Re: [Leica] Re: Velvia, was Scanner Suggestions

[Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>]

Hi Gary:

I wasn't discounting Velvia as much as you think.  It's just that I
don't find much use for it here in New England except for the fall, and
even then it's slower than I'd like. 

Having lived in Northern California I can readily understand why you
find it great for foggy coastal redwood grove pictures.

I use it along with Portra VC and some Provia 100F September-October.

I'm limited to some 1997 vintage Fujichrome 64T for my 11x14 pictures,
http://www.hemenway.com/pages/8x10%20Late%20Red%20Maple.htm
and would love to have some 11x14 Velvia for autumn foliage shots.

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Jim 
http://www.hemenway.com

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Gary Todoroff wrote:
> 
> Jim and John - Why would you discount a film with such amazing properties
> that return a great photo where another film would absolutely fall flat? I
> don't use Velvia for portraits or for capturing the international orange of
> Coast Guard helicopters (Astia works great for those). But on a foggy day in
> the redwoods with ferns and leaves, only Velvia pulls out the million shades
> of green while maintaining the pure whites in the mist.
> 
> You want an "obnoxious cliché" - just pick up any arty photo magazine over
> the last five years and look for the open mouth scream portrait. As for
> Velvia - it in no more a cliché than the color blue, which, come to think of
> it, Velvia captures quite nicely, too. Tools are tools and film is a tool.
> You
> don't use Velvia like a crescent wrench. I think your comments are a
> disservice to a really great film!
> 
> Regards,
> Gary Todoroff
> Tree LUGger
> 
> From: Jim Hemenway
> >
> > I think that the only thing that Velvia is good for is Autumn and a
> > visit to the circus
> 
> and
> >The Velvia 'look' is by now an obnoxious cliché.
> 
> >John Brownlow
> 
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