Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/01

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Subject: [Leica] Another MM portrait
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 10:18:37 +0930
References: <CABmfTOXXqRdR+PqVSW-08mMvkVjNEr3k-paKRdJMjRp9WvvQAQ@mail.gmail.com> <CC8F0DC2.24383%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I don't doubt that both the software and I will improve, but the
camera has its own tonality, and fighting it makes no sense to me.

Marty


On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:
> Well you can make it look like whatever you want it to look like with or
> without additional software and a month or a year later tweak it to you
> satisfaction. Also a year from now you'll be better at it.  Its a goldmine
> for our work the new cameras just out now from Leica. Goodness knows we've
> waited long enough.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
>> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 15:17:19 +0930
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>
>> Thanks Mark, I'm contemplating those borders.
>>
>> I have been adjusting most of my MM shots to look like Agfa film in
>> Rodinal or Beutlers on Brovira or Portrig (but without the nasty
>> greeny-browns I always fought against with that paper).  There is a
>> sentimental side of me that would prefer them to look like Plus-X or
>> medium format Tri-X in D75 1+1 on Elite or the original Galerie, but
>> other than in exceptional light the files are less amenable to that
>> look, and can start to appear to have a strange, unnatural tonality if
>> forced.  This look is lovely, and the camera does it easily, so I'm
>> happy with it.  Like attempting to use HC110 and Tri-X Pro, if
>> something doesn't work, I don't care what people (or their heroes)
>> tell me, I just don't do it.
>>
>> Plenty more soon.
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> Tonality is amazingly impressive Looks like Agfapan 25 in Beutlers 
>>> printed
>>> on Agfa Brovira fiber with Dektol 1:1 I love everything about it 
>>> including
>>> the landscape mode take on the composition, excellent use of selective 
>>> focus
>>> and most of all attitude of the subject...  except the borders which look
>>> fakey. (cartoonish) but even if done well I'd not like.  I'd take those 
>>> out
>>> for sure.
>>> Congrats on you MM it looks like you are putting it to great use.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> Photography
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:12:05 -0700
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>>>
>>>> Marty Deveney SHOWED:
>>>> Subject: [Leica] Another MM portrait
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> My friend S has a beautiful daughter, S jr, who is 4 and is now a most
>>>>> cooperative model.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/MM/S-jr.jpg.html  75 
>>>>> Summilux,
>>>>> MM.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Marty,
>>>> Very nice! But why not shoot her vertically?
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Dr. ted  :-)
>>>>
>>>>
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