Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chris, I pulled the highlights down a bit to get what I wanted on my screen. Your images do show a lot of contrast on my screen, so it will be hard to satisfy us both. Thanks for the help. 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 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >