Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A couple weeks ago I worked with another artist creating what would become a 5' x 10' (yes, feet) vinyl poster to be used at the back of my agent's booth at the Licensing Show running in New York right now. I did the shots of the artwork digitally (Olympus EM10), laid them out in Photoshop, Altamira-ed it, gave it to the printer who loaded it up and printed it out via an inkjet printer using fade-resistant inks. The results were drop dead gorgeous....even at that size and even up close. Amazing! This BIG stuff is getting better and better every day. Lea - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 9:57 AM Subject: [Leica] Before the recent hiatus, someone... : ...I believe Eric, asked about the process used to produce what I said were : shockingly good huge - 26x26 in some cases - prints for my upcoming SF : exhibit... : : Turns out they were done with something called a Lambda Durst, which, I : gather, is basically a lightjet...it takes a digital scan - in my case 4000 : dpi, with all the photoshop work done...and then exposes that image on : silver photo paper, which is developed in the "normal" manner.....really : amazing results...perhaps a tad flat for my taste, but given the size, and : given the awful digital prints I've seen in this size range, I can live with : a bit flat. : : B. D. : : -----Original Message----- : From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us : [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Carl Pultz : Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:01 PM : To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us : Subject: [Leica] My gallery (was DC [GAY] pride march) : : : Testing, testing . . . . ah, LUG is back on . . . . : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - : Mark wrote: : : Some great shots Carl, i especially enjoyed the shot of the guy riding : his bicycle on the ocean. : How'd you do that? Or how'd he do that? : And I'm partial to black and white usually. It takes a lot to get me : liking color stuff. : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Thank you, Mark. I'm flattered to have you say that. : : No trick to that shot. It was a mild day in mid-Feb. this year, but Lake : Ontario was nearly freezing. The kid was riding his bike along the shore, : and suddenly decided to ride *through* the water. I was flabbergasted, but : for once remembered to prepare for the shot rather than having it be an : afterthought. It looks at first that he is riding on the water, which is : just how I hoped it would look. It was the last frame on the only roll I've : put through a beat up Canonet. The lens is a mess, but it added an : interesting atmosphere to a surreal scene. : : http://home.earthlink.net/~cpultz/galleries/pages/LakeBiker.htm : : I used to do B&W personal shooting back when I worked as a commercial : photographer, but I sucked at it. Technically good (loved to use FP4 and : Rodinal), but mostly boring photos. Always liked my Kodachromes better. : Recently, I've given it a try again, and find color still suits whatever : eye I have. (Easier?) Twenty years more maturity also helps one see the : world a little deeper. My Photogods are W. Evans and W. Eggleston. : : Anyway, I appreciate any feedback. I'll join the PAW routine soon. Have had : my M2 for about a month and am starting to get some Leica shots worth : sharing. : : Carl : : : : : -- : To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html : : -- : To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html : - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html