Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc, These almost look like split-filter shots, especially the vertical landscape. Or like you darkened the top and bottom in Photoshop. Are these completely straight shots? Bob Meier > YES, the blues are incredible! Hard to scan though - I find the actual > prints far exceed anything I can get on my computer, from print or > negative. > > My favorite shot from Ultra 50 is a simple Oak Tree shot, the sky is so > deep of blue at the corners that it is really other-worldly (a small > scan is available here: > http://home.earthlink.net/~attinasi/photos/oak1.jpg but the 20 X 30 in > my living room is WAY better!). I find the deep reddish browns are > incredible too, and since this are where I live is dominated by blue > skies and deep red-brown earth, it is the perfect landscape film for me > (example: http://home.earthlink.net/~attinasi/photos/ramona2.jpg - this > one has been blown up to 24 X 36 inches, and it is quite a nice > environmental piece I think). > > The only color that I had trouble with was strong red, especially > roses. Ultra 60 would block up in string reds, no detail at all. Pink > flowers were OK, but string red turned out like blobs. > > Most of my Ultra 50 shooting was in 35mm. I did shoot s few rolls in my > Yashica TLR and they were nice, but the subject matter was nothing to > get excited about. The 50-speed film was good for MF as it was a bit > grainy, but it enlarged will anyway, at least for me. > > Best Regards, > - marc > > ps. I was shooting HP5 today - it was beautifully cloudy and rainy, > something we don't get much here in Southern California. Syracuse is > something different! I grew up in Rochester, so I am familiar to some > extent with the weather over there. Brrr... > > > On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 07:02 PM, Ernest Nitka wrote: > > > Marc - what is your opinion about Ultra 50 Blues? I ask because the > > pics I had done on Ultra 50 -120 had the most amazing blues - wondered > > what your experience was? It is so dark here in Syracuse today that > > the M7 was loaded first with Delta 3200 then Fujipan 1600 - will see > > if anything comes out. Shortest daylight day of the year! > > > > ernie > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html