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james mckenna
{K:6535} 2/20/2006
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thanks so much for the compliment. the issue here is not capture: this was shot on film. this image is a scan of an 8x10 silver print. the problem i find in digital imagery is the failure of digital images to retain the extreme subtlety of shadow detail. a silver print can have maybe a full stop of detail hidden in deep shadow. in digital, black is black. the print of this image has very little total blackness, and though this was a poor scan, i see the same problem even in professional prints.
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Siddharth Siva
{K:3327} 2/19/2006
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amazing..i like this image..hard to describe the feeling when looking at it. cant imagine the feeling when looking at the original print.
the problem that i face most in digital is highlight detail. apparently the dynamic range of the higher res digital backs/slrs are wider...any thoughts?
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Tolga Ferhatoglu
{K:853} 11/18/2004
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good work, congrats.
Best wishes
Tolga
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Jeff Fiore
{K:11277} 5/5/2004
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James, I found this on the Internet, maybe it would help.
http://www.organiclightphoto.com/techniques/showtech.asp?num=6
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james mckenna
{K:6535} 5/5/2004
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i will try rescanning with various options. I'm also told that multiple scans used in layers can yield a much better result. thanks, jeff!
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Jeff Fiore
{K:11277} 5/5/2004
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Perhaps your translation to digital is flawed. I could imaging that this is a really good photo. I do get excellent shadow detail and my digital camera is far from professional. Does your scanner show you a histogram? If so, when you scanned a photo, make sure the exposure you use puts the histogram close to the right edge (but not touching or you loose hightlight details). Once it is scanned, you can open up the shadow details with levels or curves. Now, I'm not saying this will equal your print but it should be much better.
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