[Leica] Lee's PAW

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Lee,
As to the static, other than grounding the camera to a cold water pipe I
don't have any idea.  I have shot in all kinds of places and never seen it
on my own film.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 3/13/06, Lee England <Engl6914@cableone.net> wrote:
>
> Don,
>
>    Thanks for the comment about my photo.  Do you have any idea what to do
> about the static, classic braching?  Come to think of it, one of my great
> scenes from New Orleans was ruined by that kind of object--and it was hot
> and humid that day as well.
>
> Lee England
> Natchez, Miss.
>
>
> > From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Lee's next PAW
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
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> > <9b678e0603121653t32c35810y5c399d00959e9ba0@mail.gmail.com>
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> >
> > Lee,
> > The off color is because the print wasn't absolutely flat on the
> scanner.
> > Try using something like a piece of glass to hold the print absolutely
> flat
> > on the scanner.  Anything will work as long as it is the same size as
> the
> > glass on the scanner, is absolutely flat, and is not forgiving in any
> way.
> > That way you can push down on the lid of the scanner and hold the print
> > flat.
> >
> > To me, the white mark looks like static, classic branching.  I would
> think
> > that the humidity was too high at the sea but that is what it looks
> like.
> >
> > The image itself is quite lovely.  Great timing as the carraige of the
> young
> > girl? makes the image.  I might have printed it somewhat darker but you
> are
> > the artist.
> >
> > Don
> > don.dory@gmail.com
> >
> >
> > On 3/12/06, Lee England <Engl6914@cableone.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Y'all,
> >>
> >>    This is a print I did yesterday from a trip taken back during
> >> Katrina--in September.  Yeah, I'm behind on my printing.  It's taken
> along
> >> the seawall at the fishing town of Essaouira in Morocco.  This scanner,
> >> Microtek 900i, is still new to me, and I'm not technically minded to
> begin
> >> with.  The fade out on the woman's robe at the right has to do with the
> >> scan, since it's not apparent on the print.  Neither is some darkening
> of
> >> the sky that you might notice on the scan.
> >>    At the lower right on the wall you'll notice a white thread like
> >> object--I've been getting more of this on the HP5 Plus I've been using
> >> lately.  It's almost impossible to retouch, and I'm not sure what to do
> >> about it.  I think it's in the emulsion to begin with (before the
> >> processing).  I couldn't swear to that, but I'm fastidious about dust
> and
> >> such.  Seems like it's always on a good frame.
> >>    The paper is Forte, and I tried something new--did a partial toning
> in
> >> selenium and snatched it when I saw changes in the dark areas--then
> toned
> >> it
> >> again with Fotospeed sepia.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album387/essaouiraseawall
> >>
> >> Although 98% of my photographs are with a Leica M2, this is one of the
> few
> >> taken with a Rolleiflex F model (about 1970).  I'll learn from anything
> >> you
> >> say.
> >>
> >> Lee England
> >> Natchez, Mississippi  USA
> >>
>
>
>
>
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