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You're going to have to start teaching me how to visualize in B&W because I'm obviously not getting it. Of course, I need color lessons as well. Sigh. :0
This is a great shot! All of you're b&w shots are excellent, with such great detail and tone. I've never been able to get this kind of detail and tone in my shots. I noticed your profile says your main camera is a 35mm rangefinder. Not to downplay your obvious skill, but do rangefinder cameras in general provide greater clarity and tone in shots like this than an SLR? Please, any details you would like to share would be much appreciated. I'm sure there are many on this board who look to your work as a gauge for success.
This is a great shot! All of you're b&w shots are excellent, with such great detail and tone. I've never been able to get this kind of detail and tone in my shots. I noticed your profile says your main camera is a 35mm rangefinder. Not to downplay your obvious skill, but do rangefinder cameras in general provide greater clarity and tone in shots like this than an SLR? Please, any details you would like to share would be much appreciated. I'm sure there are many on this board who look to your work as a gauge for success.
Thanks,
Paul
Paul, I don't think that the equipment would make a very big difference in this sort of a capture.
I use rangefinders for their low profile, quiet performance, sharp lenses and "manual" feel. The first part is mainly for street shooting. The "manual" part because that is how I learned my technical skills - I seem to have better technical reflexes with a manual-feel camera, freeing me to concentrate more on the aesthetic.
But, as I said, the equipment wouldn't matter much for this kind of work - any capable rig should do. In the past I concentrated on sharpening my darkroom skills as I always felt short-changed when a decent capture failed in the end product. Maybe the results you are seeing in my images are the result of my continuing insistence on careful post-processing (in Photoshop, these days).
I've always felt that darkroom or post-processing work was an important step in the whole process of my photographic advancement. For me, it incorporates the continued need to find a balance in the technical with the aesthetic - well after the initial capture.
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