jim, your last shot is amazing!
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jim, your last shot is amazing!
They all are. Jimīs an inspiration indeed.
This is very good, Jim. Is this digitalized directly from negative?Quote:
Originally Posted by jim kitchen
Jim,
Hope you got some nice snow shots today, as May 29th. :-0
Andrew
Dear Nana,
Merci, and yes the image originates from a scanned negative... :)
I pre-scan the negative with an Epson 750 to determine whether the image's shadow detail can be retrieved effectively, and if the shadow detail performs admirably, I will continue my procedure using the Epson's digital capture. The negative is drum scanned when significant shadow detail becomes blocked and, or lost in an Epson scanned image, for whatever reason.
As a side note, my shadow detail improved significantly, therefore reducing my dependency upon a drum scanned image, once I modified my negative development times and developer dilutions to accommodate the scanning process with the Epson 750. I also believe that a negative's resultant image quality will always be at the mercy of the scanner's inherent characteristics, the scanner's inherent quality, and reflected in the final image. The size of my 8X10 negative, and the resultant RGB file size, contributes significantly and effectively to the original digital information that I can transfer to a digital negative, or print.
jim k
Out of curiosity, Steve, when did you make that Peggy's Cove photo. The reason I am asking is that I met someone there who was shooting a Sinar. It was the first Sinar I had seen up close.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve M Hostetter
However, this was a long time ago ... around October 2002. It would be an unlikely coincidence.
Hello al,,
Yes, that is the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove..!
Was the guy pretty big with a mustache and wearing Scarpa mountain boots..? I say that because I get a lot of compliments on my boots..:D
Seems like I remember you al but as you say it was a long time ago.. What a place though and I miss it..! :)
I don't recall the boots or mustache. I was really interested in the camera. I vaguely recall that he was pretty large.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve M Hostetter
I started the conversation with a dumb question: "What kind of camera is that?" I was carrying my Nikon and had left the Linhof in the trunk.
The guy's response was, with slightly veiled irritation, an explanation about about large format. After I quickly broke in and explained that I, also, was using large format the conversation went to a higher plane.
I do recall that the man was from California and that he had something unique on his license plates. Perhaps they said SINAR.
It must not of been me. I'm from Indiana and once you get me to talkin photography in general I hardly shut-up,,Quote:
Originally Posted by al olson
I've been to N.S. 3 times now, last time was in 05. I went over on the Cat from Bar Harbor.. On the second trip I went all the way around Cape Bretton ,, can't recall the earlier years but I was always there in Oct.
Hi. JimQuote:
Originally Posted by jim kitchen
Thanks for the explanation.
I have the Epson V700, wich is an excelent scanner for the price and recently bought an Howtek 4500 drum scanner, still waiting for a SCSI board for my computer. I hope it is much better than the V700, not that I paid very much for it (150) but because it was a pain in the ass to carry it home, it's fu**** big and heavy!!!:D