Digital BW, The Print

I've been scanning my way thru 100+ sheets of 4x5 I shot in the Eastern
Sierra and Yosemite in October. It's mostly Portra160VC color neg, and
I've been using the channel mixer to get b&w. Sometimes I've used 100%
red,and often a a ratio close to what Todd said -- generally to get the
sky values where I want them.

At the start of the trip, I spent a weekend with Steve Kiser around Mono
Lake & Bodie. He was shooting with a Holga. :)

Richard Wolfson
rwolfson at LyricDesign.com
   Austin and Todd wrote:


  > > Todd,
  > >
  > >> Image/grayscale is based on a blend of roughly 60% RED/ 29%
  > >> Green/ 11% Blue.
  > >
  > > I like the way you wrote that.  The more I read what you write,
  > the more I
  > > like you ;-)
  > >
  >
  > You mean 'cause I'm getting to the point where my numbers
  > actually add up to
  > 100 ;-)
  >
  > Todd

  Todd,

  No, no, that wasn't what I meant...but that's pretty funny...I meant
that
  you put RED in all capital letters.  It is the devil's channel when it
comes
  to converting to B&W ;-)

  %60 RED is just going to give you the mushiest grayscale image you can
  imagine...you may as well shoot with a Holga!

  Austin


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