Probably hard to pay royalties for exhibition space in the Venetian,
Mandalay Bay and Caesar's on income from 5x7's and 8x10's. :-) I'll
have to take a look next time I'm in Vegas to see my dad.
Unless shot on Velvia 50 (resolution 80 lines/mm) the resolution on most
slide films is in the 50-63 lines/mm range. Therefore, no matter how
impressive the prints look, that 60mm wide film is only resolving
somewhere between 3000 and 4800 lines. A Canyon 5D comes pretty close
to matching the lesser of those numbers in the vertical direction and
the greater of those horizontally. I always remember a 24x36" poster
created by a friend of his daughter. It was a half-body shot and nearly
life size. It looked great when viewed from a couple feet away as it
should be at that size. But it was shot with a Canon D30... only 3MP.
Chuck Norcutt
Paul Braun wrote:
> My wife and I are in Vegas this week on vacation. Last night, we ran
> across Peter Lik's gallery in The Venetian -- whoa.
>
> Prints taller than I am. And razor-sharp. Scary sharp. Breathtaking
> colors. Detail that blows your mind. And anywhere from $14k to $21k.
> Needless to say, we didn't get one.
>
> I would have sworn he used some sort of large-format digital. But then
> I found the framed 120-width transparency, and realized he was using an
> old-school film pano camera. That was an impressive piece of film, to
> say the least. Anyone know what camera he uses? My guess is either the
> Fuji or the Horseman.
>
> The prints, however, must be digital. The color saturation is nothing
> short of surreal, and at times, IS surreal.
>
> His only US galleries are here in Vegas - one at Mandalay Bay, one at
> the Venetian, and one at Caesar's. (Actually, he does have on in
> Lahaina if you're in Hawaii). If you're ever here, you really owe it to
> yourself to see them. His other galleries are all in his native Australia.
>
> I just wish he would offer, smaller, cheaper non-limited prints of
> certain images.
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