Sorry, I did not mean to dismiss what you saw or the quality of the
work. But you seemed to be imbuing the scanner with some mystical
properties. Your words were: "I'm sure he must have one impressive
scanner to pull out that much range from the film." I was only pointing
out that there isn't that much range to be had. I accept that it's a
wow but I suspect it's very meticulous processing and lighting that
produces the effect.
Chuck Norcutt
ws wrote:
> Well, you should go see for yourself rather than speculate on what
> is possible. I don't disagree with the dynamic range limit of Velvia film,
> but in the end it is the presentation that matters. The images had
> impressive range in their presentation. I trust my first hand experience
> over the theory. Maybe Velvia has limited range, but I cannot
> produce the blacks and the whites I saw at the gallery. I felt I
> could reach out and touch the scene. They brought the scene
> to you in a way you felt you were there. Perhaps that is why he is
> so successful. He has worked very well with the limits of film and
> print to create something very extra ordinary.
>
> When I get my Velvia film processed and view the film, it looks
> really good. 5-stops or not. Just because the film range is 5 stops
> does not mean the presentation has to be only 5 stops. If you take
> a lot of today's digital camera images, with 8-9 stops of range, they can
> all look very flat. Being very selective can have its benefits, when
> done right. But the lighting on the prints and the crystal archive
> paper certainly felt like they displayed more than 4 stops.
>
> If we over analyze something, we can dismiss it before even trying.
>
> ws
>
> At 08:29 PM 1/18/2009, Chuck wrote:
>> It doesn't matter how good the scanner. The dynamic range of Velvia is
>> about 5 stops and the print less than that. The scanner probably can't
>> match the dynamic range of the film (at least on one pass) but it's
>> probably good enough for the range of the print which is probably less
>> than 4.
>>
>> <sniop>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
>
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