Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/07

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Subject: [Leica] Central Park on a Lark
From: aghalide at panix.com (Edward Meyers)
Date: Wed Dec 7 10:28:29 2005
References: <p06230908bfbbe78813f5@[131.142.12.152]> <4396CC9C.1080906@summaventures.com> <p0623090fbfbca2ad148f@[131.142.12.152]>

What does it mean "desaturate"? Ed

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Richard S. Taylor wrote:

> Thanks Peter.  BW400CN does have a very smooth, satiny appearance that I 
> don't get when I desaturate the Fuji Press 400 I usually use, or that I 
> see 
> in Tri-X for that matter.  It's a nice film for these purposes.
>
>
>> Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>> 
>>> With apologies to Charles Ives for mangling the name of one of his works 
>>> for the subject line.
>>> 
>>> Central Park.  This gigantic "rock" is actually a piece of the ledge 
>>> that 
>>> makes all those tall buildings in Manhattan possible. Only a bit of 
>>> perspective correction, levels and cropping done.
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/03_30A_0262_web
>> 
>> Thanks for the geology lesson Richard, I had never connected the two.
>> 
>> Of the two I personally prefer the second. I think that BW400CN suits 
>> shiny 
>> surfaces well.
>> 
>> thanks for showing,
>> 
>> Peter Dzwig
>> 
>> 
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>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Dick
> Boston MA
>
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