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CianMcLiam Oct 23, 2005 22:41:48
Replying to FourWinds

One of the benifits of being a photographer rather than a journalist of archaeologist, enhancing reality rather than recording it is standard!

I've been trying lately to mimic what the greats were getting with Fuji Velvia slides and a few filters. Its not always that far from reality, maybe I'm being over-generous with the contrast and saturation sliders but pick up an Ansel Adams book and thats what those kind of guys were doing with film.

Maybe I should put my polarising filter in a 'break glass in case of emergency' box though :)

K Kammer
Kammer Oct 23, 2005 23:01:20
Replying to CianMcLiam

What you need is one of these...

http://snipurl.com/iwm4

K x

F FourWinds
FourWinds Oct 23, 2005 23:09:44
Replying to CianMcLiam

Well, you certainly aren't far off getting the effect you're after. Always a pleasure to look at!

P PeterH
PeterH Oct 24, 2005 08:59:08
Replying to CianMcLiam

Your photos are breathtakingly beautiful and I would agree that they are enhanced and certainly not "faked". Ansel Adams (who is still the greatest landscape photographer in my book) did much the same as you with filters and supremely skilfull printing that turned his work into fine art. His black skies were in no way natural, but they provided a wonderful contrast to his Yosemite mountains etc

I am still wedded to film and nothing can beat velvia trannies. I have scrapped all filters but a polariser and an 81b warm up which I use instead of the more normal skylight. Personally, I detest coloured filters of the graduated tobacco type and similar OTT effects that digital photographers use - all those lurid sunsets and purple dawns! When does enhancement become fakery? We each will have our own views on that. Keep delighting us with your pictures Cian - they are simply superb. If I may be permitted a word of advice - that would be to change your style from time to time - its refreshing and liberating. Try moving away occasionally from the super saturated colours and try some soft pastel rainscapes.

Thorgrim