Digital BW, The Print

Bernie Ess wrote:

> ...having started printing with MIS FS some weeks ago, having finally access to
> a more or less reasonable 35mm scanner (Nikon LS40) I have now printed quite a few 11x14 prints. Being a
> teacher, I have showed
> them to 2 art teachers at my school who use the
> traditional darkroom in their classes (one is a dedicated photographer who
> does also medium and large format) and what can I say: they were speechless.
>
> Specially the MF/LF photographer told me that in the last 18 years he has
> never got such clean and sharp prints out of 35mm, let alone the big print
> size (he never goes beyond 7x9 with 35mm).
>

Bernhard,
I am glad to hear that your acquaintances were impressed with your 11x14 digital prints from 35 mm, but I have
to comment on these guys:

I think that people who say that they *cannot* achieve a good sharp print from 35mm negative over 7x9 inches
have a perceptual problem having nothing to do with art or imagery.  And the perceived cleanliness and
sharpness achieved form digital output is a red herring.

I'm sorry to be so adamant, but people who claim these kinds of things seem so focused (as it were) with the
physics involved that they never really look at the imagery.  And it's really about imagery not physics.

These are the same kinds of people who claim that *all* photographs must contain a drop dead black and a
sparkling white, no matter what...Oh, sometimes they say it's ok to not have a black in a 'high key' photo.
How giving of them (not).

I say too many *rules* are no good.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC


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Sorry - you must mix me up with someone - I didn\ufffdt participate in the last
print exchange... Must be another Bernie.

I hope that I will paticipate in the forthcoming exchange...

Greetings Bernhard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Morse" <willym@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 2:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] what the traditional photo people think of it ...


Hi Bernie-

I just wanted to tell you that your print was one of my favorites from the
print exchange- the sharpness, detail, tones from black to white were
superb.  And yes, I loved the image also [g].

All I can say is shoot more, and send me some prints! [G]