stillshunter
Super Moderator Emeritus
- Location
- Down Under
- Name
- Mark
Thanks all.
I really appreciate the input on my composition. Not often nowadays you get much honest feedback….the "like" button has killed conversation I fear.
I shan't weigh into the debate of the genuineness of final outputs. Suffice it to say that I lost momentum a year or so ago and really need to build that darkroom! I cannot abide by the fact that my photos stop at the screen. Cannot! (Marlof: I have not forgotten the prints I owe you my friend…good excuse )
Maybe it's that my eyes are beginning to fail me as I age. Things have softened and the contrast pushed to the negative of the slider, but film 'files' are resonating with me more and more. Post-scan the tweaks are so minor +-10 maximum anywhere in LR, while I find myself fussing like a cat over its fur with digital files and sometimes I pity that poor Clarity slider .
Anyway the idea here was never to evangelise - converting wayward souls back to the old pagan ways - but to luxuriate a little in the aesthetic. And again the resonance of silver halide with me is purely on that emotional rather than intellectual level (read: I can't explain why I love them so).
@Kyle: Mate I would love to see some files if you are willing to share them. I'd especially like a little blind side-to-side to sharpen my eyes and mind to the differences.
I really appreciate the input on my composition. Not often nowadays you get much honest feedback….the "like" button has killed conversation I fear.
I shan't weigh into the debate of the genuineness of final outputs. Suffice it to say that I lost momentum a year or so ago and really need to build that darkroom! I cannot abide by the fact that my photos stop at the screen. Cannot! (Marlof: I have not forgotten the prints I owe you my friend…good excuse )
Maybe it's that my eyes are beginning to fail me as I age. Things have softened and the contrast pushed to the negative of the slider, but film 'files' are resonating with me more and more. Post-scan the tweaks are so minor +-10 maximum anywhere in LR, while I find myself fussing like a cat over its fur with digital files and sometimes I pity that poor Clarity slider .
Anyway the idea here was never to evangelise - converting wayward souls back to the old pagan ways - but to luxuriate a little in the aesthetic. And again the resonance of silver halide with me is purely on that emotional rather than intellectual level (read: I can't explain why I love them so).
@Kyle: Mate I would love to see some files if you are willing to share them. I'd especially like a little blind side-to-side to sharpen my eyes and mind to the differences.