Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, sometimes I use b&w conversion software (TrueGrain) that imitates film stock and adds the appropriate grain. Not digital grain, but grain from scanned developed film stock. Or, I can convert to b&w in SEP or whatever, then add the grain in TrueGrain. Sometimes it is what the image needs. Strange, eh? http://grubbasoftware.com/ Ken On 7/21/2016 6:15 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Hi Nathan, > You see Nathan I look at your content, shrug my shoulders and say, "Cool > happy snaps!" GRAIN? WHAT GRAIN?" :-) > These images are happy snaps and on the screen look OK because once again! > "THE "CONTENT" LOOKS JUST FINE!" > Now if you were going to make 13X19 or 16X20 prints sure you'll have a > grain > concern quite probably. An 8X10 glossy might give you a bit of concern? > But things like some grain in the days of grain everyday shooting > documentary assignments, almost no light in a big industrial complex, or a > cowboy bunk house in the evening with lighting from a couple of coal oil > lamps and pushing the film to ASA 1600? Grain? Really? > Naw it was part of the mood!! :-) Oh sure we had grain, but it was > acceptable given the conditions and pushing. But the "CONTENT/MOOD?" > Smashingly beautiful! :-) Sometimes making your tummy all kind of squiggly > and you gut happy with the photograph!! :-) > I look at the photos of your friends and the word "grain" never entered my > mind, "IT'S THE CONTENT AND PLEASANT EXPRESSIONS!" > Back in the days of only film you had the "OVER TECHIE" FOLKS..... "GRAIN > HUNTERS" who were as bad as today's "over digital techie folks!" Who > consistently are more concerned about techie digital stuff. But rarely ever > seem to be concerned whether it is an interesting content? Or captured > moment? > Me? "auto contrast, push: "Oh that looks OK!" auto colour: push? "way cool > man!" :-) And if a computer, "A heck of a lot smarter than I makes it look > better?" I LEAVE IT BE! And if it doesn't look "COOL?" > An easy fix: "UNDO AUTO-COLOUR or whatever?" :-) CLICK! And then you look > for the little whatever and squiggle it a bit and physically change the > colour by the touch of your finger. > "DANG that was EASY!" Surprising myself! :-) > The big words are still "KISS!" & "CONTENT!" > By the same token during my film years, I was always concerned about grain > and slower ASA film use. > CHEERS, > Dr. ted grant OC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Jayanand Govindaraj > Sent: July-20-16 11:46 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: more grainy portraits > > Nice captures, but my personal opinion is the graininess detracts from > overall effect. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> Continuing to explore the joy of traditional photography, I have four >> portraits of our Argentine/Catalan friends, taken on our back porch during >> a recent visit: >> >> Just posing: >> http://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-xCKrt3F/A >> http://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-HFJ3bhV/A >> http://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-wXQjkBb/A >> >> Kiss: >> http://www.greatpix.eu/FIlm/Sometimes-I-use-film/i-w7rCLNM/A >> >> The are grainy, partly because the film used (400 TMax) is what it is, >> especially in combination with too warm ID11+. Still, I feel they have a >> certain something. All four images made with a collapsible 50mm Summicron, >> which is probably from before I was born. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information