Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The highlights still look greyed down and flat. I tried to adjust it in photoshop and it fell apart tonally. If I had the original scan (which MUST be done in 16bit, an 8bit image WILL fall apart when you apply the strong curves this film needs!) I might make it look perfect. Part of this might be how you have your screen calibrated. Mine is one of the self-calibrating NEC Spectraviews and it matches prints (both from my inkjet and from graphic design work I send to commercial printers for clients) very close but a lot of people tell me my images look too contrasty on their screens. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/9/12 5:40 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >Chris, > >I reworked it. See if I made any progress. >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shoe+Shopping.jpg.html >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >To: <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:11 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN > > >> This film tends to scan in flat, so you need to boost contrast with >>curves >> in Photoshop. The ones you posted are close, but need a bit more >>contrast, >> especially the shoe shopping photo. Once you get the contrast dialed in, >> this is a beautiful film. >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 3/9/12 5:05 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>>Thanks, Gary. I will keep working with the scans, and try to settle on >>>a >>>workflow. >>> >>>Jim Nichols >>>Tullahoma, TN USA >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com> >>>To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 3:59 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN >>> >>> >>>> Good shots Jim. >>>> I like that film, it's pretty sharp, as evidenced by both of these. >>>> Gary >>>> >>>>> From: jhnichols at lighttube.net >>>>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>>>> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:46:44 -0600 >>>>> CC: olympus at thomasclausen.net >>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN >>>>> >>>>> Looking to get back into B&W, I shot a roll of Kodak BW400CN in the >>>>> Bessa. Processing and scanning were done by a local lab. I am still >>>>> working on the proper post-processing, but it looks promising. >>>>> >>>>> View Through the Window >>>>> >>>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/View+Through+the+Window.jpg.h >>>>>tm >>>>>l >>>>> >>>>> Shoe Shopping >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shoe+Shopping.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>> >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information