Re: [OM] IMG: Sunset, II

[Chuck Norcutt]

I don't make art.  I make photographs.

Chuck Norcutt


On 5/2/2014 10:00 PM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> Does art have to be about "the real world" ?
>
> ...Wayne
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> > 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
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> >
> > 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.
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