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I would very much welcome comments on digital versus film.
I took this in May, with an old, canon T70 SLR, I?d got very cheap from ebay. There is obvious film grain on this, and lots of old, film camera problems. But in some ways, I find it superior to the clinical digital, I?m now used to.
I used lots of PS filters on this originally very drab image, and spent time cloning out cars, pedestrians, and a tall telephone pole/wires that towered over the castle.
The only colourful bit was the wild poppies!
I thought, because everyone from here - Marky, Bob, Danny, Keith, Alastair, etc, had taken this, I would join the ?club?!
And for my Italian friends:
Ciao ai miei amici Iitaliani - Molto apprezzerei le osservazioni su digitale contro la pellicola. Ci sono grano evidente della pellicola su questo e lotti di vecchi problemi della macchina fotografica della pellicola. Ma, in qualche modo, s lo trovo superiore al digitale clinico io ora sono usato a. Ho utilizzato i lotti dei filtri di PS su questo ed ho speso la clonazione di tempo verso l'esterno gli automobili, i pedoni e un palo alto del telefono che ha torreggiato su sopra il castello.
Aperture about f11. Can?t remember the shutter speed.
Well done with your SLR and post-processing, Colin. I didn't see the others', but this one is magnificent. I think Keith is right about having to wait for results in film photos, but beyond that, if you miss an important photo at a place you won't return to, it's lost forever, whereas with digital you can see the result imediately and correct it if necessary. As to quality, having used both types, I see no real difference. Congratulations for being selected critique of the day. Best regards, Rafi
Interesting about. I quite enjoy digital grains that can be generated sometimes but generally find digital ugly to look at close up. Film adds something. Congrats on f.p. this is nice.
I like the little splashes of colour you've got here, Colin, and it's a refreshingly different view of the castle in a different context, with the houses and power poles along the road. As for the film vs digital, I think you've summed it up for most of us in your comment, not to mention the expense of processing the 11,000 digital images I've "exposed" in the last year and a half, if it had been on film! Dave.
Cheers, Dana. After using digital for the past couple of years, I forgot how the film grain lends character to an image. Even after lots of graphical software work, there still remains a special, undefinable quality with a film image. It's just so inconvenient with developing and the inability to instantly check, delete, etc, etc.
Hi Colin, Ahh the loaded question, film over digital ??? I've found that processing is more involved using a scanned negative image, dust, noise etc... Now being an 'old film dog', there are times I prefer film over digital and negative film over slides. I like the prints (lab prints) more. Not being able to afford the 16 mega pixel cameras, I find film giving me more detail. With my 120 camera's there's no comparison.
Like your shot, the poppies stand out nicely against the subdued back ground. Excellent work with removing the items mentioned.
Best not have more caffeine, Jude. It'll give you the shakes, and then there'll be more typos!
Many thanks again for taking the trouble. I'll be getting my fix now, of your surreal mind trippers! Expect a comment shortly...
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patrizio napolitano{K:13119} 9/26/2005
caro colin, scrivo in italiano, scusami. io trovo che il digitale è superiore per brillantezza di colori. inoltre io non potrei più aspettare dei giorni per vedere le mie foto. io credo che con il digitale a 24/36 mmm, la pellicola non avrà più ragione di essere. patrizio
I'd forgive you anything, Colin. And thank you for being so gracious. Sometimes I just have to following the red poppy...er, herring. Red herring. "Castle" indeed.
Nice PS work on the original photo...thanks much for posting! As for the purists, I'm highly impure, so we probably wouldn't speak the same language. ;)
I'm pleased you took the time, Jude. As I had virtually no colour vision (in my eyes), for many years, you can forgive me for loving vivid colour! But, this is an interesting variation on my original drab image. (which I enclose below) I think it would please the purists.
And after all, the title is, "Rain Poppies". With the BW it becomes, "Castle"!
A nice image, Colin...sorry, I can't speak to your question as I rarely use film anymore.
I love the misty look of the castle in the far distance. Was wondering how it would look as a b&w or duotone, so gave it a quick spin in PS. 'Course you totally lose the red poppies, which bites...still, an interesting version, I tho't. Hope you don't mind my taking liberties with your fine image.
I like it Colin and dont think it matters what you use,digital or film. With film you just need to scan it in to your computer and work on it as you would digital. The only problem with film is that you have to wait for it to come back from the lab at an obvious cost and with slides your now talking weeks. I was a little worried about moving on to digital but I think the way cameras are now and software that is available the choice I made has been the best one. I like this picture and the view is little different from others. I really like the poppies in the foreground
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