Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Alpaca Farmers
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 09:49:03 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Tina Manley wrote:

>
>I'm scanning slides of Bolivia.  In 1993, I went with Heifer Project
>International to the Altiplano region high in the Andes of Bolivia.  The
>farmers there spend the summer above the tree line with their alpacas,
>provided by HPI.  They all play instruments to keep themselves occupied as
>they watch the alpaca:
>
>http://www.pbase.com/image/156644836
>
>For some reason, I carried Fuji Velvia film for the whole trip.  The
>atmosphere above 15,000 feet and the high contrast of the Velvia film have
>resulted in my ignoring these photos for over 20 years.  Any suggestions on
>how to tame the contrast without washing out the shadows would be greatly
>appreciated.

I can't help with taming Velvia but the photo is stunning as is.


Doug Herr
Orangevale, Sacramento County
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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