brick" <jim@brick.org> wrote: >> From: Jim Hemenway >>> >>> I think that the only thing that Velvia is good for is Autumn and a >>> visit to the circus > > >>> The Velvia 'look' is by now an obnoxious cliché. >> >>> John Brownlow > Velvia is neither a film ONLY for Autumn nor is it a cliché. It is a > marvelous film that continues to amaze me with its capabilities and ability > to bring out subtile differences in 'scape color values. I don't agree that Velvia is without its uses, nicely articulated by Jim and other posters. Nor do I think that Velvia in itself is a cliché. But the Velvia 'look' which you see ad nauseum in magazine advertising in particular, IS a horrible cliché. And even in landscape unless you are dealing with as Jim says, subtle differences, you run the risk of mickey mousing all your colors. If I see another Velvia autumn foliage or flower shot I'm gonna scream. It's like having your stereo on 11 the whole time. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html