Subject: | Re: [OM] IMG: Sunset, II |
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From: | "Wayne Harridge" <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
Date: | Sat, 3 May 2014 12:00:41 +1000 |
Does art have to be about "the real world" ? ...Wayne > > No, it's time to leave the grain behind. It's an artifact of old technology and > not representative of the real world. > > Chuck Norcutt > > > On 5/2/2014 6:08 PM, Ken Norton wrote: > >> I understood it to be film. But I thought the grain was so excessive > >> as to ruin the image. > > > > Um, no. I understand what you are saying, but I find that the grain, > > in this case, adds a certain classical look to the image which is > > artistically stimulating. Otherwise, it would be just another > > run-of-the-mill sunset shot that everybody and their dog gets. > > > > The grain accentuation is an artifact of the K64 scanning on a Nikon > > 4000dpi scanner. Kodachrome is essentially a B&W film with dyes added. > > Add to this is the fact that any processing (as Joel so eloquently > > stated) will usually make the grain more aggressive, not less. This is > > especially true when you do tonal mapping. > > > > > -- > __________________________________________________________ > _______ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ -- _________________________________________________________________ Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ |
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