Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry, I agree with you, but just a question to put things in perspective. How many prints have you seen from members of this group? Cheers Jayanand On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: > The upcoming Photo London event features platinum prints from the > ?Genesis? series by Salgado.Personally, I don?t care how the main > exhibition prints were made, for me his work and his whole ethos is without > equal and far above anything I can (or anyone on this list) produce. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > 023 8046 3076 > > > On 3 May 2015, at 17:56, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > > > > With Salgado, from what I have read it is a combination of who and > what. He (and/or assistants) work on the digital file to taste, have it > written to a 35mm or larger film negative and printed in the darkroom on > silver paper. In addition, as Jayanand noted, I have read that the Genesis > exhibition prints were inkjet. Somewhere in the mix I think > platinum/palladium contact prints were made too for collectors. > > > > Ken > > > > On 5/3/2015 9:16 AM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >> I meant the guy who does the printing, not the Epson or Hp or whatever > .... ;-) > >> > >> On 03/05/2015 02:12, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >>> I do not think it depends on the printer, but the guy doing his > processing - at least Genesis was totally digital, if I am not mistaken. > Pushing the Shadows and the Highlights sliders to 100% each will get you > started in the right direction! :-) Seriously, though, that sort of > overwrought drama is easily possible with Silver Efex Pro, at least. > >>> > >>> A large part of the advantage that someone like Salgado has over you > and me is access - some of the polar photographs in Genesis are taken in > places that are strictly off limits for mere mortals. The other advantage > is the ability to hang around as long as it takes to get the shot - but > that is the difference between a top pro and an amateur... > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Jayanand > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >>> > >>>> On 03-May-2015, at 04:51, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I wonder about that too, Bob. I guess it may be due to the printers. > >>>> > >>>> So a question to LUGers, who is the best printer out there at the > moment? > >>>> Obviously it depends on taste to some degreee, but I have been > looking back at > >>>> AA, HCB and others and I can't find a similar depth in modern digital > stuff by > >>>> and large. > >>>> > >>>> Thoughts? > >>>> > >>>> Peter > >>>> > >>>>> On 02/05/2015 16:17, Robert Baron wrote: > >>>>> What you all say about his images and prints is valid for > discussion, but I > >>>>> still can't figure out how he (or people working for him) can get > such wide > >>>>> tonal ranges and I can't. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is it an optical illusion? > >>>>> > >>>>> --Bob > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 2:17 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman at > >>>>>> gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I saw Genesis in Barcelona in January together with Lluis and my > friend > >>>>>> Lars, and we too were somewhat disappointed. Partly there was the > issue of > >>>>>> the prints being overdone, but my main gripe was the lack of a > coherent > >>>>>> theme?the exhibition is simply too big?and the distance to his > subjects. In > >>>>>> many cases, his approach to the people in the photographs is that > of a > >>>>>> wildlife photographer. Compared to other major bodies of work by > Salgado, > >>>>>> like ?Workers?, I found this one below his usual standard. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>> Nathan > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Nathan Wajsman > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Alicante, Spain > >>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu > >>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >>>>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > >>>>>> > >>>>>> YNWA > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 02 May 2015, at 07:31, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> > wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I haven?t seen the film, nor had I heard of it until now but I did > see > >>>>>> the ?Genesis? show in Barcelona last year and was simply stunned by > the > >>>>>> imagery and quality of the printing. In my eyes the man is probably > about > >>>>>> the best living photographer at the moment for so many reasons, and > I saw > >>>>>> gazing at prints in sheer awe of his work. > >>>>>>> Gerry > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Gerry Walden > >>>>>>> 023 8046 3076 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 2 May 2015, at 04:27, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> His flair for the dramatic is discussed in this long piece > published in > >>>>>> The > >>>>>>>> Guardian in 2000: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2000/jun/10/photography.art > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I don't think a DVD of Salt of the Earth is available yet but I'd > be > >>>>>>>> surprised if it didn't come out in due time. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ====On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj < > >>>>>> jayanand at gmail.com> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I would like to buy the DVD. I went to his "Genesis" show in > London a > >>>>>>>>> couple of years ago, and was frankly underwhelmed by the prints > - they > >>>>>> were > >>>>>>>>> totally over processed, and in my view, mangled beyond reason for > >>>>>> maximum > >>>>>>>>> drama. > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> =========================================================== > >>>> Dr Peter Dzwig > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >