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    Re: Matte paper diminished tonal range?

    Excellent point Mark.


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    Re: Matte paper diminished tonal range?

    LOL! Of course it does! I would make the point though that an image is a sum total of related parts that include dark black. Photography is so vast that one could spend a lifetime using deep black...
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    Re: Matte paper diminished tonal range?

    I am lucky to have found him. He is a talented individual who not only makes sure that we know the technical end but, he makes us throw it out there and he says "Expose your soul"!
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    Re: Matte paper diminished tonal range?

    I know that this thread is kind dead but I read this thread when I first started my beginning digital class this semester after taking a class in film photography using B&W film, develop, and making...
  5. Re: Would appreciate help with choosing a higher end printer.

    I ended up getting the 3880 and I am happy with it. Software is very good and connected to the hub it is very fast and trouble free.

    Just to give an overview about how I came to this decision....
  6. Re: Would appreciate help with choosing a higher end printer.

    Wow! Thanks guys. After all the input for the money it looks like the 3880.


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  7. Re: Would appreciate help with choosing a higher end printer.

    Thanks for the link Paul.

    Concerning the problem of not printing enough I have seen some general ideas of flushing the system with solutions to better battle the clog situation. I would consider...
  8. Re: Would appreciate help with choosing a higher end printer.

    I am glad to hear that you don't have any problems with the 3880. The reason that I am asking questions in this forum is that most people here are "real" about expectations concerning equipment and...
  9. Re: Are commercial Giclee prints similar to Epson 3880 on matte paper

    Thanks for the tip!


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  10. Would appreciate help with choosing a higher end printer.

    I am just starting to head down the wormhole of printing high quality images at home. I have been using an Epson 3880 printer at a college class that I am taking and I find the images incredible...
  11. Thread: Flowers Anyone?

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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    Are only large format images allowed here?

    Richard
  12. Re: Are commercial Giclee prints similar to Epson 3880 on matte paper

    Thanks. I was thinking there was something that a pro shop would do to make the ink more durable like special drying techniques or something along those lines. So the only way to get a more durable...
  13. Re: Are commercial Giclee prints similar to Epson 3880 on matte paper

    I do understand the part about oils on ones hands. I find that even with gloves the print will show signs of touching the black background. I know that if I go to a paper with a harder finish that it...
  14. Are commercial Giclee prints similar to Epson 3880 on matte paper

    I am new to this level of printing. I have recently been taking classes at a college nearby and for the first time I have printed on an Epson 3880 printer. WOW! just about says it all. I printed on...
  15. Re: Ok! Setting up a web site. What to do about image security?

    Thanks everybody. Your input so far is helping me close in on what I need to do.

    Thanks,
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  16. Re: Ok! Setting up a web site. What to do about image security?

    Now, that is funny! The only thing wrong with that scheme is that you might possibly be taken for a pervert of some sort! You know, the coat? Guess it is ok if you are wearing all your clothes! LOL!...
  17. Re: Ok! Setting up a web site. What to do about image security?

    I guess you all are right. I was hoping something like Digimarc would be helpful.

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  18. Re: Ok! Setting up a web site. What to do about image security?

    Wow! I was expecting to find some way to secure my images. This is disconcerting!
  19. Ok! Setting up a web site. What to do about image security?

    I have been getting very active in shooting and scanning and taking the time to get fully back into photography. I am about to get a web site going and the question of image security is really...
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    Re: Old Things,Farms,Barns,Buildings, Plus

    Very nice image!
  21. Re: Wonder if someone could help identify camera mount plate.

    Thanks a million.

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  22. Wonder if someone could help identify camera mount plate.

    I have a new camera and would like to find another mounting plate so that I can switch cameras easily. Here is the camera plate. It measures 50 mm width at the base of the wedge and is about 90mm...
  23. Re: Is Ansel Adams' The Print a good beginner's bible?

    Thanks for the download link. Very good information.


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    Re: Vacuum those film holders then Vac-seal them

    That sounds good. I just need something that doesn't take up to much room in my backpack.

    Take care,
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    Re: "Is photography over?" A short article

    I am the same way. Somehow....I seem to leave behind just as much as I take away! Go figure!

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  26. Re: Is Ansel Adams' The Print a good beginner's bible?

    The whole series of Ansel Adams' , The Camera, The Negative, and The Print are very good. Do yourself a favor after you read them and take a beginning college photography class that deals with...
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    Re: Vacuum those film holders then Vac-seal them

    First of all the vacuum that a seal-a-meal gets to is not a true vacuum and I have found no scratches that have been made by the slides. The big thing is to keep the dirt off the holder to start...
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    Vacuum those film holders then Vac-seal them

    I have never see a post on this proceedure but, as we all know we fight dirt on our film at all stages of the process and I have discovered a very good way that really helps. Of course I vacuum and...
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    Re: post your trees!

    That is an outstanding image!


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    Re: post your urban landscapes

    Very nice shot....

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  31. Re: HC110- I made a mistake but everything was fine?

    That is what I did. Read the paragraph just before the tables. It says that the "stock solution" is mixed 1:3. Very poorly written if I may say so myself. If you go through the math in the first...
  32. Re: HC110- I made a mistake but everything was fine?

    I made a mistake and everything is NOT fine! Not to highjack but this is along the same lines. I made a mistake mixing HC110. I have been using concentrate at 1:7 for developing Ilford HP5.:( So.......
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    Re: post your trees!

    Nice Jeff!

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    Re: post your urban landscapes

    Thanks for the compliment. I am new to B&W and it is very difficult for me to get used to the differences of using color. Strange medium.


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    Re: post your urban landscapes

    My "urban" is a bit far from the big city. Toyo 45AX, Schneider 150mm Symar-S 5.6, Ilford FP5, Kodak HC110 developer.


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    Re: Show Me Your Night Shots!

    If I may suggest a site. This gentleman is on top of night photography and this site has tons of information about night photography. I know that he is using digital but his articles on star scanning...
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    Re: Show Me Your Night Shots!

    Just kinda look through the night shots and do some research on the web to see what times and apture they were using. City environs you might be able to meter. Country shots, in the middle of...
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    Re: Show Me Your Night Shots!

    I do not know if 45 minutes after sunset counts but here goes.
    Toyo 45A
    Provia 100
    150mm Schneider Symmar S @ F8 for 45seconds



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  39. Re: New to B&W, I need to know if Ilford Delta 400 chemistry will do other Ilford fi

    Once again thanks for the heads up. I asked about printing 4X5 and he said no problem.


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  40. Re: New to B&W, I need to know if Ilford Delta 400 chemistry will do other Ilford fi

    There is a complete darkroom, of course. I do not know about tank. I have read that tanks are the best way to go for consistency and I am not opposed to tank developing at home. The cost would not be...
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