[Leica] Hello

[scleroplex at gmail.com (scleroplex)]

dear paul,
greetings! and allow me to also welcome you to LUG :-)
i am way out of depth with the techniques you describe but have had a
lifelong love of printing, both images and type.
looking forward to learning something.
:-)
bharani



From: Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com>
To: lug at leica-users.org
Sent: Sat, July 16, 2011 12:17:14 PM
Subject: [Leica] Hello

Hello LUG,

I just joined this group and thought I ought to introduce myself.  I
see a few familiar names -- like Bob and Tina.

I'm a B&W landscape printer and now M9 shooter.  As Tina has noted,
when I started the Golden Trout Photo Workshop
(http://goldentroutworkshops.org/ and
http://www.paulroark.com/GTthumbnails.html) she was the only Leica
shooter.  Now it seems we're becoming an unofficial Leica users
workshop -- which is fine with me.

My serious B&W started with medium format film (Rollei SL66 & TLR,
various Fuji's, and most recently the Bronica RF 645 with Technical
Pan film).  As a backpacker, light weight became more important as the
years rolled on.  But, being able to make sharp 22x28 inch prints is
also a top priority.  I'm happy to report that the M9 does an
excellent job of delivering that performance with the least weight
(well, at least with my usually slower lenses).

My usual forum has been the Yahoo B&W Print forum --
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/messages
-- but they get a bit testy with OT messages, and the B&W printing
field is becoming more mature.  The OEMs have taken the bulk of it,
and 100% carbon inks have secured the top end for those who value the
most stable/lightfast images.  So, volume on the B&W Print forum is
way down.

For me, the digital workflows, particularly those that affect the M9,
are becoming much more interesting, and where I see most of the action
being for now.  For example, I find myself increasingly using a
dual-focus shooting procedure.  See
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Dual-Focus-Focus-Stacking.pdf

I tend to post information relating to my various photo projects on
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/ .  These are often notes to myself
as well as things that I think might be of interest to others.  My
latest inkset post, about setting up the Epson WorkForce 30 with a
custom B&W inkset based on the Noritsu-Epson (Claria) "dry lab" inks
-- http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/WF30-BW-Dye.pdf -- is actually for
my daughter who'll be using that combo at school.  The WorkForce
printers are very fast, and the dyes are clog free (and make great
high gloss cards and brochures).

Enough about me.  I look forward to seeing your posts and pictures --
which so far have been impressive.


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com