[Digital BW] Re: photos by Jean-Michel Berts
2009-11-17 by Jacob
I ve spent last days trying to figure out secret of Mr. Berts (by the way pictures of Ansel Adams have similar quality). First of all - it s not dynamic range.
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2009-11-17 by Jacob
I ve spent last days trying to figure out secret of Mr. Berts (by the way pictures of Ansel Adams have similar quality). First of all - it s not dynamic range.
2009-11-17 by Sam McCandless
2009-11-17 by George Pappas
Hi Paul, I took a close look at the cartridges tonight. There does not appear to be an easy-to-access chip on it. There does seem to be some kind of chip
2009-11-17 by johnvphoto
... Is the problem Epson LFP Remote Panel will not run on SL?
2009-11-16 by sagaface
That s useful information. Thanks, Mark. Sarah
2009-11-16 by Mark Savoia
I have been on the new firmware for about a week, I see no difference in cleaning cycles frequency and as an added bonus it now comes up with an error of some
2009-11-16 by sagaface
I m running the latest version of Snow Leopard....the Epson tech told me I could not update firmware with SL until Spring, which is supposedly going to make
2009-11-16 by Robert Johnston
Used a Speed Graphic in Combat, have no desire to use one again. Like you, have used many, many cameras over the years, with over 2000 images on the website,
2009-11-16 by CorrPro96@aol.com
This thread is turning into a pissing contest.... Time to let it go?? Rich www.rmassiephotography.com ... From: Robert Johnston To:
2009-11-16 by johnvphoto
... What problem are you having? What OS X are you running?
2009-11-16 by E.Neilsen
Rob, I am not meaningfully trying to bend your words, but just put them in context. Film vs. digital is based on context of images being discussed; HDR look
2009-11-16 by Robert Johnston
Once Id been taking most Photography magazines for 4-5 years always got the feeling that Id seen all the articles over and over. Many seemed like re-writes
2009-11-16 by Robert Johnston
The original comments were not being made RAW vs JPEG but rather what RAW gave you. We were looking at film vs digital in a tonal sense. We had not gone down
2009-11-16 by Robert Johnston
Eric, You can believe what you want to believe, but opinion is not fact. My statement must not be taken out of context or twisting my words into what you want
2009-11-16 by sagaface
I can t get the latest firmware update - which would stop this thing from cleaning all the time - until next Spring. Or, I can borrow someone else s computer
2009-11-16 by E.Neilsen
Perhaps the RAW gives presumption is where I just had to say let s stop and talk here. I don t think you should be thinking that I am supporting Jpeg over
2009-11-16 by Robert Johnston
You say Raw gives you nothing. BUT, it DOES give you a lot more than JPG, so that is not a true statement. The person who decides to use RAW instead of JPG
2009-11-16 by Robert Johnston
Yep, it is actually _very_ easy to make adjustments to create BW in Lightroom. Unfortunately like Ive been aware of ever since the 30 s many just do not read
2009-11-16 by Iric S
I joined PhotoCamel to look at your work. Very nice indeed. You have the transition from film Zone System to Digital that I am trying to reproduce. Also,
2009-11-16 by steve
I use a Superjet CIS I got off ebay (use with C13.5 home mixed). Works fine.
2009-11-16 by Iric Siegert
I agree about the Gotham City comment. After the Batman movie, I started calling it Gothic City, lol. Iric DITCH: Discretion,Integrity, Tolerance, Civility,
2009-11-16 by C D Tobie
... Fair enough, in darkroom terms, but a couple of slider adjustments, or a preset to apply them, in Lightroom is not a great effort. I regularly underexpose
2009-11-16 by E.Neilsen
David, That s true, but it all starts with exposure. Without out an exposure there is nothing. So while RAW allows you to make a better image than JPEG, which
2009-11-16 by C D Tobie
... If you blow out the highlights, RAW will offer modest improvements in other areas when you attempt to patch of that lack of data at the very top. But for
2009-11-16 by E.Neilsen
David, RAW is a format that allows for more information to be maintained but it gives you nothing in terms of exposure. If you screw up your exposure it is
2009-11-16 by C D Tobie
... Actually RAW gives you high bit, which is the whole value of it. But if there is a high bit file behind the visible veil of 8 bits per channel (all that
2009-11-16 by laraley2001
some of the images to which you refer look to be processed with lucis arts. it has a unique look, different than HDR and actually prints up quite nicely,
2009-11-16 by E.Neilsen
Ye Old Codger, Your opening statement is provocative but so very close to false as to be incorrect. RAW does not give you anything. It is a file format of the
2009-11-16 by mike-theprint@waspfactory.org
... Yeah, I don t think this is just film development. Look at the diamonds in the railing in the image on the home page. He s lightened the insides to show
2009-11-16 by Kip Babington
If you mean a C88, I ve had a CIS on one (well, actually a series of them) for about 5 years. Got my CIS from MIS Associates, and have been using their EZ
2009-11-15 by Tony Wells
Which is what I am doing at the moment ... TonyW ... From: Cdtobie To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:40 PM
2009-11-15 by Cdtobie
Selective dodging and burning is localized contrast enhancement; large doses of that, on a more global level, to a highbit file or multiple files, would be my
2009-11-15 by Cdtobie
Digital work can be from digital scanners as well as from digital cameras; the source is up to the individual. C. D. Tobie Global Product Technology Mngr.
2009-11-15 by Jacob
I m not saying that Mr. Berts is a great photographer, I m not sure that snapping buildings at dawn constitutes great photography. But I d love to be able to
2009-11-15 by E.Neilsen
Another great photographer for sure :W. Eugene Smith Eric Neilsen Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226
2009-11-15 by E.Neilsen
Jacob, There are some things that film does that just happens - well sort of ... better. It is that paradigm that kept me away from digital for so long. I grew
2009-11-15 by Robert Johnston
You can always get the detail in the area you want with correct exposure. In RAW, you can get more than you can use in Lightroom or Print. And proper post
2009-11-15 by CorrPro96@aol.com
For another take on this effect/technique, see W. Eugene Smith s essay on Pittsburgh... I believe he shot Tri-X. I like Gene s work much better.... Rich
2009-11-15 by Tony Wells
Whilst this may be considered heresy here, this is why some of us still like to indulge with our film cameras, and not just for nostalgia or to give our
2009-11-15 by pr_roark
... Nor am I. But, there is no magic in Tech Pan plus Technidol developer. I used it for years -- until I bought the Canon 5d2. (And TP is the only film left
2009-11-15 by Steve Woolfenden
I ve tried it many times and my prints usually have what CD Tobie said in a previous post: Looks rather like typically overdone HDR to me I dunno what HDR
2009-11-15 by andre1moreau
... Jacob, I really have to wonder if using digital camera one achieve b&w prints such as the those shown on Jean Michel Berts website. I ve tried it many
2009-11-15 by Larry Heath
Aaaahh, now that is B&W photography. There is a reason that the B comes before the W in B&W, at least in my unwashed opinion. I don t much care for staring at
2009-11-15 by Jacob
Andre, thanks for showing this site. It does give some technical info but it s all relevant to the film processing. I m not going back to film just to
2009-11-15 by andre1moreau
... Hello Jacobs, It seems that the photos you are refering to are shown at the following site: http://www.jeanmichelberts.com/index_en.html Hover your mouse
2009-11-15 by Robert Johnston
No, it is not HDR, his photos are full range zone system shots. Look in a library for Ansel Adams book on The Zone System then practice what it teaches in
2009-11-15 by C D Tobie
... Looks rather like typically overdone HDR to me... A highbit scan would offer all thats needed to get that effect digitally... if you care for that effect.
2009-11-15 by Jacob
In the latest LensWork there are pictures of French photographer Jean-Michel Berts. I never heard his name before, never saw his pictures and I m really
2009-11-15 by Robert Fallis
I have a epson d88 which prints very good greyscale images. I want to use a CIS with, does anyone have any experiance of using one, with this printer so I can
2009-11-14 by Luther Hert
===================== Posted through Grouply, the better way to access your Yahoo Groups like this one. http://www.grouply.com/?code=post I have been using an