Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't know that it will explain anything or add to the debate but I think that the following example may encourage Peter and John who have had mixed results with C41 b&w films and filters. I think it also endorses what Don says about the information being on the film but needing something extra to bring it out. The problem for me with getting the sky burned in is that the skyline is usually littered with trees, buildings etc. The join between sky and land has to be handled in great detail to avoid burning into a flat black elements of the foreground which overlap onto the sky. I imagine it can be done pixel by pixel but I for one don't have the patience. The shot below is less of a problem and although the point at which the ground and sky meet can be tricky it can be done invisibly enough to pass on the web. Whether it would look as convincing on a print I will never know for sure but I think I could manage it if my life depended on it. Original scan, no sharpening or adjustment other than resize for this post: http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/Temp.htm the shot as posted: http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05355.htm --Graham