Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pardon me, but bullshit. Because bullshit is bullshit, and no amount of fabulous printing will turn it into anything but fabulously well printed....bullshit.;-) Can a master printer save a poorly exposed, but well composed image with an interesting, or important subject? Absolutely. But can God's own master printer turn bullshit into Cartier Bresson? No way. Unfortunately, however, there are allot of people out there who look at a photograph, and if it is beautifully printed, they proclaim it an outstanding photograph. 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 Mark Rabiner Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:33 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] photoshop and the end of the world as we know it Thing is in a way nothing has changed because in the analog world there is such a thing as master printers, I just might be one who can take a boring poorly exposed and developed negative of poorly chosen subject matter with sub standard Compostion and make such an excellent print from it on fiber paper; Amidol, split printing, selenium toning to perfection. If one shoots in larger and larger formats especially when one hits the sheet film area it becomes less and less important how high the general level of vision there is. One can shoot road kill and from a 5x7 neg make a print that would blow away something shot with a 90 Summicron Asph apo on Neopan Across in Beutlers of Adriana Lima taken during the decisive moment with on the edge Compostion (head cut off). Saved in the printing. With these Photoshop masters though i think of the pinball wizard sitting in a 5th grade classrrom in front of the Mac on his Desk.... He's a pinball wizard There's got to be a twist A pinball wizard He's got such a supple wrist How do you think he does it? (I don't know) What makes him so good? He ain't got no distractions Can't hear those buzzers and bells Don't see lights a flashin' Plays by sense of smell Always gets a replay Never tilts at all That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball I thought I was The Bally table king But I just handed My pinball crown to him Even on my usual table He can beat my best His disciples lead him in And he just does the rest He's got crazy flipper fingers Never seen him fall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball (replace pinball with photoshop) Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- 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