I happened to watch a segment on TV the other night on Alfred Hitchcock explaining some of the behind the scenes of one of his movies.
I was completely blown away by the black white footage... Not only were the shadows blocked up , so were the quarter tones, which left only mid to upper highlight details.
He was wearing a black suit and it was actually haloing or bleeding as he walked through the scene... what a beautiful effect..
I cannot help wondering how little importance he placed on a full scale image, and I am now much more convinced that full range is not critical for great prints.
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