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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Paul Strand-like "bronze" Quadtones

2002-09-17 by Ken Lee

> Ken, nice look, just downloaded it and tried it on an old photo that
> I am restoring and just the look I have been trying to get. Much
> thanks

I forgot to mention that there is no "levels" adjustment required. I went to
some effort to make sure that the curves are "linear". You can flip back and
forth from greyscale to quadtone with no apparent change.

If you look at the choice of "inks" that comprise these curves, you'll see
it's really a Tritone plus a neutral black. I recommend this for all
Quadtones. The black ink is used here and there, just to make sure that all
10 zones fall where they should be.

If I were a more patient person, I would have done it over a 20-step scale,
but if you look at the Paul Rumohr's image, posted on the Large Format Forum
at http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003lzc, you can see
that it's already "close enough for government work".

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