Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice shot. Lee. I like the toning you've achieved. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee England" <Engl6914@cableone.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:36 PM Subject: [Leica] Lee's next PAW > Y'all, > > This is a print I did yesterday from a trip taken back during > Katrina--in September. Yeah, I'm behind on my printing. It's taken along > the seawall at the fishing town of Essaouira in Morocco. This scanner, > Microtek 900i, is still new to me, and I'm not technically minded to begin > with. The fade out on the woman's robe at the right has to do with the > scan, since it's not apparent on the print. Neither is some darkening of > the sky that you might notice on the scan. > At the lower right on the wall you'll notice a white thread like > object--I've been getting more of this on the HP5 Plus I've been using > lately. It's almost impossible to retouch, and I'm not sure what to do > about it. I think it's in the emulsion to begin with (before the > processing). I couldn't swear to that, but I'm fastidious about dust and > such. Seems like it's always on a good frame. > The paper is Forte, and I tried something new--did a partial toning in > selenium and snatched it when I saw changes in the dark areas--then toned it > again with Fotospeed sepia. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album387/essaouiraseawall > > Although 98% of my photographs are with a Leica M2, this is one of the few > taken with a Rolleiflex F model (about 1970). I'll learn from anything you > say. > > Lee England > Natchez, Mississippi USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >