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    Re: Shooting Straight Down

    Foba would be nice but the Arkay's are MUCH more affordable.

    Ted-

    Thanks for the info. Yeah - I know about the Arkay arm length. I've been getting all of my surfaces cut to 3x3 instead of the...
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    Re: Shooting Straight Down

    I'm definitely going to get an Arkay stand at some point but I always like to find simpler solutions and ones that will work for different uses! I'll check it out tomorrow in the city to see if it...
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    Re: Shooting Straight Down

    Thanks guys. I'm shooting in a studio. I'm trying to shoot down onto a surface. Right now I have to spread my legs to full length but I still can't rotate my camera once it's pointing down. In...
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    Shooting Straight Down

    I usually work with a Gitzo 1411 mk2. I have a couple of different heads but none allow me to shoot straght down and THEN rotate the camera 90 degrees (once parallel to the ground). I was wondering...
  5. Thread: Buggy CS3

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    Re: Buggy CS3

    I'm on a Power PC G5. It's a mess.
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    Re: Restoration of faded colour Negs

    Bob-

    I just completed a similar project of my own. Feel free to contact me with specific questions. It all depends upon the condition of the negs.

    MC
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    Re: Inkpress White Gloss Film

    I heard it's the same as the discontinued Pictorico Hi-Gloss. If it is, it's wonderful for glossy inkjet prints - especially if you're using one of the older Epson pigment printers that don't...
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    Re: Epson court decision

    The way I see it, using 3rd party inks is the same as using 3rd party papers. And I don't buy the argument one bit that they are selling the printers at a discount!

    I do understand why Epson...
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    Re: Photography in NYC

    This is fantastic news although I've never had a problem. I do know of others who have however. I just wish this mentality would spread to the federal level!
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    Re: B&W film with good reciprocity

    Any of the more modern emulsions. T-Max 100, 400 or Delta 100, 400. I use Delta 100 for night photography since I get the equivalent of 400 speed for long exposures and much finer grain.
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    Re: Photography in NY

    You shouldn't have any problems. I recently photographed Grand Central Station, the Empire State Bldg and other sites for a job - many at night. I had the proper permits just in case but many a cop...
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    Re: Michael A. Smith in color

    I thought the work was very interesting and well-executed. There's no cliche or pretense in the portraits and the photographs let the subject 'do the talking'. Michael could easily have...
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    Re: Film Drying Survey

    Metal clips at the corner hung from a clothes line in my darkroom. No problems so far.
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    Re: Is Photography screaming?

    Boy, what a can of worms...I understand the term, "good art" is subjective but I think we can all agree what is "not good" art (and that there's a heck of a lot of it out there).

    My point is that...
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    Re: Is Photography screaming?

    I see lots of photographers with portfolios consisting of 1 or 2 (at the most, usually) truly good shots. Even in some of the more reputable photo publications, there is just so much imagery of...
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    Re: Inkjet B&W compared to traditional B&W?

    I agree this has been discussed ad nauseum and then some. However, I would say that without pushing manufacturers further, the quality of papers may plateau along with any innovation. Look at what...
  17. Re: A gentle paper upgrade from Epson Ehncd Matte?

    I like the look of Epson Enhanced Matte as well. However, I find that it starts to yellow at the edges within 6 months. I would get some sample packs of matte papers from different manufacturers...
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    Re: Mac now or wait

    IMO, you should buy before the upgrade. There are almost always hardware and software compatibility problems with new OS software and the head of Adobe just mentioned last week that there may be...
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    Re: William Eggleston "In the Real World"

    It's always great to see a master at work. However, I was hoping for a little more insight into his approach to photography. Still, maybe that's the point of it. We see his photography as more of...
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    Re: Competency vs. Creativity

    When Paul Strand wanted to photograph an Italian village, he spent lots of time trying to figure out which one would work best (in terms of light, aesthetics etc.). After the project was done, he'd...
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    Re: Competency vs. Creativity

    I agree with Kirk entirely. When creating anything, it is my own struggle to break free of convention and create. In other words, if confronted with a beautiful sunset, I'm always instinctively led...
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    Re: Resizing Images for Web - Frustrated!!!

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    That did it. It's hidden under the drop-down menu in the upper right.

    Thanks a million!

    MC
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    Re: Resizing Images for Web - Frustrated!!!

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    When I click Save for Web, the image gets significantly altered, notably with regards to saturation. It seems to really compress the image and make it less colorful. I...
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    Resizing Images for Web - Frustrated!!!

    Okay. So I've gone with one of those template-driven services to get my first site up. It is very exciting and it has really made me confront my own work in ways I had not expected. That's the...
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    Re: If Only Four Books....

    Bystander, A History of Street Photography
    Strand, Tir A'Mhurain
    Brassai, Paris by Night
    Robert Frank, The Americans

    Of course, there are about a dozen others I'd reach for.
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    Re: The End of Forte :-(((

    Michael-

    You are correct. There are plenty of materials out there as of now and I have a known tendency for hyperbole! Still, it is sad so much of it is disappearing including some of my...
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    Re: The End of Forte :-(((

    I too shoot mostly digital nowadays but have a great darkroom and have always wanted to eventually go back to shooting film. I have many fond memories of being in the darkroom with some good tunes...
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    Re: Metering at Night time

    I found getting good exposures at night easier than in daylight. The beauty of night cityscape photography is that 99% of the standard sodiumn vapor (?) lighting is the same so you get really good...
  29. Re: Help me plan my vacation! Scotland/UK or Yellowstone?

    Jan-

    Good to know. Thanks. That wouldn't surprise me one bit. Sometimes the most extraordinary photographs are taken in the most 'unextraordinary' locations!

    Well, if I do choose to go W/SW,...
  30. Re: Help me plan my vacation! Scotland/UK or Yellowstone?

    Thanks everyone for the very helpful responses!

    First off, while cold doesn't bother me, rain and darkness do! So that may force me to put off Scotland. Nonetheless, I find that traveling to...
  31. Help me plan my vacation! Scotland/UK or Yellowstone?

    So...I'm going to take 3 or 4 weeks in November to photograph. It's not the best time of year but it's all I can manage. I want to do something significant so I've narrowed it down to 2 options. ...
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    Archival Glossy Inkjet Prints

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    How does one switch a K2 printer to K3 inkset? I suppose I'd have to switch to bulk inks? I was considering switching over the 2200 to B&W only which woulod leave the new printer for...
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    Archival Glossy Inkjet Prints

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    I've used the 4000 in a studio many times and found it to be, well, clunky. Awkward handling of thicker media; difficult to front load single sheets and a poorly placed rear-feeder. It...
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    Archival Glossy Inkjet Prints

    Thanks for the reponses!

    Jim-

    I have worked with many top commercial photographers and their equipment. Inkjet prints are not that far off. Some would say they have exceeded dye transfers...
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    Archival Glossy Inkjet Prints

    I've always been a huge fan of dye transfer prints for color work. I've kept up with the latest and greatest in inkjet printing technologies (print with a 2200) but have so far been unable to make...
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    Crane Museo Silver Rag -- user report

    Excellent work, John. Number 9 is my favorite...

    Have you noticed any curling or warping of the paper? Any feeding problems (HPR is notorious)?

    Thanks for the report!
  37. The new Epson Scanner V700 looks very promising.

    What I see so far is not really impressing me all that much. I can clearly see horizontal lines in all of Vincent's scans. While this may be due to increased resolution revealing cheaper...
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    Distilled water, any use in darkroom?

    Using distilled water made a big difference for me with smaller format films. For 4x5 and up, I use 1/2 distilled for my first rinse and stop and 100 % distilled water for all mixing solutions. I...
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    Darkroom Sink

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    The best thing to do (IMO) is to grab your local yellow pages, find a 'metal fabricator' and call them up. I had a 72" sink made to my specs and delivered to my door within 2 weeks and it...
  40. Archival inkjet *papers* (not ink). Do they exist?

    There are very conflicting reports as always regarding the reliability of spraying prints. One website quotes a curator as saying that all spray coating will yellow at some point. Nontheless, I'm...
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