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Subject: [Leica] San Francisco LHSA meeting photos
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed Nov 23 00:50:57 2005
References: <BFA8EF5E.1F225%mark@rabinergroup.com> <6E84DBDD-C8FA-4F38-9CFC-BBA783C19A60@charter.net>

I had already seen them on your website. But I love that slow shutter  
effect and the compositions every time again.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 23-nov-05, om 03:35 heeft Slobodan Dimitrov het volgende geschreven:

> Actually, I love shooting BW. And that's with whatever emulsion is  
> available. Just the other day, we finally had the signing ceremony  
> for our 30 year lease with the city of Los Angeles for the culture  
> center where I keep my BW darkroom.
> On the way to the hill top carrying my own digital, I noticed 3-4  
> of my friends lugging their chip boxes.  So, I said--If you're all  
> shooting digital, I'm going back to my car to get the Rollei out.   
> Which I did, and used TXP 320, 3 rolls, with the 4th roll being TMY  
> 400.
> So, yeah, if I'm not pressed for time, and most of all, if it's  
> personal, it's always BW for me.
> On the other hand, why I'm so disparaging of sub standard film is  
> because of all the problems with them. Such as low resolution, poor  
> contrast, grain clumping, erratic quality control, and the like.  
> Even found a small bug squished against the paper backing of a roll  
> of 120 once.
> The following print series, shot in 1982, doesn't go beyond 8x8  
> inches, because of Arista's poor quality:
>
> http://sdimitrovphoto.com/projects_folio03_02.htm
> http://sdimitrovphoto.com/projects_folio03_07.htm
>
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> Studio G-8,
> Angels Gate Cultural Center
> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 22, 2005, at 3:53 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
>> On 11/21/05 3:35 PM, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>  
>> typed:
>>
>>> Hearing yet another fawning report on a BW film always makes me
>>> wince. Especially given some of the list members propensity for such
>>> bowsers like Efke and Arista. This time it's about the Chinese Lucky
>>> BW ISO 400 negative film.
>>> Considering it's Tom talking about it, I'll have to hold my doubt in
>>> reserver.
>>> I'm willing to try the material. If I can find some, that is.
>>>
>>> Slobodan Dimitrov
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 21, 2005, at 2:59 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>
>>
>> Ok Slobodan! by "FAWNING" I don't think you're referring to the  
>> beginnings
>> of Bambi in your Invective - Ridicule - Travesty!
>> And by "BOWSERS" I don't think you're referring to Lassie tied up  
>> in the
>> back yard! (I think Bowsers or guy dogs anyway. Which by the way  
>> Lassie
>> really was anyway.(a guy))
>>
>> So you I've figured out having spent a nice few delightful hours  
>> with you
>> last month and a small group of other LHSA'ers in that fake  
>> English Pub in
>> San Francisco are a big time photo pro! :)
>>
>> But hey! the big time photo pros I know and love sure they all  
>> shoot slides
>> and nothing but and have slid to digital perhaps but do they look  
>> down at
>> their furry black and white friends calling them names like
>> "FAWNING BOWSERS"
>> (an allusion to an Oxymoron)?
>> Or BOWSING FAWNERS!!!
>> (Antimetabole)
>>
>> NO I say!
>> They have no reason to
>> as they are happy in their own little Technicolor hells!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Rabiner
>> Photography
>> Portland Oregon
>> http://rabinergroup.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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