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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:11:46 -0500

This film tends to scan in flat, so you need to boost contrast with curves
in Photoshop. The ones you posted are close, but need a bit more contrast,
especially the shoe shopping photo. Once you get the contrast dialed in,
this is a beautiful film.

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On 3/9/12 5:05 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

>Thanks, Gary.  I will keep working with the scans, and try to settle on a
>workflow.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com>
>To: <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 3:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN
>
>
>> Good shots Jim.
>> I like that film, it's pretty sharp, as evidenced by both of these.
>> Gary
>>
>>> From: jhnichols at lighttube.net
>>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>>> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:46:44 -0600
>>> CC: olympus at thomasclausen.net
>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN
>>>
>>> Looking to get back into B&W, I shot a roll of Kodak BW400CN in the
>>> Bessa.  Processing and scanning were done by a local lab.  I am still
>>> working on the proper post-processing, but it looks promising.
>>>
>>> View Through the Window
>>> 
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/View+Through+the+Window.jpg.htm
>>>l
>>>
>>> Shoe Shopping
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shoe+Shopping.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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