Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/09

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Warning...No Midtones!!
From: montoid at earthlink.net (Montie)
Date: Sat Dec 9 08:07:43 2006
References: <C19FC3AB.40111%mark@rabinergroup.com><000e01c71b6b$8f7f8c60$bd75ea04@oemcomputer> <457ABC2C.7000009@waltjohnson.com>

Walt, is that a trick question?  Line copy film with a 
perfectly vertical characteristic curve...hello?

If memory serves, the guy in the archway (contest winner) 
was a navy "runnin dummy"...the rest were just there!

> Montie
> 
> Two questions. Where went all the mid tones and do you travel with a 
> companion who silhouettes for you? :-)
> 
> Montie wrote:
> 
> >Well, I couldn't sleep due to a day filled with too much
> >coffee soooooo I decided it might be a good time to
> >upload some photos into the gallery...it's 2:50 AM eastern
> >(at least Rabiner is probably still up).
> >
> >5 images from my "Antiquity" series...I'm putting these
> >together for competition so critique hard if you will.
> >More to follow as I get them scanned. (commercially).
> >
> >These images all started life as Kodachromes...all but one
> >were projected printed onto 8x10 high contrast copy film 
> >and then contacted neg to pos for a generation or two with 
> >the finals ending up as 4x5 commercial copy negs - (MP3) 
> >copy camera.  Scanned into photoshop (imacon) for adding
> >some lighting effects and a few middle densities.
> >
> ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/montoid/MONTIE16.jpg.html>
> >
> >Thanks for taking a peek...let me know how you feel
> >about them.  I know they're a bit off the beaten track,
> >but, what the hell.
> >
> >Montie
> >
> >P.S  I do normal photography also...on occasion ;-)
> >
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] High ISOs Comparison)
Message from montoid at earthlink.net (Montie) ([Leica] IMG: Warning...No Midtones!!)
Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] IMG: Warning...No Midtones!!)